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...
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Vincent Lefevre
vlefevre
Jan 9, 2009 9:09 am
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...
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danamitepmc
Jan 10, 2009 8:37 am
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...
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danamitepmc
Jan 16, 2009 7:56 pm
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...
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danamitepmc
Feb 7, 2009 11:23 pm
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...
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Blue Book
bluebook6
Feb 13, 2009 12:27 am
That sounds like fun... I am interested especially with someone else doing the planning! lol  Jenn :) ... From: danamitepmc <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> ...
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danamitepmc
Feb 18, 2009 7:45 pm
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...
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danamitepmc
Feb 24, 2009 4:17 am
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...
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danamitepmc
Mar 6, 2009 7:11 pm
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...
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danamitepmc
Mar 6, 2009 9:10 pm
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...
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danamitepmc
Mar 19, 2009 7:13 am
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...
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danamitepmc
Mar 20, 2009 5:56 am
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...
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dana_mite_
Apr 1, 2009 6:20 am
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...
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dana_mite_
Apr 2, 2009 5:08 am
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,...
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lttlbddy
Apr 6, 2009 8:26 pm
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...
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dana_mite_
Apr 14, 2009 6:42 pm
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...
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dana_mite_
Apr 14, 2009 6:48 pm
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...
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dana_mite_
May 4, 2009 9:02 pm
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'...
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Mike
tellmenotherone
May 11, 2009 8:53 pm
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...
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Michael Berg
repsolgamma
May 31, 2009 6:38 pm
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...
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Rhonda
r2holland
Jun 9, 2009 12:43 am
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...
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lttlbddy
Jun 9, 2009 10:54 am
This actually happened at the beginning of May; Barker Ranch (Manson's Ranch) is pretty much gutted by fire. ...
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dana_mite_
Jun 15, 2009 8:29 pm
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,...
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dana_mite_
Jun 17, 2009 8:32 pm
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...
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Mark
splinterd1
Jun 17, 2009 11:46 pm
... 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...
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Mike
tellmenotherone
Jun 21, 2009 8:45 pm
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...
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Rhonda
r2holland
Jun 22, 2009 2:10 am
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...
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Rhonda
r2holland
Jun 23, 2009 3:35 am
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...
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Rhonda
r2holland
Jun 23, 2009 3:44 am
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...
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Mike
tellmenotherone
Jun 25, 2009 2:09 am
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...
