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[searching for nowhere]

I left Seattle mid February and am now home. I had thought I would do some blogging along the way. But one of the themes of the trip turned out to be: no cell service. Here is the first post. More to come. (being added to this post)

I will not locate special places, but what is a special place? I've decided to search for the name of the place in google. If I only get a few hits (or none), that will meet my definition of a special place. All my dispersed camping spots I found on camping websites, so there is no reason for me to disclose their location. UPDATE: I forgot that I have a map of my campsites. I will update the map. None of the sites I camped were anything close to a secret special place.

I hope you enjoy following my trip.

It Is a GO | searching for the middle of nowhere

Life Happens | searching for the middle of nowhere

Panamint Valley Exploring | searching for the middle of nowhere

Evening Visitors | searching for the middle of nowhere

Panamint Range | searching for the middle of nowhere

 

Doing Something Really Dumb | searching for the middle of nowhere

 

Rhyolite | searching for the middle of nowhere

 

Death Valley Exploring | searching for the middle of nowhere

 

Valley of Fire | searching for the middle of nowhere

 

Nevada and Going Home | searching for the middle of nowhere

Edited by searching for nowhere, 01 April 2021 - 01:22 AM.

[AWG_Pics]

Looks like a great trip, I am also looking forward to your next installments. Thanks for the info the bad road - life is too short to waste on slow, bad paths.

Tony

 

Love the second installment.

 

Keep 'em coming. The third chapter was very interesting. Regarding the hole -- I do think someone should write a book: "WTF of the western deserts." I would buy a copy!

Edited by AWG_Pics, 26 March 2021 - 12:43 AM.

[ski3pin]

Very nice, we are looking forward to more! Thank you!

What a great part two!

Edited by ski3pin, 25 March 2021 - 02:13 PM.
We read the added part two!

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Wonderful trip reports!  Life happens in strange ways, like meeting that amazing sculptor.

 

Thanks for letting us tag along!

[TGK]

How does your Bigfoot Trailer holdup on your backroad travels.

[searching for nowhere]

I've had the trailer for about five years.  The trailer is 15 years old.  I think it is holding up pretty good. I had the axle flipped to give me better ground clearance.  Plus I had the front tongue modified to fit two batteries. Maintenance issues have included:

• The oven door glass broke while driving on an extreme washboard road.
• The fill pipe to the water tank came loose once. 
• Two upper cabinet shaker style doors have required regluing.
• The furnace doesn't work.  I hope to fix it this summer.  Mr. Buddy came on this trip.
• A light stopped working and required replacement.
• The plastic screen door handle has broken twice.
• The fiberglass sides have scratches.   
• There is an infrequent leak over the door.  I'll investigate this summer.
• Fender issue.  Read future blog post.

[TGK]

 

I've had the trailer for about five years.  The trailer is 15 years old.  I think it is holding up pretty good. I had the axle flipped to give me better ground clearance.  Plus I had the front tongue modified to fit two batteries. Maintenance issues have included:

• The oven door glass broke while driving on an extreme washboard road.
• The fill pipe to the water tank came loose once. 
• Two upper cabinet shaker style doors have required regluing.
• The furnace doesn't work.  I hope to fix it this summer.  Mr. Buddy came on this trip.
• A light stopped working and required replacement.
• The plastic screen door handle has broken twice.
• The fiberglass sides have scratches.   
• There is an infrequent leak over the door.  I'll investigate this summer.
• Fender issue.  Read future blog post.

 

 

Thanks for the feedback.  I've had a vintage Airstream for 16 years but am cautious about how far I take it off pavement.  At times I consider picking up a smaller trailer for the backroads and am always interested in receiving input from those with real world experience.

[ski3pin]

A shelf road and a mysterious hole in the ground; we're hooked and greatly enjoying your trip stories!

[Occidental]

Good reminder to not judge the scruffy book by the cover. Thanks for the reports so far!

[searching for nowhere]

That's all folks.

 

The trip report is finished.  As always, if you have questions, feel free to send me a private message.