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A Jillion Miles with a Thule Roof Box

June 5, 2017 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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For quite a few years my trusty Subaru Forester has served as the main adventure-mobile for my explorations with Fred and George. She's been in semi-retirement as life has moved on but this week … [Read more...] about A Jillion Miles with a Thule Roof Box

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: adventure, camping, forester, road trip, subaru

Getting my Nevada State Parks Passport

April 11, 2017 By Val Weston 2 Comments

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I spent many of my years in Georgia exploring the vast offerings of its state park system. Much of that was with Fred and George in tow as we pursued the Parks GeoTour and History Trail GeoTour … [Read more...] about Getting my Nevada State Parks Passport

Filed Under: Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: georgia, georgia state parks, nevada, nevada state parks

Staying inReach with DeLorme

February 19, 2016 By Val Weston 1 Comment

A while back I talked about some of my strategies for personal safety on the trail. One of the pieces of that strategy is a GPS tracking device. Whether I'm traveling by car, motorcycle, or foot, this … [Read more...] about Staying inReach with DeLorme

Filed Under: Outdoors, Uncategorized Tagged With: adventure travel, delorme, GPS, inreach, safety, spot

Nevada’s Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge

August 19, 2015 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

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Tucked off of the very busy Highway 93, 80 miles north of Las Vegas, you'll find Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge. This Nevada oasis seems horribly overlooked by the cars and trucks hurtling … [Read more...] about Nevada’s Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge

Filed Under: Outdoors, Photography, Uncategorized Tagged With: camping, infrared, nevada

Camping at Cathedral Gorge State Park

August 5, 2015 By Val Weston

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Now that I've given you a peek at exploring Cathedral Gorge State Park, it's time for a look the camping facilities. After the bare-bones, but not quite primitive, offerings of Great Basin National … [Read more...] about Camping at Cathedral Gorge State Park

Filed Under: Outdoors, Uncategorized Tagged With: camping, cathedral gorge, cathedral gorge state park, nevada, nevada state parks

Exploring Cathedral Gorge State Park

July 30, 2015 By Val Weston 2 Comments

Back in May, I set out on another mega road trip to regain my Val-ness. After Overland Expo in Arizona, I mozied my way to Great Basin National Park in northeast Nevada. I then headed south to … [Read more...] about Exploring Cathedral Gorge State Park

Filed Under: Outdoors, Photography, Uncategorized Tagged With: cathedral gorge, cathedral gorge state park, hiking, nevada, nevada state parks

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