If you are looking for some epic photo spots on California Highway 395, look no further. California’s Highway 395 is a breathtaking route that stretches through the Eastern Sierras spanning multiple geological phenomena, offering dramatic landscapes and some of the most photogenic locations around. Here is the list I put together of the 5 best…
Visiting Alabama Hills has been a long term bucket list item for me. After seeing epic Alabama Hills camping spots and photos of Mt. Whitney, I knew we needed to spend some time there. Recently we completed a Highway 395 road trip, ended the trip with four days of camping in Alabama Hills. While arguably…
A road trip down California Highway 395 check out these unique geological features on Highway 395. There is so many epic stops along highway 395 to explore, but this post is specific to the unique geological features in the area. With loads of volcanic activity throughout the years geologic features are at their finest along…
If you’re road tripping through the Eastern Sierra’s, a stop at some of the hot springs Mammoth Lakes California is a must! There are so many to choose from, some easier to access than others, and all are free! The Mammoth area is technically a super volcano, and the amount of volcanic activity in the…
We’ve driven Highway 395 a couple of times before we did what we would consider a proper Highway 395 road trip. Both the other times we’ve been on 395 it was really just passing through. Sure, we stopped at hot springs, saw Devil’s Postpile, hiked in Yosemite, and swam in Lake Tahoe. Yet, we never…
A simple photo journal of our time documenting black bears in Tahoe eating fish straight out of Taylor Creek. There aren’t many places where you can pull up to a parking area, get out of your car, walk about 100 yards, and see bears in the wild catching fish from a stream. But, in South…
Before getting to Lake Tahoe, we didn’t believe we’d be able to find free camping in Lake Tahoe. Especially not close to the lake. However, we were so wrong! I can’t tell you the last time we paid for camping. In fact, in the last 10+ years of traveling, I can probably count on one…
Each of these five locations are where we were able to camp for free on Highway 395. We’ve been living out of our minivan traveling the Western United States for two years now. And we’ve never paid for camping. In fact, in the last ten years of camping, we’ve probably paid to camp somewhere less…
We recently left a friend’s house just outside of Tahoe, and had planned to boogie right on through Lake Tahoe, expecting it to be overcrowded and not camper van friendly. However, we were pleasantly surprised to learn October is the perfect time to experience Tahoe in a camper van. Driving down the west shore of…
The United States is full of amazing outdoor adventures, so that is why we put together a list of National Parks in the US by state. With dramatic scenery in nearly all of the 50 states, and National Parks protecting those lands, you’re sure to find something that interests you in our list of National…
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