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[littlemovieco]

We got a tent! Also 🌼

#ojaivalley #californiacamping #ojaicalifornia

[allthethingsshesaiddd]

10 Best Family Campgrounds in California

Embark on an unforgettable family adventure and discover the 10 Best Family Campgrounds in sunny California. Get ready to make lasting memories.

#familyvacation #californiacamping #outdoorfun #campinglife

[laamish]

Another one of morning mist at the lake. #earlymorningcalm #landscapephotography #experimentalphotography #photosculpturebylowrie #cachumalake #artphotography ##californiacamping https://www.instagram.com/p/CEpihFWJpSK/?igshid=10fvshgrn1obt

#earlymorningcalm #landscapephotography #experimentalphotography #photosculpturebylowrie #cachumalake #artphotography #californiacamping

[theblanketpeople]

The Sierra

Friday July 3rd, 2020 - Sunny - 77′F

We are back at the Sierra, at Stanislaus National Forest. This time, we have learnt not to rely on a campground, and to find a site that is not the meadows. Mike has been doing research on Google maps and has found a couple of ideal dispersed camping sites. We can only cross our fingers that Steve (our Subaru Impreza) can get over the rocky dirt road, and that these sites are not occupied by the time we arrive.

We left home at half past 10 in the morning, all excited like kids to do a drive through McDonalds for a Sausage McMuffin. To our dismay, the digital screen is only displaying the lunch menu. Oh well, McChicken burger it is. 

The drive to the Sierra took around 4 hours, including our short stop for lunch. Steve managed to get us to our site, albeit tilting rather severely on that tiny dirt road 50 feet from the site. I was clinging onto Steve’s handle, silently screaming, palms sweating.

We reached our site. It was empty; it was beautiful. The view is spectacular. the wind blowing gently, driving all mozzies far away, the sun shining down at us. Perfect weather.

We aren’t allowed fires at non designated campsites, so dinner on the stove it is. We took out the trout, brussel sprouts, tomatoes and fried them on our MSR pocket rocket stove. We watched sunset as we ate; the moon started rising from behind the mountains, crisp and bright. I went to bed shortly after, whilst Mike stayed up with the night sky.

Saturday July 4th, 2020 - Sunny - 77′F

Cow bells woke me up last night. They got louder as the night sunk deeper and I imagined cows climbing up our mountain and tramping on our tent and on us. 

At 7am, the sun blasted into our tent and woke us up. The temperature in our tent rose by 5′F every minute; we stripped off our layers and got out. This site does not provide any shade but thankfully, the wind cools us down. 

We started preparing breakfast. First, slice the chicken sausage, apple and tomatoes. Transfer them to a frying pan, sprinkle with olive oil, fresh thyme, salt and pepper. Start the fire, stir fry for around 5 minutes till the sausage is charred. Add a wee bit more olive oil, then crack 2 eggs onto the frying pan. Once the eggs are cooked, add fresh salad and drip some hot sauce over. Delicious.

Shortly after, we packed up and went for a hike. This is part of the Pacific Crest Trail. We started from Alpine State Highway 4, 5 minutes on foot from our camp site, and headed north. This hike is relatively flat and easy. When it’s easy for me, it means that even children will find it easy! 

About 2.5 miles into the hike, we stopped for lunch by Upper Kinney Lake. Lunch consists of bread, canned sardines, salami, crisps and hop tea. Lying on the rock, staring out into the mountains and their reflections on the lake; Mike dipping his feet into the cold water. Ah, simple pleasures are what give us joy. We yearn for this feeling every day.   

After lunch, we hiked northwards for another half mile before turning back, and returning to our campsite. Back at the site, we took out our books and read. I’m re-reading San Mao’s Sahara Desert adventures. How I long to live in the desert, in silence and in solitude. 

That evening, we saw a few cute little pikas running around amongst the rocks. We saw another beautiful sunset and the moon rising; cow bells ringing in the far distance. 

“Beauty beyond though everywhere, beneath, above, made and being made forever” - John Muir, My First Summer in the Sierra

Sunday July 5th, 2020 - Sunny - 77′F

We were woken up by the sun rays this morning. Made breakfast and spent the morning reading. We were relaxed and our stomachs contented. Before noon, we packed up and drove out to Mosquito Lake for a hike. My allergies acted up again and as we were hiking, I felt short of breath with a tightness in my chest. I started sniffing, sneezing and coughing. Sadly and unfortunately, we decided to cut short our hike and turned back. We need to find out what my allergy is from - is it from the pollen in the pine trees or is it from the pollen of the wildflowers. I certainly hope that there is a treatment for this and that I’m not allergic to nature!

We had cup noodles for lunch, then headed home to Oakland. Today has been anti climax but we have had a great trip. We feel fortunate that we are able to escape to nature amidst this pandemic lock down. 

