- Meetup on Orient Express. Autumn in Paris Venice Prague Vienna Budapest IstanbulArc de Triomphe, Paris
The Orient Express...you have heard it many times. The romance, the mystery, the adventure! Of course with the opulence too!
The original Orient Express is but a memory and our journey will mirror elements of the original route, crossing Europe from Paris to Istanbul.
This trip brings back the romance and adventure of train travel, along with the mystery of new cities and countries in a special way - adding value and removing inflated expense of excessive opulence by replacing it with service and contemporary refinement.
We retrace the route of the original Orient Express, using modern Night Trains, High Speed Day Trains, as well as some short hop flights.
Our route takes us to:
Paris - - - Venice - - - Vienna - - - Prague - - - Budapest - - - IstanbulIncluded:
- Train transportation between 4 cities.
- 2 nights on an actual night train with sleeping compartment
- Air transportation Paris / Venice and Budapest / Istanbul
- 11 nights in First Class hotels with best central locations
- Breakfast every day
- Some lunches/dinners
- All transfers to/from hotels, train stations or airports
- Guided tours in each city
- Entrances to many museums.
- even a wine tasting along the way.
- and more...
We travel as a group, and also have the flexibility of hop-on, hop-off tours and museum passes with "skip the line" so you enjoy a complete independence. It is all included in the price!
You are free to do your own thing, cater to your special interests, visit other sights and locations in the cities, while still being guided and helped with all the arrangements. A balance of independence when you want it and being included in all group activities when you prefer it.The idea is: come alone, meet new like-minded people and make lifelong memories . . . without being stuck with the "one size fits all" tour formula.
Here is a basic thumbnail:
PARIS - 3 nights
· Evening fight to Venice
VENICE - 1 night
· Night Train to Vienna
VIENNA - 1 night
· Evening train to Prague
PRAGUE - 2 nights
· Night Train to Budapest
BUDAPEST - 1 night
· Late evening flight to Istanbul
ISTANBUL - 3 nights.
· Sleeper Cabins on the trains and First Class hotels in each city w/ very central locations.What was The Orient Express?
It was long-distance passenger train service that began in 1883 with the original endpoints being Paris to Istanbul. The original name became synonymous with intrigue and was a showcase of luxury with comfort at a time when traveling was still rough and dangerous.In Istanbul the Pera Palace Hotel, built in 1892, was the accommodations at the terminus. And we are staying in it!
The original Orient Express ceased operation in 1977 and we are not using the original old train. It no longer exists.
EVERY aspect of this trip is epic.
- Visit picturesque and storied cities.
- Enjoy trains and experience the enchantment of the rails.
- In the end you will have visited 6 countries: France, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Turkey!
The tour starts in Paris on Sep 14 and ends in Istanbul on Sep 27.
$4690 total cost per person, double occupancy.
$6190 total cost for solo occupancy.PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE AIRFARE. This allows for flexible departures for you. We can get you a quote.
To attend: $500 deposit. CLICK HERE for a Secure Deposit Link
Your Deposit is Fully refundable to 90 days before the event (less any PayPal fees)
Final payment due 60 days before the event.CLICK HERE To receive detailed itinerary and inclusions.
CLICK HERE for the main link for this event
RSVP there to get notice on any conversations or discussions.
AND/OR if you have questions?
CLICK HERE to Direct Message to Anna
CLICK HERE to Direct Message to Marc (screen name Oddie)
AND/OR
We do a Zoom Q & A ( CLICK HERE to RSVP on the Q& A zoom).
Come to the zoom, ask any questions and meet other attendees.
Great way to get the info you want without all the other fluff.We believe in good decent social. We have a set of sister groups we post our local free, local/regional camping, and our overseas events too.
CLICK HERE to see all our other fun and social meetup events.SOT 200318-10
Live the adventure instead of only dreaming it!
- Mt Whitney (training) Hike to Lone Pine Lake. Whitney for Fun!! Newbie CampingLone Pine Lake, California, CA
Event limited to 12 total.
The Mount Whitney area is a stunning and beautiful place aside from the Summit.
For this event we are heading to Lone Pine Lake. We will head out in the AM and you will see the trail in the light. We will go only as far as Lone Pine Lake.
