Wandering in CA
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shortbus4x4
Expedition Leader
Wow. Looks like they did a nice job. AW Way is a pretty nice campground, never seems to be too many people there.
jim65wagon
Well-known member
I've read this thread twice now (well three now!) with the intent of expressing gratitudes and congratulations to Suntinez for a Wanderings thread well done! I've had to link this into my "Places to Visit" file since there are so many places in Cali that look interesting to me. I'll have to live it vicariously for now (impatiently waiting for "someday" to arrive) but I think the teardrop will look sweet rolling down route 1 along the coast......
suntinez
Explorer
Thanks Jim. That teardrop of yours would look beautiful anywhere, but especially driving down Rt 1! I hope when "someday" arrives, you'll let me show you some of my favorite pieces.
I'm wandering again, but will get back to this thread ... seems so long ago now, and Tiger2 has been getting my attention lately.
I'm wandering again, but will get back to this thread ... seems so long ago now, and Tiger2 has been getting my attention lately.
Mc Taco
American Adventurist
Great trip report as usual Linda. I just got back from a quick work trip up North. Was in Redding for the eclipse. Worked in Redding Monday. Drove from Redding to Eureka Monday night and then on to Weott the next morning to do some testing for the Ca. Park Rangers. Drove the whole length of Avenue of the Giants. Fantastic views, but sadly not much time to explore or take lots of photos.
Thanks for the pictures so I can see what missed out on this trip. And to know what to see on the next, slower, trip.
Thanks for the pictures so I can see what missed out on this trip. And to know what to see on the next, slower, trip.
GTABurnout
Explorer
amazing sites, and great to see not everwhere in cali is over populated. The girlfirend has been wanting to see redwood forest for years this looks like the perfect trip to see the lost coast and other great parts of california. Thanks
SLO_F-250
Explorer
suntinez,
GREAT THREAD! I too wander the coast of CA. Lived in SLO for 10 years and just moved to Santa Barbara. I love the idea of the wandering thread as I do mostly long weekend trips as well. Great work. I post most of the weekend trip picts in my build thread. Anyways, thanks for sharing and I am now subscribed! :coffeedrink:
Paul
GREAT THREAD! I too wander the coast of CA. Lived in SLO for 10 years and just moved to Santa Barbara. I love the idea of the wandering thread as I do mostly long weekend trips as well. Great work. I post most of the weekend trip picts in my build thread. Anyways, thanks for sharing and I am now subscribed! :coffeedrink:
Paul
suntinez
Explorer
back to San Francisco
There has been plenty of wandering since I last posted in this thread. Time to start catching up, and thanks for the nice replies. SLO F-250, the next piece takes me to your neck of the woods. The central coast is one of my favorite parts of CA.
We got back to San Francisco just in time for my baby cousins’ hectic first-Christmas schedule. Family and friends have all arrived, feasting and fun commences. After some epic bad caroling –it was really really bad …
It’s time for presents. Even though every year we swear to doing “secret-Santa” gifts, no one can resist getting just one little thing for … well, everyone.
My cousin is a soft spoken guy well known in NorCal as an expert fly fisherman. The stories he tells about the characters he’s met wandering in streams/rivers all over the state are hilarious. He’s published articles in different sporting magazines over the years, he’s a great storyteller. Here he’s making the sure the fly-fishing gene is firmly entrenched in his first granddaughter. Our grandfather taught him, after all.
A little more wandering around the city before leaving, I went over to Lands End.
Past China Beach, Baker Beach and towards Lands End is this beautiful section of Coastal Trail passing through cypress trees bent from the wind, and more views of the GG bridge. The Coastal Trail is a 9 mile combination of paths¸ old military roadways, beaches, residential walkways even the roadbed for an 1888 steam railroad. Lands End is a wild, rocky corner of SF, strewn with shipwrecks and landslides – but still in the city.
I love all the old stuff you can find here. In 1931 this thing was installed by the “department of electricity”, just a relic now.
Bye San Fran, until next time!
Had a change of plans for the next leg, I was going to continue down the coast to meet up with some folks for New Year’s but instead wound up heading home to re-pack the Tiger for Baja. I almost always forgo the drive down 5 to LA for a much less crowded route out of Bakersfield across the Tehachapi Pass to 395. This time I caught a nice moon sliver rising as the sun was setting off Hwy 58 near Mojave.
I arrived home to a fresh layer of snow on the mountain. Sometimes we get to be first through the fresh powder
There has been plenty of wandering since I last posted in this thread. Time to start catching up, and thanks for the nice replies. SLO F-250, the next piece takes me to your neck of the woods. The central coast is one of my favorite parts of CA.
We got back to San Francisco just in time for my baby cousins’ hectic first-Christmas schedule. Family and friends have all arrived, feasting and fun commences. After some epic bad caroling –it was really really bad …
It’s time for presents. Even though every year we swear to doing “secret-Santa” gifts, no one can resist getting just one little thing for … well, everyone.
My cousin is a soft spoken guy well known in NorCal as an expert fly fisherman. The stories he tells about the characters he’s met wandering in streams/rivers all over the state are hilarious. He’s published articles in different sporting magazines over the years, he’s a great storyteller. Here he’s making the sure the fly-fishing gene is firmly entrenched in his first granddaughter. Our grandfather taught him, after all.
A little more wandering around the city before leaving, I went over to Lands End.
