A descriptive look at traveling and full-timing with our second RV, a fifth wheel toyhauler.
Laura and Sasha started this adventure in April of 2005
for a two week vacation in a truck camper.
The Road Trip of 2009! Laura & Sasha's Excellent Adventure
The Next Adventure Begins!
California - The Desert & Joshua Tree
We headed out to the southern end of Joshua
Tree NP, where there is lots of BLM land in which you can
park for free. We found a place relatively far away from the
highway but close enough so that we get internet.
It took us about an hour to get parked. We are still getting used to parking the rig and yelling commands to each other just does not work and gets both of us angry and frustrated with each other. So I parked the rig because I can take direction better and Sasha can give direction better than me.
It worked well, and we have a great spot, pointed south, views of the hills when we walk out the door, and views of of the highway about a mile away. By the time we had set up, the sun was starting to set, (around 4:30 it is earlier because of the hills/mountains) so we set up our chairs and had a glass of wine, and watched the sun set. Beautiful! Saw the moon rise too, that was really nice, very close to full moon, I'd say it is coming in the next couple of days.
November 30th, Monday: Checking out the area, forgetting a few things, and the Border Patrol!
We took a drive around the Salton Sea, which is quite a long drive, to check out Slab City, get diesel, do laundry and check out the area. We took the drive with just the truck and left the camper in our nice spot.
The Sea was unbelievable, so large and shimmering in the sun. The road was undulating, the air dry and we reached 80 degrees in the sun. There was a slight breeze but it was pleasant, and we were (when we went to the State Park) a minus (-) 280 feet below sea level! No wonder it was so warm!
December 1st: Joshua Tree NP hike, we will have a new page, but I just wanted to write a couple of notes;
We checked out the campground, there is no way a rig bigger than 25 feet could get into the spots - even the host spot was small. The employee housing is Mission 66 - has not been updated and there are mice who eat up the wires of your truck and are in the walls and ceilings. The spot for the volunteer range was small, our rig would be tight, there is no shade, and the truck would not fit.
The park ranger had no idea what a unigrid was -so we had to pay the entrance fee - my volunteer pass was up last month, so we bought the America the Beautful pass. Then, they did not take credit cards as there is no phone service in the visitor center, the employees use booster repeaters to get the signals. No internet, just gorgeous views. Huge solar array at the maintenance area.
There is a discrepancy with the maps vs the trailheads in distances. but will discuss later about that.
Very close to the visitor center and before the campground, there is a dump and fresh water. No Charge that I could see. So that is great, We already filled up once, we will be filling up again tonight.
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So we are in Joshua Tree National Park and we decided to go on a hike, so check out the next page of Hiking Joshua Tree.
Check out Oregon 2009 Road Trip, Taking a Stroll through Oregon,
fleeing the snow on the way to Springfield, Oregon for solar
panels for the truck and since November was not yet over, California and Transfer Flow.
Check out the month, November for what we were doing and expenses of November - that will be a doozy!