Location: Dunes Beach, one of the three access points of Half Moon Bay State Beach Entrance Fee: $10 Directions: End of Young Avenue off of Highway 1 We didn’t plan on taking the campervan anywhere during Easter weekend, but grandma and grandpa came out for a visit on Friday and we were able to fit in … More Dunes Beach, Half Moon Bay State Beach
Day 4: Exploring the area south of Furnace Creek Location: Death Valley National Park Points of Interest: Artist’s Drive, Golden Canyon, Badwater Basin, Zabriskie Point Hike: Golden Canyon (1 mile, one-way, up to Red Cathedral Junction, start at Golden Canyon parking area) Lodging: Furnace Creek Inn Trip Date: December 2015 Final part of the Death … More Death Valley (and Star Wars) in December, part 4
Day 3: Mesquite Springs campground to Furnace Creek Inn Location: Death Valley National Park Points of Interest: Mesquite Springs campground, Mesquite Sand Dunes Campground: Mesquite Springs Campground, $12/night, first come first serve Hike: Mesquite Sand Dunes to highest dune (about 1 mile, one way) Lodging: Furnace Creek Inn Trip Date: December 2015 When I told … More Death Valley in December (Christmas Eve), part 3
Day 2: Furnace Creek to Mesquite Springs Campground (north of Furnace Creek) Location: Death Valley National Park Points of Interest: Harmony Borax Works Museum, Salt Creek, Ubehebe Crater Campground: Mesquite Springs Campground Hike: Salt Creek boardwalk (0.8 mile loop trail on boardwalk) Trip Date: December 2015 After putting a cap on how many pictures of this roadrunner … More Death Valley in December, part 2
Day 1: On the way to Furnace Creek Campground in Death Valley National Park Location: Death Valley National Park Points of Interest: Father Crowley Vista, Mosaic Canyon Hike: Father Crowley Vista (1/2 mile to vista from parking area), Mosaic Canyon (1/2 mile to expansive wash, or 2 miles to the dry falls) Campground: Furnace Creek campground, … More Death Valley in December, part 1
Location: Red Rock Canyon State Park, California (located on Hwy 14, 25 miles northeast of Mojave) Campground: Ricardo Campground, $25/night, first come first serve Hike: Hagen Trail (2 mile loop trail) Trip date: December 2015 Red Rock Canyon State Park in California was supposed to be just a place for us to spend the night to … More Red Rock Canyon State Park
You may have noticed already, but we don’t have a built in stove. The reason is that we decided to go the way of an electric induction stove. We store the stove in a compartment when not in use, and it’s as easy as bringing it out onto the counter and plugging it in when … More Cooking in the campervan
Location: Hwy 1 South of Half Moon Bay Points of Interest: Bean Hollow State Beach, “Secret” Beach Hike: Coastal trail (1 mile, Pebble Beach to Bean Hollow Beach) On a beautiful sunny morning in October (2015) we decided that we just had to see the ocean. It was imperative. Somehow we were up early enough, miracle of … More Exploring Hwy 1: South of Half Moon Bay, CA
Sneaking in a few more minutes of “resting my eyes” time in the mornings of our campervan trips has become a thing for me. When I plan for trips I think of ways I can do the least when we first get up. My family is usually not ready to eat a big breakfast first thing … More Blueberry muffin recipe
On our way to the Central Trail trailhead in Salt Point State Park to begin our long awaited prairie loop hike, we came upon a group of 3 people who each carried a paper bag and walking stick. The gentlemen in front asked us in a lilting European accent, “Did you find any?” Not having found anything that … More Mushrooms of Salt Point State Park
Location: Salt Rock State Park, California (off of Hwy 1, about 90 miles north of San Francisco) Campground: Lower Woodside campground, $35/night (first come first serve during non peak season, reserveamerica.com up to 7 months in advance during peak season May-Sept) Hike: Prairie loop trail (4 miles) Trip Date: November 2015 We love to travel right before … More Salt Point State Park
Location: Samuel P. Taylor State Park, California (off of Sir Francis Drake Blvd in Marin County) Bike trail: Cross Marin Trail (paved portion, about 3 miles to Platform Bridge Road from day-use area), easy Samuel P. Taylor State Park in Marin County (15 minutes west of San Rafael on Sir Francis Drake Blvd) has a paved … More Biking in Samuel P. Taylor State Park
Location: Hwy 1, Sonoma Coast Points of Interest: Goat Rock and Goat Rock Beach On a whim, while exploring Highway 1 along the Sonoma Coast, we made a turn onto Goat Rock Road. We were looking for rocks that looked like goats, that’s how clueless we were. We assumed that the road was for getting to a parking … More Exploring the Sonoma Coast
Location: Wright’s Beach campground, Sonoma Coast state park (off of Hwy 1, Sonoma Coast), $45/night for premium sites (reserveamerica.com up to 7 months in advance, new dates are released in blocks 1 month at a time) Trip Date: October 2015 How do you plan for your first overnight adventure in a campervan that you’ve been waiting for … More Wright’s Beach
It all started with a simple google search for “custom campervans.” Just a click of the button that led us to Sportsmobile. Their website was packed full of information and pictures to get us interested and wanting more. To fully research this area and get a feel for the industry norm in campervans, we checked out a number of other custom campervan … More Our experience with Sportsmobile
