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...
Sounds like a cool trip... Where exactly is the place with the lava flows ("Scramblers"-title picture)? I've taken a liking for slot canyons lately, and that...
That spot is called FOSSIL FALLS & I created a web page on it back in 1998. You can find more online here - http://www.totalescape.com/tripez/trips/fossil.html...
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...
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...
That sounds like fun... I am interested especially with someone else doing the planning! lol  Jenn :) ... From: danamitepmc <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> ...
Great to hear! We have 3 people interested in this snow mo trip to the Sierra Nevada for March. BUT... in order for me to firm up condo & sled reservations I...
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...
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...
NOON FRI, totalescape.com is finally back up, but we are still working on database issues throughout today. The map store is fully functioning & no errors on...
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...
They are starting.... in the AV. We drove from Lancaster CA Hwy 138 (Ave D) westbound; turned left on 110th Street & then turned right on a dirt road that lead...
The golden poppies in the AV are still going strong. Went out to see poppies again today TUES 3/31 & the fragrance is abundant out near the Antelope Buttes...
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,...
Just an FYI - The Wind Wolves Preserve is owned and managed by the Wildlands Conservancy, so in essence it is not "public lands", it would fall under the...
To me & a lot of the general population, if a park (or chuck of land) posts a sign at the highway, plus has a web site & an open gate welcoming you in, it is...
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...
We are having a fair amount of last minute inquiries on this upcoming Utah trip. 3 Cali girls meeting up w/ 'hippy from the beach' Jan & 'mister white trash'...
Tell me about it,im in Terra Bella,right between Bakersfield and Fresno, our back 20 is covered in them. been holding off discing as long as I can get away...
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...
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,...
BACK ONLINE, finally! After 2 days of technical hell & bad communication w/ Bluehost, they moved my web site to a new higher CPU server. (they accidentally...
... Those pictures look excellent.Sounds like a pretty good place to camp. Does that campground have bathrooms, or do you have to go "self contained? Is this...
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...
Mark, there are three campgrounds on Big Meadows Road. None of them have drinking water (we brought a container and filled it at the Stony Creek campground on...
I've never been there, where is it? And I agree, i *hate* going home. Three hours in the LA freeway traffic, ugh. I get depressed every time we hit the end of...
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...
Dana has a deal on that area http://www.totalescape.com/outside/campsites/23s16-sequoia-nf/ actually what got me in here the first time was finding her website...