Jealous I am, enjoy the trip!
Jealous I am, enjoy the trip!
Make sure your tire pressure is optimal
Hot roads
also batteries fail more in summer than winter
my exactly 5 year old lawn tractor battery died a week ago from heat
Despite my constant usage of a Battery Tender
Tin Can
My practice 40 years
Modern batteries are designed to fail
I replace a car battery at 5 years regardless
Tires age also, check the date of creation before buying any tire
Before auto tire sensors that also fail, I checked my tires several ways
Sabotage also occurs
often
Tin Can
I have made reservations to go backpacking in the redwoods June 6 to the 10th. Just me and my cute little 5x7. If I survive the hike, I have another planned for the first week or so of July (but a longer crazier hike in rougher country, so perhaps just the Rollei or the 4x5).
So I should be here in civilization when you pass through.
"Landscapes exist in the material world yet soar in the realms of the spirit..." Tsung Ping, 5th Century China
Thanks Darr! Vaughn, I'll message you when I'm out in CA. Not sure my schedule past about June 14.
I just booked a campsite Fri June 10 and Sat June 11 just outside Yosemite's East gate. There's a ton of first-come-first-serve sites but since I found the Fri/Sat opening I figured I'd rather be safe than sorry. June Lake area.
Also Death Valley is forecast now to be at 113 F when I'm passing through .
but it's Dry heat
carry a lot of water and drink it
Burning Man requires 1 gallon water per person per day
I will never go BM again
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I've got a 6-gallon tank, plus two more gallons in jugs. I bought some tubing and can actually sip water out of the 6-gal tank from the front seat, or siphon it as needed for my water bottles. The 6-gal tanks are used as weights for festivals sometimes.
I don't plan to be out in DV past 7 or 8am. I wish I could do more but I guess I missed the balmy 80 degree days this past week. I found a cool AirBnB just outside of the park, really cheap, will have to come back with my wife in the future (perhaps a bit earlier in spring).
I will spend the rest of the day around Mono Lake.
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