This is normally a 5 mile round trip. On the way down (so about 4 miles) we will turn and have the option of going up to Lower Boy Scout Lake (about 2 miles up). Then back to camp.This is intended to get you to feel and see the area and there is not the pressure of summiting, or starting at a crazy time of night. Many do not appreciate the start and the lower parts, as they are looking only at the top. Many pass by the stunning-ness of Lone Pine Lake looking only at the top.
We are going on this to either train for summit someday or to take it slow and appreciate the stunning area as it is.
We are also close to visit to The Alabama Hills, Mansanar and Fossil Falls.
The Plan:
- Arrive Fri in the evening. Get there when you can. No set arrival time. The earliest we can be in the campsite is 4PM.
- Sat: Hike Whitney Trail up to Lone Pine Lake. Then optional to Lower Boy Scout Lake.
- Sun has several options:
- Alabama Hills, Ancient Bristlecone Forrest Mansanar, Fossil Falls
This is intended as Whitney for everybody trip. It is also a Camping for first timers.
No matter who you are, . .you can come. We will go slow and easy. Nobody is left behind. This is for fun and community. Not for bragging rights.
Kids are OK. But super young is not ideal. Dogs are fine too.
You do not need a permit to make it up to Lone Pine Lake.
Whitney is a place that is on everybody's bucket list. We are going on this one not to Summit, . . but for fun.
Hence the title: Whitney for Fun!!
Other options
Dogs ok at campsite and on trail. Cats: that's your call.
To attend this event:
- RSVP on this event
- Click Here for Secure Payment Link ($114.00 per person)(under 18 are 1/2)
- Click Here and fill out our Attendees google form (this is also what the carpool info gets built from)
If you not ready to commit yet . . .
- Click Here and fill out our google "interest" form (there is a box for "interested and keep me in the loop")
About our site:
- This is tent camping. No RV or trailers or giant campervans.
- Clean maintained restrooms.
- Running (drinkable) water at our site
- Shaded with tall trees and close to a creek/stream.
- Perfect for the beginner and first timers.
OK . . . Tell me about food and everything else. What's included?
The logistics of providing food for every possible diet, as well as food prep issues is just not feasible or safe.
Due to varied dietary needs and food contact issues, it's better if bring what you like and prep it.
Does Include:- All Firewood. Propane heaters (if needed)
What gear do I need?
The only specialized gear you need is Tent, Sleeping bag, Sleeping Pad (yoga mat). Everything else is household items you already have.Refunds?
Refunds OK if requested 2 weeks before event start. If requested less than 2 weeks: 100% Full Credit be applied to ANY future event we run.Notice:
We do NOT discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, or even for belly button lint.CLICK HERE to send a Direct Message
OR
CLICK HERE FOR Q & A CAMPING Zoom. Meet others attending, be social. Come to the zoom and ask any questions about the event.- General Policies
- Carpool info
- Newbie Camping Advice All things GEAR
- Newbie Camping Advice All things FOOD
Be part of the fun. Come join us on an adventure.
We do have other fun events planned.CLICK HERE to see the MAIN event posting
CLICK HERE to see all our events
We welcome all, and that includes you!
- ($20 Tickets) 98 DegreesSaban Theatre, Beverly Hills, CA
We have a special price of $20 with No Drink Minimum!!
In five short years — from 1997 to 2002 — 98° sold a staggering 10 million records, scored a chart-topping single, “Thank God I Found You,” with Mariah Carey and Joe, and collaborated with their collective idol, Stevie Wonder, on “True to Your Heart,” for the 1998 animated Disney film, Mulan. Their four-million-selling album, 98° and Rising (1998, Motown), spawned the top-5 favorites “Because of You,” “I Do,” and “The Hardest Thing,” while 2000’s Revelation (Universal Records), which sold two million copies, peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200 and yielded a trio of hits, “Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche),” “My Everything” and “The Way You Want Me To.”
The group emerged at a time when teen-oriented acts such as the Spice Girls, The Backstreet Boys and NSYNC were just hitting the top of the charts around the world. They differentiated themselves from many of the other teen bands at the time as they wrote much of their own material, which reflected their own R&B influences.
