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Before the Bigfoot I had a Casita. I suggest your friends look at a Casita. I liked the Casita but switched to the Bigfoot because: Easier to have a second battery. In a Casita I would have had to switch to sealed batteries with one inside the trailer. My Casita was welded to the axle (not...

I drive a Dodge Dakota 4WD and tow a 17.5 ft Bigfoot. I don't remember the weight. At times I lust for a pop-up camper. But with two dogs and the desire to only camp off season; resulting in more inside time, I have the trailer.

Thanks for all the generous comments. I enjoy the challenge of writing the posts. The trip blogs posts are now all done ending Oct 28th. Time to start planning the next trip. Maybe the Owyhees and Silver City. Or maybe a trip to the Washington coast this winter during a storm. And I want...

I'm making progress in recording my vacation to Utah. If you wish to share some of my adventure go to: https://searchingfor.wordpress.com/ The trip starts Oct 10. More blog posts will be posted as I get them written. I hope to finished in a few more days. I've also record camping sites on...

You put a smile on my face. You are going to live the dream I was too scared to live 20 years ago. In hind sight there was nothing to be scared of. Gosh... all the interesting people you will meet. The stories you will hear. I'm jealous.

I am be a bit too late on this recommendation. But if not, I recommend you stop at Kam Wah Chung State Park in John Day and take a tour. I was amazed when I visited. It is an incredible story.

One thing I've learned is that dealing with life's chores takes more time than I had anticipated. Shopping for food, doing the laundry, shopping for some repair item, driving in from the boondocks to get gas, getting water, looking for a place to camp, etc. The last item I have to work on...

My city truck is a Dodge Dakota, with 4 wheel drive. Nothing added for off road driving except off road tires. Yes, I've read the warnings about not trying to go to Beef Basin if it has rained. I've heard that it takes 2.5 hours to drive in. Is that true? I'm not sure of the length of the...

I'm planning a trip to the Bear Ears area. Yes; where the group camping will be. Unfortunately I can't make it the days of the group camping and I will be there a week early. I will try to post a trip report for everyone. I've found some interesting places to visit: Beef Basin, Lavender...

Look for clam fossils on the beach south of Newport. https://searchingfor.wordpress.com/2016/01/19/fossils/ Yant Flat north of St George. I haven't been there but it is on my too list.

If you go to a Weather Underground Wonder map you can click on "active fires" and it will show you the smoke plumes. But, I have no idea how accurate it is.

I live in the Seattle area. There is no good location to simple pull over and sleep for the night. Additionally, the Seattle area has seen an increase in homeless people living in RVs which is increasing the chance for people to call the police. Potential locations I know of are: A few miles...

For more info: http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/prog/more/cultural/Paleontology/utah_paleontology/color_country_paleontology/moccasin_track_site.html

I drive a simple city pickup truck. A Dodge Dakota was nothing special with no camper (I pull a trailer). I was told there is only the one small hill the and rest of the way is flat. And it is a very small hill. I've wondered if there are ATVs to rent in the area that can get you to the...

​My thought is for you to think about how you like to travel. I have a small trailer (Casita, now Bigfoot) and my system is to get to a location and park the trailer in one spot for a number of days and take day trips exploring. Then I move to a new camping site about 2 to 3 hours away. But...

​​l visited Utah in May 2013 with two dogs. I loved it. I stayed in the middle, the San Rafael Swell, Capital Reef, the Burr Trail, the GSENM, and then the north side of the Grand Canyon. Nowhere on the trip was it crowded with lots of people and many places I had to myself or shared only...

You can read about my failed attempt to see some dinosaur tracks in southern Utah. If you make t to these track, please post pictures. https://searchingfor.wordpress.com/2014/05/19/off-to-see-dinosaur-tracks/

I'm a civil engineer with love for geology.

I've been thinking about starting a blog for awhile. I went and done it. https://searchingfor.wordpress.com Postings will be hit and miss. Enjoy.

Is there a way to post an image from Google maps so I can share boondocks camping locations?

Is there a way to save a post before posting it to the site? Thinking I might start a trip report and need to save it and come back later to finish.

Not directly related to your question, but your trip planning brought back memories of my trip last fall. A few ideas: - Stay at the wildlife refuge at Summer Lake. You can fall out of bed and walk through the refuge viewing the birds. I was there last Sept. and was the only one staying at...