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You captured everything anyone would want to capture -- excellent.

Interesting and informative report Chet. Thanks for sharing. You are right -- desert and playa driving is altogether different than forest roads in the northwest.

Nice camper. It should be in good demand.

Looks like the recent storm really helped the snowpack!

Don't have it. By intention. But we do have various hot springs and a few campgrounds with showers scoped out for refreshing stops and in between a foot pumped shower is great after letting it heat in the sun all day while standing on slickrock sandstone. Different needs suggest different...

I agree with Tom & Monte! Link: https://www.exploringoverland.com/overland-tech-travel/2024/3/4/anti-access-or-just-pro-habitat

Indeed! We are soon to get out of this rain in PDX and head down to Death Valley and environs. It will be 77 and mostly sunny in Stovepipe Wells today!

I have been around shot up road signs and old cars most of my life. I have known a lot of those shooters. Invariably they are either drunk, stupidly careless or both. I have been shooting since I was about 7 and own rifles (5), shotguns (3) and a handgun -- and have a few iron-clad rules: 1 -...

Monte I hope you two have all your supplies laid in. Could be in for a bit of weather it seems. Best of luck! Tony

Oh one hand, I grieve for many of the lonely places I loved when younger that are now overrun and irrevocably changed. A result of modern humanity's insatiable fixation on growth and development, I suppose. On the other hand, I can still find many wonderful places that are off the beaten path. I...

Monstrous and ugly. It is surely too cushy for our tastes. I do know a few people that may be coaxed out of their homes if they had this rig. They should probably stay home.

Agree with Steve & the Captain -- ThermaCell works!

Yikes! It surely hurts. Hope you recover soon, Craig!

Thanks Craig. I supplemented our first aid kit based on your suggestions.

I could not agree more. The sooner people so inclined decamp into their living rooms with their virtual worlds, the better. I hope they consider the advantages: no fuel expended, always close to the fridge and pantry, a comfy lounger, no expensive outdoor clothes, never too cold or hot, safe as...

What a coincidence -- I also quit mud in my 20's.

Great photos and description! We first hiked Fall Canyon in March of 2011. Thanks for the reminder of how fantastic it is. We are planning a return in about a month.

There are many forests, too many to memorize!

Very nice, Craig! I hope it leads to Big Fun!

Nice shots, Monte! Dramatic looming skies over well lit foregrounds. Great composition!

Steve, at the moment I have a EN EL 18a in the grip. I have also used Wasabi knock-offs with no problem either. We just returned from 3 weeks in Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla and Mexico City.) I took just the D810 with the 28 mm f1.8 for fast, wide and the 300 mm f4 Fresnel for birds. The 28 was...

Excellent! Yeah, it is definitely my favorite camera. The D5 and D500 are very much secondary.

What is it about alarms so frequently going off in the middle of the night? Glad you knew exactly what to do.

Thanks Steve. After a quick meet-up with my brother on the coast, we may make a dash down to Death Valley to see Lake Manley and hopefully catch some wildflowers. How is the new D850 working out for you?