NV Camping 2013: Day 3

On day 3, we started heading out to explore for another campsite.  This is what we found.

NV Camping 2013: Day 2

The next day we decided to head out and explore and find a new spot to camp. Just when we were about to give up hope, we came over a little hill to discover this abandoned homestead.

NV Camping 2013: Day 1 (Bonus - Skull Jackpot aka Ranchers need to find a better way to deal with wildlife aka people who shoot dogs are douchebags aka I will take the skulls nonetheless)

NV Camping 2013: Day 1

Met up with Tom for 3 days of fun in the wide open expanses of the Nevada desert.  There is nothing like camping in the middle of nowhere.  It is simply put, the way it should be. Campgrounds are nothing more than a bunch of unrelated people sleeping outside together. To me, camping means getting away from all of that and then going a little further away just to make sure.

Tom drove up from Vegas, and I drove down and met him off of hwy 361 at a predetermined location, which turned out to yield one of the largest skull hauls ever (more on that in the bonus post next). Here I am with my 90 Trooper and the skull pile.

A day trip to Genoa/Minden/Gardnerville...

So last Sunday we took a day and drove down to Genoa to check it out.  Here are a few photos.

Eating lunch...

Memorial Day Weekend in Mendocino/Fort Bragg

For the three day weekend we took the pups and headed northwest to one of our favorite spots in California: The Mendocino Coast.

Car Spotting in Costa Rica

One of my favorite things about Costa Rica, is there seemed to be an extreme abundance of "expedition ready" 4x4s.  Never in my life have I seen more Land Rovers, Land Cruisers, and Isuzu Troopers assembled in one place, not to mention a whole boat load of other misc 4x4s that all appeared to be on an expedition of their own.  And Jeeps seemed to be the extreme minority.  In short, if you want to see some cool SUVs and 4x4s of all makes and vintages, visit Costa Rica.

This little go-cart is a 2013 Suzuki Jimny, and it was what I rented for the week.  Basically, a modern Samurai, this little lawn mower is great on gas and will get you just about anywhere. I wish they sold them in the USA. I would buy one without question as a daily driver.