#campinglife #camp #dispersed camping #californiacamping #california #californiaadventure #sierra #tent #moon #purple sky #pink sky #hike #hiking #pacific crest trail #ebbetts pass #stanislausnationalforest #toiyabenationalforest #pika #kinneylake #camping #nature #landscape

[maximlaroche]

After 2 nights on the Kern River we decided to head North to cooler temperatures. In cue Mammoth Lakes area, June Lake specifically. We drove around the lake looking for campsites (still no reservations) and with a little luck and a big smile from Kali we landed another prime location at a beautiful campsite. 🙏 Once settled in we headed down to the marina and rented a boat to try our luck at fishing. Here is where the story gets interesting........it was slow start to the day but right when the weather started to change (for the worse) I caught 3 nice sized trout (no pics). Then came the rain 😕 ...a lot of it... and while we sat in the marina getting warm, in that moment, my biggest problem was how are we going to cook these fish under the rain. Little did we know, that was the least of our problems 🤭 Getting back to the campsite....still pouring down rain...we discovered our tent and everything in it, completely drenched 😨 (Glass half full....at least it didn’t happen while we were sleeping!! 😵) We packed up the car with all our wet bags and said goodbye to our tent....who knew all tents aren’t waterproof 🤷‍♂️ From there we quickly booked a nearby AirBnB in Mammoth for 2 nights with a clothes dryer and a fireplace (we lucked out). Plan was dry all our stuff, buy another tent and go back to conquer that campsite. Here’s the pics from that day before the weather turned.....stay tuned tomorrow for my pics from the Mammoth area!! 🌤🌲 • • • • #junelake #junelakeloop #mammothlakes #discovercalifornia #californialivin #travellingwithkid #californiacamping #californiatrout #rainbowtroutfishing (at June Lake, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B039q_9A___/?igshid=mhp515iaz93y

#junelake #junelakeloop #mammothlakes #discovercalifornia #californialivin #travellingwithkid #californiacamping #californiatrout #rainbowtroutfishing

[lucydaviscreatives]

Sweeettttt!! Thank you Tiffany, Sean & Astro @moments2pause #rvstickerclub #lucydaviscreatives #californiacampers #406campers (at Helena, Montana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAWMxjRldFO/?igshid=eek3uazd3xwv

#rvstickerclub #lucydaviscreatives #californiacampers #406campers

[vegan-dweeb]

Just a few buds taking plenty of healthy swigs all weekend in the mountains. ⛰️ . . . . . . Happy birthday bruh! @kyleblackmanphotography . . . . . . #camping #camplife #tent #mtsanjacinto #idyllwild #idy #mountains #mountaintown #puppers #lemur #baddecisionbingo #chug #smirnoffice #mikeshard #pbr #buds #birthday #shenanigans #badecisions #booze #party #vaca #californiacamping #wilderness #adventure (at Mount San Jacinto State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B35lgGwB0Vb/?igshid=1ai07gk1n9qhv

#camping #camplife #tent #mtsanjacinto #idyllwild #idy #mountains #mountaintown #puppers #lemur #baddecisionbingo #chug #smirnoffice #mikeshard #pbr #buds #birthday #shenanigans #badecisions #booze #party #vaca #californiacamping #wilderness #adventure

[directorshan-blog]

Landscape in the Mist #안개속의풍경 #이른아침 #바다 #해무 #시작 #like #landscapeinthemist #earlyinthemorning #beachside #mist #californiacamping (Crystal Cove, California에서)

#해무 #mist #이른아침 #landscapeinthemist #californiacamping #바다 #like #안개속의풍경 #beachside #시작 #earlyinthemorning

[smacksmog]

Its nice to have stuff, and I do have stuff, but sometimes it's best to have trees and peeps. #camping #tablemountain #californiacamping #campinglife #bigtrees #familytime #explorecalifornia

#familytime #tablemountain #camping #californiacamping #campinglife #bigtrees #explorecalifornia

[gocalif]

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[goldenkochania-blog]

Our view #rosevalley #adventure #photography #photographyislife #nature #naturephotography #camping #californiacamping (at Rose Valley Campground)

#photography #nature #californiacamping #naturephotography #photographyislife #camping #rosevalley #adventure

[gregoriaspagnuolo9448]

Camping Discount For Seniors #CampingPointReyes #CaliforniaCamping https://ift.tt/2OnMXLf

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[tamdo]

COTTON CANDY ANYONE? 📷: @ZEROEVIDENCE 📍 UPPER LOLA MONTEZ LAKE #ZEROEVIDENCE #ZEROEVIDENCEPHOTOGRAPHY #LIFE #NATURE #UPPERLOLAMONTEZLAKE #COTTONCANDY #CAMPING #FEEDBACKNATION #CALIFORNIA #CALIFORNIAADVENTURE #CAPTURE #CAPTUREMOMENTS #NORCAL #LAKE #CAPTURENATURE #ADVENTURETIME #CREATEANDCAPTURE #IG_COLOR #WILDBAYAREA #VISUALSOFLIFE #VISUALSOFEARTH #VISUALSOFNATURE #CALIFORNIACAMPING #CALIFORNIACAPTURES #ARTOFVISUALS (at Upper Lola Montez Lake) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpuUXBCn5Zc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5f08v03ofwmz

#zeroevidence #zeroevidencephotography #life #nature #upperlolamontezlake #cottoncandy #camping #feedbacknation #california #californiaadventure #capture #capturemoments #norcal #lake #capturenature #adventuretime #createandcapture #ig_color #wildbayarea #visualsoflife #visualsofearth #visualsofnature #californiacamping #californiacaptures #artofvisuals

[laamish]

Wild turkey view. #landscapephotography #experimentalphotography #photosculpturebylowrie #cachumalake #artphotography #californiacamping https://www.instagram.com/p/CEYNE_5JGRp/?igshid=1pv6smby8pahl

#landscapephotography #experimentalphotography #photosculpturebylowrie #cachumalake #artphotography #californiacamping

[beerbbqandbeards-blog]

Rise and shine. Woke up to amazing weather. #californiacamping #traegeroutdoors (at Plymouth, California)

#traegeroutdoors #californiacamping

[directorshan-blog]

#어느여름날 #바닷가 #2018 #somedayoftheweek #summer #withlover #summerbeach #californiacamping (Los Angeles, California에서)

#2018 #californiacamping #withlover #바닷가 #어느여름날 #somedayoftheweek #summerbeach #summer