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 Check out a slideshow of ALL pictures taken this year here   
               Previous years: 2022  2023 2024

• Check out my YouTube Channel for a some videos here
• Read my March, 2017 interview in Truck Camper Magazine, where I pick 25 of my favorite campgrounds.
• A map of every campsite (740 of 'em, with no dups) I was in for my previous nineteen years of travel is here.  Check it out!
• Follow me on Instagram for occasional posts
• Sign my guest book and leave comments 
• Photos submitted to the Truck Camper Magazine Calendar Photo Contest:  Winner: 2011  Runner-Up: 2013, 2016

VISITS       

 I bought my new truck and used camper in late October of 2005.  The following May, I "hit the road" full-time for 6 months.  I've done the same every year since, and now 2025 will be my 20th year of ramblin'!  My how time flies.  Not all of my nights are spent camping, but most are.  I don't make entries when I stay with my kids or friends.  Campsite fees are for one night with no discount (and no hookups, unless specified). However, being the old geezer that I am, I get 50% off at U.S. Guvmint CGs with the valuable Golden Age card, plus free entry to National Parks. One of the few ways (in addition to retirement) it pays to get older.  All the aches and pains sure aren't fun. :)

I started my travels this year with about 151K miles on my camper and 229K miles on my truck.  

Note: Click on small photos for a larger one.  Click on the USA flag-map () to see the actual camp location (balloon marker) on a map (+/- 50 ft). 

Ref #	Date	Location	Campsite & Other Photos (click links)	Comments
		Ramblin' 2025 has started!!!  It's my 20th year!!  Ride along with me here and see the sights! Check out last year's ramblin' here. Sign my guest book or email me with any questions or comments.  Safe travels to you!
1	2/20/25	Washburn CG in Hearst San Simeon State Park. 5 mi S of San Simeon, CA on CA1.   200 ft.	Within CG #1 Within CG #2 Within CG #3 Within CG #4 At The Beach #1 At The Beach #2 Beach Bums Seals YouTube Video My Site Again Outside CG #1 Outside CG #2 Sunset Time Squirrel In Tree	65+ gravel sites on mostly level land on a plateau.  Sites usually well apart.  Some small trees.  Nice views from the CG.  Hiking trails.  About a mile walk to the beach.  Vault toiilets. $25. 3rd time here. Was in this area to see the elephant seals (see Beach Bums pic and video). Decided I might as well camp for a night.
2	5/29/25	Islay Creek CG, Montana de Oro State Park.  5 mi SW of Los Osos, CA (via Los Osos Valley Rd and Pecho Valley Rd).  100 ft.	Within CG #1 Within CG #2 Within CG #3 Within CG #4 Ocean View #1 Ocean View #2	Secluded CG in a beautiful State Park on the coast.  50 paved sites on level land in two sections in a canyon.  Feels more like a typical USFS CG, than a State Park one.  Loads of hiking available along with a beautiful beach cove. Spectaclular scenery.  You can even hear the waves crashing at your site when the surf is big! Vault toilets.  $25. Decided I'd better see if everything works before I hit the road for a while. Easy to do, since it's only a few miles from my winter home. 8th time here.