We left San Diego about a week ago now and drove into the south western corner of Arizona with a very vague and slightly disconnected itinerary in mind. Our drive…
Mark WatsonNovember 21, 2009
We bailed out of Yosemite in the face of the 'storm of the century' (according to Tommy Caldwell's Dad), and drove through Tuolumne Meadows and over Tioga Pass shortly before…
Mark WatsonOctober 26, 2009
On the east side of the Sierra, a short drive from Lee Vining and the bottom of Tioga Pass is the USA's biggest and most well preserved ghost town, now…
Mark WatsonOctober 26, 2009
From Burning Man we drove to Reno and cleaned the last of the playa dust out of the camper, before heading onto the clear-water-and-granite paradise of Lake Tahoe for a…
Mark WatsonOctober 17, 2009
Been too busy climbing to blog sorry. Been taking lots of photos too though of an amazing month climbing in Yosemite: learning how to crack climb, getting schooled and generally…
Mark WatsonOctober 14, 2009
Burning Man: a counter-culture festival, a party, 1000 parties, an experiment in alternative community, a temporary city of 42,000 people, an art extravaganza, an exercise in self sufficiency, Leave No…
Mark WatsonSeptember 12, 2009
Stayed in a crusty old RV park in Snowville one night, en route to City of Rocks. In the morning I discovered a row of vintage cars on the edge…
Mark WatsonAugust 30, 2009
