This could be almost as exciting as watching other people's home movies... Part II

In June of 1994 (boy, was it *that* long ago?) Dino and I took a trip with our old clunker down the coast of California. We drove down Highway 1, right along the water, all the way to San Diego. It was very beautiful. Then we drove over to the Joshua Tree State Park. It was HOT. (You might notice we seem to go to hot places in the summer and cold places in the winter...) It was full of marshmellow-shaped rocks, and funny little Joshua Trees. It was also very cool. Unfortunately, there were also lots of LARGE BUGS, and the campsites were littered with "WARNING: Mountain Lions" signs, so our stay was only one night.

Here's me at the Hearst Castle. This place is incredible!

Here's me in Joshua Tree Park, cooking the obligatory open-fire-mac-and-cheese dinner, as required by International Camper's Law. Of course, since it's an open flame, you can't just reach in to stir, so I used a plastic fork stuck in the end of a branch to stir. I should have been an engineer... And yes, the fork did melt a little.

I can give you more highlights, including just how much a tent flap flapping in the wind can sound like a mountain lion scratching on your tent.
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