The plan leaving JTNP was straight forward.  Hit Indio, CA, dump at a free station, head south on Rt 86 along the Sultan Sea, turn inland at Rt 78, go west to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.  That's ground zero for...

"Ouch!  Direct hit!  Nailed me in the arm!" Me to Evie. We were in a game of dodgeball-lite, using little green apples we found on the beach. Me to Scott, "Incoming on your 8!" He narrowly avoided a lobbed apple...

Not all beaches in Thailand are created equal.  Thanks to the country’s seriously strong marketing skills, I was under the impression that the southern part of Siam is covered in pristine white sugar beaches.  That’s… not entirely accurate.  Those ’10...