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CBDT, Part 7: Obviously Not Bigfoot

February 17, 2013 //


Photo: Gregory McDonald

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Our last morning out on the CBDT found us patting ourselves on the back for finding such a great campsite. I made us a special breakfast of fresh crepes and hot Masala chai, and we soaked up the sun and the view.

While we were eating we heard some yelling from the road but thought it was hunters. Then, a few moments later, we saw a man walking through the woods towards our camp. He was wearing jeans and a sweatshirt and, when he got closer, we could see he was Latino. We called out, “Hello? Hello?” and got no response. We were a little on edge when he walked out of the woods, into our small clearing and stopped. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags 4-wheel-drive, 4x4, adventure, blog post, California Back Country Discovery Trail, CBDT, fire, Horse Ridge, lookout, map, off-road, offroad, Pickett Peak, Ruth Lake, Six Rivers National Forest, travel, travel times, trip, trip report, WCXC

Categories - 4x4 / SUV, - Campgrounds, - Difficulty: 1 of 10, - Difficulty: 2 of 10, - Lake, - Mountains, - Pictures, - Trips: The Western US, - United States, — California, — Trip: CBDT, —- Six Rivers National Forest, —Montero, FEATURES, MEDIA, North America, PLACES, PLACES TO SEE, PLACES TO STAY, TRAIL RATINGS, VEHICLES

CBDT, Part 6: Best Campsite Ever

February 10, 2013 //


Back on the CBDT on Forest Road 23. Photo: Nik Schulz

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After a little target shooting and a bit of breakfast we got back on Forest Road 23 and continued up the California Backcountry Discovery Trail. We weren’t sure where we would stop for the night but since we were passing by Ruth Lake again, only this time at much higher elevation on the ridge above the lake, we thought we’d find something there.

I don’t know if it had anything to do with my totem pants — a pair of white jeans I painted in the style of Pacific Northwest native art and which seem to convey good fortune on many a situation :) — but we were blown away by the beautiful spot we found.

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Tags 4-wheel-drive, 4x4, adventure, blog post, fire, Horse Ridge, lookout, map, off-road, offroad, Pickett Peak, Ruth Lake, Six Rivers National Forest, travel, travel times, trip, trip report, WCXC

Categories - 4x4 / SUV, - Campgrounds, - Difficulty: 1 of 10, - Difficulty: 2 of 10, - Lake, - Mountains, - Pictures, - Trips: The Western US, - United States, - Videos, — California, — Trip: CBDT, —- Six Rivers National Forest, —Montero, FEATURES, North America, PLACES, PLACES TO SEE, PLACES TO STAY, TRAIL RATINGS, VEHICLES

A Day in the Life of a Fire Lookout

November 9, 2012 //

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Having visited a couple of fire lookouts this year, I found them to be pretty fascinating places. In this age of electronically monitored everything, rangers and volunteers still head to the tops of mountains to scout for forest fires with nothing more than simply surveying gear. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags day in the life, fire, lookout, Marin County, travel, video, WCXC

Categories - Armchair Travel, - United States, - Videos, — California, —- Marin County, FEATURES, MEDIA, North America, PLACES

Egg Carton Fire Starters

July 28, 2012 //

Natalie found this on Pinterest. They’re homemade, egg carton fire starters. Fill each cup in the carton with dryer lint and cover with melted wax. When the wax is dry, tear off a cup, place it under the kindling in your campfire-to-be, and light the corner.

Tags camping, carton, crate, drier lint, egg, fire, skills, starters, travel, wax, WCXC, West County Explorers Club

Categories - Pictures, - Skills, FEATURES, GEAR, MEDIA

Camp Gear: Kelly Kettle

March 5, 2012 //

I just discovered this double-walled camping kettle. It’s called the Kelly Kettle. You build a fire in the base and the flames rise up and out of the hollow interior. The double wall holds a pint of water. (There are larger size up to 1.5l) The water boils in 3 to 5 minutes. The fact that it looks like a blow torch once you light it is an added bonus.