Tecopah, CA is a tiny place in the middle of nothing. It’s claim to fame is the China Ranch Date Farm. According to available sources, a Chinese man named either Quon Sing or Ah Foo came to this canyon after many...
Tunnel Time
Down the sandy and rough road we boondocked on is a tunnel. Not just any tunnel. Burro Schmidt Tunnel. The historical Burro Schmidt Tunnel is a mining tunnel dug with hand tools and dynamite over a 38-year period by William “Burro” H. Schmidt...
Walker Pass PCT Hike
I think everyone knows of the2,650 mile Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) that runs from Canada to Mexico. We hiked just a small day hike from Walker Pass near Ridgecrest, CA as an out and back one day. During the...
Ridgecrest Mountain Biking
For being kind of remote, the trails at Rademacher Hills in Ridgecrest are fantastic. It’s pretty much just a locals thing and we found excellent riding that isn’t even on Trailforks. We’ve ridden here once before and it was...
Red Rock Canyon California
Whenever we scope out routes and spots to boondock we look for everything there is to do in the area. This time, coming from Joshua Tree on our way to Death Valley, we stopped over for a week near...
Pioneertown Mountains Preserve
We visited Pioneertown back in 2021 on of our first passes through the area as full time rvers. This time we hiked at the Preserve. The 25,500-acre Pioneertown Mountains Preserve is an interesting area noted for granite rock formations,...
Eagle Cliff House & Elton Mine Hike
The hike out to Eagle Cliff House was off the beaten path. We didn’t see any other hikers out there. It helps that it was a weekday – but also, since we are able to spend so much time...
Eureka Peak Ride
Derek and I rode a version of this back when we were in Joshua Tree in 2021. That version was 22.5 miles with 2300′ of climbing. We remembered the start to be pretty sandy so we drove in further...
Maze/North View Loop Hike
This one! I loved our hike on the Maze and North View Loop Trails in Joshua Tree National Park. It was almost 7 miles and well worth the effort. We hiked counterclockwise to get the sandy wash section out...
Joshua Tree Desert View Conservation Area
Derek and I rode the Desert View Conservation Area trails in Joshua Tree back in 2021 and hit them up again the other day. It’s really the only place to truly mountain bike singletrack in Joshua Tree and the...