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This sounds like a great idea and hopefully an opportunity to meet new friends and learn about some of the lesser known hidden treasures in the area! Will there be side excursions and local insights? I hope so! Keep me posted! /2

The ops question about whether the trails were okay for a full size truck didn't seem to get fully answered. I mention this because my traveling buddy has a full size Dodge 4x4 with a Pinto or Bronco or some such wood frame pop up on it, I'm not concerned about my Taco /w a FWC Fleet, but in...

Hey Kevin, I don't know if you are worried about theft, hence the stealthy, but my second dash cam, the Rexing R1 Pro mounts over the existing rear view mirror so it's not obvious that it's a cam other than the wire leading off into the headliner. I had someone break into that car and rifle...

I have the Rexing V1 in one vehicle and the R1 Pro in another. Both were easy to install and have worked flawlessly for over a year. I've documented one accident that occurred in front of me and one guy illegally dumping trash at my business complex, but mostly I've used them to record...

Thanks for the input folks, unfortunately we had to cancel the trip due to a family issue, but it has now moved to the to do list! /2

Thanks for input! I've secured a spot up at Lawson's Landing for the night. We'll probably put in further up the bay to avoid the strong current. Unfortunately the tide won't be ideal at that time of the evening so depending on weather, wind, waves and such we may not paddle too far from shore...

Thinking about doing an after dark paddle out on Tomales Bay next weekend to check out the little critters that bioluminesce when you disturb the water with your paddle, but because this has come up kind of short notice there wasn't time to make a reservation at the Samuel P Taylor campground...

My Dad once told me "it takes 4wd to get really stuck" so as a young man I often got really stuck, I figured if you didn't get stuck once in awhile you weren't trying hard enough. After I "grew up" I would only use 4wd after 2wd was no longer cutting it, then switch back to 2wd as conditions...

I'm considering heading in tomorrow via Steel Pass for one last visit before it starts getting hot. Be there a couple of days before moving on. White Taco, white Fleet, exactly like the one in the picture, cuz that's it. I'll keep an eye out for you! /2

Thanks for the great information Graig! I stayed at the Figueroa Camp ground and then drove down to the Harris Grade turnout in the morning for the launch. Figueroa Camp Ground was clean and very quite, only two other campers in the over 30 space site. It did cost 20 bucks and it is way up a...

Ha ha ha, good idea! The Madonna Inn might be just the ticket for my in-laws. Idahoans love to talk about how crazy Californians are! /2

All good info guys, Thanks. Unfortunately I learned yesterday that my in-laws are planning a visit that week so I'm probably going to get scrubbed regardless of what happens to the launch, but at least now I know where to go for the next one. Thanks again for taking the time to share your spots...

I should have done a Street View of the entrance to the Hawks nest viewing area earlier ! Scratch that option off! /2

A cool thing about Street View is you can often look up a side road a little way and see if it has a gate or not, as is the case in this area, a number of the side roads had gates, once you get into the Forest Service lands most of the gates were open, at the time the images were taken that...

Someday Street View will probably be so good you won't even have to go there, just sit back in your chair and watch things live from anywhere you want. Yikes! On the plus side, that would thin out the crowds for those of us willing to continue to enjoy life non virtually On the minus side, my...

You give great info Craig! In fact, this is the very area I'd focused in on, now I'm pretty sure this is where I'll head. I was planning on heading down south the day before the launch and checking out the Hawks Nest, the abandoned RV park just off of Hwy 1 by the AFB, it's suppose to be a good...

Great suggestions folks, I'll probably have plenty of fun researching it regardless if I make it to a launch or not! /2

Great info Alley-Kat, Thanks! Because of the possibility of scrubs I was hoping I could "wing it" without commiting to a reservation somewhere, however I imagine there are few places where one can pull off the road, pop the top the night before and watch the launch in the morning in that area...

I was wondering if there was access to W Camino Cielo west of Refugio Pass to the west of the the former Reagan Ranch, that area looks like it would have a heck of a view. I don't think the Falcon 9 launch on the 29th uses the two side boosters, but yeah, when I watched the live broadcast of...

Thanks Alley-Kat. I've heard that higher elevations are better, say there may be fog near the coast. What about on the ridge above Goleta or some of the other hilly areas inland, Do you know of any options in that regard? /2

I'd like to go down to the Vandenberg AFB area and watch one of the Falcon 9 rockets launch, next one is scheduled for March 29th, I was hoping I could get some recommendations for a good viewing/camp site. Any suggestions? /2

This was my wifes source. https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Prodesc/proddesc_457.htm