What is the closest but the best hot spring near Los Angeles? I will be there next week and am willing to travel up to 3 hrs away because i want to make it a...
Good news campers! We have a past TotalEscaper hot springs groupie joining us for the Nov Guadalupe Hot Springs trip. Good news for you is that she has an...
Celebrate in the world wide drumming rhythms this weekend FRI-SAT. Sept. Join Total Escape Adventures this weekend atop Mount Pinos, W of Tejon Pass & Frazier...
Last week the state stopped taking camping reservations at all but 20 of our California state parks past March 2010. We should be able to go camping in our...
Well, I wanna know what you folks are doing for the big holiday weekend? Seriously! Are people staying home to BBQ or are you traveling locally? Camping? ...
Need some ideas of a location that will be close to water and hiking and away from other campers so we can make as much noise as we want and the place has to...
Both TUES & WED nights watching meteor shower. Pretty decent show tonight (WED), before the moon rose. Saw 20+ grazers with colorful, long, trails. Also...
The full moon is orange as it rises above the wildfire smoke that pours into my mountain valley. California fires in the National Forest once again. Like...
Hope your summer is going great. And if it's not I am here to change that. I just received the newest map tiles from Tom Harrison and uploaded them to the...
DanaMite > passing along another fine option for this hot holiday weekend in Central California. From: Dardanelle Resort Subject: Great News!! Date: June...
Wow, look at all this action on the Total Escape forum this month! Keep it coming. I am here, off & on - ready to answer some questions. Since my web site...
back from thompson camp springs, Why does the valley always look so dry and miserable after a week in the mountains..oh well weather still beautiful up near...
Finally made it up to Mineral King! Yes, it's worth the long ass drive on that harum-scarum road. What a divinely beautiful and peaceful place. We stayed in...
Hey Dana, i remember reading something you wrote about the Big Meadows area of Sequoia National Monument, been meaning to check it out, and i finally made it...
Well, I want to THANK YOU all for crashing my server this morning!! MONDAY morning @ 8AM; Guess you needed another outdoor fix. Yep, once again, every summer,...
Looking for volunteers nrxt saturday June 6th, 2009 to help install 2 3-panel signs for a trail system map and a fire education sign on the Mt. Pinos RD in the...
140th street @ Hwy 138 between Lancaster & Gorman: golden poppy can be seen... will give the full wildflower report when I return THURS night. Warm days mean...
This trip is shaping up nice! We have 3 girls going on this Utah camping trip in mid May. Hippy Jan, who now lives in Salt Lake City, will be meeting us the...
If you've ever wanted to see Zion, Bryce, Canyonlands & Arches National Parks, right now is the perfect opportunity to go with an experienced outdoor guide,...
Total Escape @ http://www.totalescape.com is currently off-line & not accessible as of THURS night 11pm. Programmer Liz & I are working hard at resolving the...
It's winter in California & that means snow. But not everyone is into desert camping & wildflowers -- just yet. The sun was out in Los Padres today & my snow...
Since it looks like outta all the people on this group, I am the only one talking... I will just continue to type, until I get bored. Or snowed in so deep the...
Hey yall, I've just uploaded a bunch of new National Geographic maps to the Total Escape map store. Most of these are recently released titles on very popular...
Hey, is anybody happy out there? Just checking... I've uploaded new pix from my latest travels. http://www.flickr.com/photos/danamite/sets/ DanaMite Total...
This weeks storm system is dumping, even as low as Mojave 3000' - yes! Randsburg CA got snow. I heard it from a local, I swear. Los Padres National Forest has...
Date: December 1, 2008 Los Padres National Forest FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Eight Santa Barbara County Residents Banned from National Forests for One Year for...
So where are you headed to? Anyone have plans to be outside exploring on Thanksgiving weekend? Where, with who? I am considering another solo venture to the...