Past China Beach, Baker Beach and towards Lands End is this beautiful section of Coastal Trail passing through cypress trees bent from the wind, and more views of the GG bridge. The Coastal Trail is a 9 mile combination of paths¸ old military roadways, beaches, residential walkways even the roadbed for an 1888 steam railroad. Lands End is a wild, rocky corner of SF, strewn with shipwrecks and landslides – but still in the city.
I love all the old stuff you can find here. In 1931 this thing was installed by the “department of electricity”, just a relic now.
Bye San Fran, until next time!
Had a change of plans for the next leg, I was going to continue down the coast to meet up with some folks for New Year’s but instead wound up heading home to re-pack the Tiger for Baja. I almost always forgo the drive down 5 to LA for a much less crowded route out of Bakersfield across the Tehachapi Pass to 395. This time I caught a nice moon sliver rising as the sun was setting off Hwy 58 near Mojave.
I arrived home to a fresh layer of snow on the mountain. Sometimes we get to be first through the fresh powder
suntinez
Explorer
a stop on the Ventura coast
Since I was now at least on plan C (maybe D) for connecting with folks for New Year's Eve, I had a couple extra days. I decided to hook up with my pal Vince over near Ventura where he was camping by the beach. VikingVince doesn't post here anymore, but his flippac and Tacoma writeup on BajaTaco's site are what led me to find this forum a few years back.
He mostly camps in this fun bohemian Tiki'd out Toyota motorhome now. You should see the inside – it's wild.
We watched some dolphins from camp,
then headed into Ventura to see one of our favorite local musicians, an incredible blues talent Shawn Jones. If you get a chance to see him live, you'll swear you stumbled into an Eric Clapton concert.
Vince had an extra jacket so we hopped on his motorcycle and drove into town past a beautiful Pacific sunset.
Since I was now at least on plan C (maybe D) for connecting with folks for New Year's Eve, I had a couple extra days. I decided to hook up with my pal Vince over near Ventura where he was camping by the beach. VikingVince doesn't post here anymore, but his flippac and Tacoma writeup on BajaTaco's site are what led me to find this forum a few years back.
He mostly camps in this fun bohemian Tiki'd out Toyota motorhome now. You should see the inside – it's wild.
We watched some dolphins from camp,
then headed into Ventura to see one of our favorite local musicians, an incredible blues talent Shawn Jones. If you get a chance to see him live, you'll swear you stumbled into an Eric Clapton concert.
Vince had an extra jacket so we hopped on his motorcycle and drove into town past a beautiful Pacific sunset.
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suntinez
Explorer
New Year's Eve on the central coast
I got to Jack's house after learning somewhat late in the planning process that Tiger didn't have the range to make it to his place in Baja. So in between him getting Casa Azul ready to roll, we got a gas can mounted on the bumper.
Pepper hung out in Casa while that got squared away.
Most of the time while I've been out gallivanting over the holidays, my friends Dave/Yoshi (Adventureduo) were finishing up their epic Calzona trip – all offroad from the Mexican border to the ocean on the central coast.
After weeks of long days and short nights, I knew they didn't want to wind up at party central in Pismo Beach on New Year's Eve. I asked Jack if we could start the Baja leg of this trip with company at his place. He agreed and asked some folks over too, so we gathered in his yard and set up.
Pepper greeting Goose and Kelly
I got to meet Thom (ntsqd) finally. Love the shirt
His wife has one of the coolest dutch oven setups I've seen, and knows how to use it! Amazing food.
Everyone checking out each other's rigs:
Gooseberry's SMB
Thom's
All set up, nice and cozy.
Rolling in tired, Dave valiantly hanging in there with a 5-hour energy drink, Dixie was out like a light.
Kelly is definitely the dog whisperer.
Kirby using Thom's feet as a pillow.
Dixie found another lap to sit in – not just anyone gets to pick Dixie up. But Debi is special, just ask her dogs! Or mine
Hanging around the last campfire of the year, a great end to 2011.
I got to Jack's house after learning somewhat late in the planning process that Tiger didn't have the range to make it to his place in Baja. So in between him getting Casa Azul ready to roll, we got a gas can mounted on the bumper.
Pepper hung out in Casa while that got squared away.
Most of the time while I've been out gallivanting over the holidays, my friends Dave/Yoshi (Adventureduo) were finishing up their epic Calzona trip – all offroad from the Mexican border to the ocean on the central coast.
After weeks of long days and short nights, I knew they didn't want to wind up at party central in Pismo Beach on New Year's Eve. I asked Jack if we could start the Baja leg of this trip with company at his place. He agreed and asked some folks over too, so we gathered in his yard and set up.
Pepper greeting Goose and Kelly
I got to meet Thom (ntsqd) finally. Love the shirt
His wife has one of the coolest dutch oven setups I've seen, and knows how to use it! Amazing food.
Everyone checking out each other's rigs:
Gooseberry's SMB
Thom's
All set up, nice and cozy.
Rolling in tired, Dave valiantly hanging in there with a 5-hour energy drink, Dixie was out like a light.
Kelly is definitely the dog whisperer.
Kirby using Thom's feet as a pillow.
Dixie found another lap to sit in – not just anyone gets to pick Dixie up. But Debi is special, just ask her dogs! Or mine
Hanging around the last campfire of the year, a great end to 2011.
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adventureduo
Dave Druck [KI6LBB]
Great thread Linda...
Wow, i think i remember that night at the end of CalZona.. was so tired and it shows in the photos. Thanks for lining that up and big thanks to Jack for letting us land there. Much appreciated.
Wow, i think i remember that night at the end of CalZona.. was so tired and it shows in the photos. Thanks for lining that up and big thanks to Jack for letting us land there. Much appreciated.