In an older video, I shared a quick and easy way to setup an awning on the side of you vehicle, but today’s video shows my preferred method. It’s faster to set up and more secure than the clamp method.
(If you can’t see the video below, click here.)
The tarp that I use in the awning is this one that I got from Walmart (and other colors are now available online too). I’ve seen them at many Walmarts in the camping section.
In this video I embark on a 33-mile day hike in Death Valley National Park. Touted as Death Valley’s “premier backpacking route,” the Cottonwood-Marble Canyon Loop takes in slot canyons, petroglyphs, natural springs, wild horses, wide-open valleys, and more.
If you’re interested in finding out more about this hike, this (scroll down to the Cottonwood-Marble Canyon Loop section) and this (a PDF) are good places to start.
This is another vlog in my series from January and February 2017. I left northern Utah, where I live, and traveled down through southern Utah, southern Nevada, western Arizona, southern California, and back through central Nevada, all while camping and adventuring out of my 2011 Toyota RAV4.
(Click here if you can’t see the video below.)
And here are some pics from the adventure:
In this video I hike one of the coolest slot canyons in Death Valley, Grotto Canyon. This is what I would call a technical non-technical canyon because you need to be comfortable with scrambling and rock climbing, especially as you go higher up the canyon. Climbing shoes certainly would certainly have helped tremendously for the more tricky dryfalls. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)
The obstacle names I use in the video (First Obstacle, Second Obstacle, etc.) are not official and were taken from this website.
In addition to the video above, here are some pics from the adventure:
In this video I finally leave Joshua Tree and make my way north. The goal was to make it all the way to Death Valley and spend the night there, but it didn’t quite work out that way… (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)
Thanks again for hosting me, Robert!
I spent more than a week in the Joshua Tree area of Southern California, and this video is a compilation of things I saw and did that week. Joshua Tree is one of my favorite places in the country, and I hope this video helps convey why.
Also, I’m not entirely sure why, but this is one of my favorite videos I’ve made so far, so be sure to give it a watch. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)
In today’s video I explore several interesting natural and not-so-natural features in the Southern California desert. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)
In this video I recap my visit to the dentist in Algodones, Mexico, which is just over the border from Yuma, Arizona. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)
The dentist I went to: http://sanidentalgroup.com/
Dentist price list: http://sanidentalgroup.com/price-list/
The restaurant I went to: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g642246-d7803350-Reviews-Los_Molcas-Los_Algodones_Baja_California.html
Other links
In this video I check out the Blythe Intaglios, visit a ghost town, and try very hard to take a shower in very windy conditions. (Click here if you can’t see the video that’s embedded below.)
And here’s the link to the video of Brian’s shower that I basically copied.
I have two things to report today:
1. I just came across a free Kindle ebook called Six Weeks in an Isuzu: Crossing Borders From Chattanooga To the Panama Canal. I haven’t read it, but I downloaded it and think it would be of interest to those who read this blog. It’s about a couple of people who spend six weeks in a 13-year-old Isuzu Trooper as the travel overland from Tennessee to Panama. The book is free today, but it may not be free if you’re reading this after today. Before you click the “Buy now with 1-Click” button, make sure the price reads $0.00.
2. I uploaded a new video highlighting my adventures in the Laughlin, Nevada/Bullhead City, Arizona area. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)