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  1. Burnham

    Another off the grid trip, camping and hiking Nevada

    We had some finer than frog's hair hikes, camps, and a bunch of drives across crazy empty country. Half a tank's range between gas stations. 50 miles of two lane highway traversed before seeing another vehicle...then another 50 before the next. Most of Nevada is some way out there and really...
  2. Burnham

    Another off the grid trip, camping and hiking Nevada

    That desert bighorn was fairly close, only about 150 feet away. My little point and shoot Canon does have a very good tele, too. The lighting was perfect, which helps immeasurably. Indeed, Stig...amazing stuff out there.
  3. Burnham

    Another off the grid trip, camping and hiking Nevada

    Another magic place, though this one is on many a radar screen, as it is only an hour NE of Las Vegas. Valley of Fire State Park. Absolutely stunning drop your jaw beautiful scenery. My pictures don't even begin to convey the deep rich red colors.
  4. Burnham

    Another off the grid trip, camping and hiking Nevada

    I knew it...more crowded next time I'm down that way. That'll teach me to keep quiet. :D
  5. Burnham

    Another off the grid trip, camping and hiking Nevada

    Paul, when we're car camping, either in the tent (+80% of the time) or in the micro truck camper, we sleep on a double mattress system...our backpacking Thermarest pads layered over a pair of side by side 3 inch open cell foam mats. The Thermarests are a lightweight version, 1.5 inch thick...
  6. Burnham

    Another off the grid trip, camping and hiking Nevada

    We decided to run south a couple of hundred miles and camped several days at Cathedral Gorge State Park. Lucked into an annual event there...a dutch oven cook-off! Lots of fun, and great food to sample...plenty for a big dinner! Slot canyons, crazy erosion features...reminded us some of Bryce...
  7. Burnham

    Another off the grid trip, camping and hiking Nevada

    Stephen, you are right; I am...we are. Worked hard to get here, sure...but lots of folks work hard. I've had great luck with having good health, luck with money management decisions, luck with choice of life partner.
  8. Burnham

    Another off the grid trip, camping and hiking Nevada

    Yessir, Butch. Some there have been increment bored to ascertain age at over 4000 years.
  9. Burnham

    Another off the grid trip, camping and hiking Nevada

    Just back a day ago from three weeks on what turned out to be a circumnavigation of Nevada backcountry...of which there is quite a lot :). Three days from home to get to our first and primary destination...Great Basin NP. Very lightly visited, mostly because it is way the eff out there on the...
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