By September 10, 2001, the frequent Total Request Live champions had reached the pinnacle of their career. That was the night the male-harmony group, which includes Jeff Timmons, Justin Jeffre and brothers Nick and Drew Lachey, performed in front of a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden in New York City as part of the Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration. A star-studded salute marking the icon’s three-decade run as a solo entertainer, it was the kind of achievement that should have taken 98° to the next level.
But not 12 hours later, the 9-11 attacks changed the world forever. At that point, the all-Ohio-raised quartet decided to take a break. Save for a one-off performance on a TV special in 2004, it would be more than a decade before the four friends in 98° would sing together again.
The group tested the waters with a one-time appearance at the Mixtape Festival in Hershey, Penn. Then, in 2013, they hit the road with New Kids On the Block and Boyz II Men, the latter being their inspiration and a group that figures prominently in their origin story.Encouraged by the rapturous fan reaction, the group headlined their own, 38-city trek in the summer of 2016. The My2K tour, which also included O-Town, Dream and Ryan Cabrera, played to sell-out or near-capacity crowds at venues like the prestigious Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and the 5000-seat Coney Island Amphitheater in New York City.
Last year, the quartet released their first full-length Christmas album in 18 years, Let It Snow, via UMe to glowing reviews from both fans and critics alike. The album featured the group’s signature R&B-tinged, four-part harmonies and was a natural follow up to their 1999 multi-platinum selling This Christmas. The band embarked on a highly successful 31-city tour across the U.S. in support of their Christmas album in addition to their performances on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Disney’s Magic Holiday Celebration, Good Morning America, Today Show, Kelly & Ryan and more.
Over the past 15 years, all four members have enjoyed other careers outside of music. Nick, who was recently on Season 25 of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, and launched a successful solo music career and has starred on TV shows both as an actor (The WB’s Charmed and One Tree Hill) and as a television host (VH-1’s Big Morning Buzz Live, NBC’s The Sing-Off). Drew was crowned season two winner of Dancing with the Stars, been on Broadway, and both brothers opened Lachey’s Bar (A&E). Timmons joined members of Backstreet Boys and ‘NSYNC for VH-1’s Mission Man Band and Nick Carter’s Sci-Fi feature, Dead Seven. Jeffre is involved in various media and cause related projects stemming from his foray into politics as a mayoral candidate of Cincinnati.
October 6, 2023
Buy tickets here
: https://www.axs.com/events/479363/-tickets/promos/649972Doors 7pm. Headliner 8:00pm.
Under 18 Must Be Accompanied by a Paying Adult.
With regard and respect for the safety of our patrons no bags are allowed unless they are clear, and the contents are clearly visible.
- Free! Art Adventure Zoom Soirée. Social Realism, Brutalist, Soviet RealismLink visible for attendees
Need to move to Oct 13th.
Apologies.
Social Realism, Brutalist, Soviet Realism
CLICK HERE to fill out our reminder form This way we can send you the reminder and the Zoom link the day of the event.
All in all this will be a fun social evening where we accidentally learn something together.
This is all sounds great.
How much does it cost? Oh yes . . . The cost is FREE!
That's a bargain even at twice the price!!!!
So why not splurge and come and share your time with us.
For an online event hopefully you will feel as if you have visited far off places and times. And maybe even see yourself in the those places and scenes.We have been watching other artsy fartsy things being done. They tend to be essentially a power point. When it says "lecture" you better run!! There is no dynamic discussion or engagement. No interaction and no social.
Just like anything else we do . . . ours will be different.
We will come out the other side richer for the experience.
Yes. This does mean there is no canned script.
On the day of the event you will get an email 2 or 3 hours before more in-depth info of what covering and the zoom links.
For those not aware I do have classical art training, as well as years of working within the art industry with curators, conservators, collectors, artists, museums, studios, institutions etc. So we will make this all very worthwhile.
Now some background . . . Before the pandemic we did plenty of Artsy, and Artsy Adjacent events (no need to bore you with those now).
With the pandemic we did move to online and to doing a Weekly Art Soiree Zoom. We would try and alternate weeks between a "place" (like a museum) and a "concept", "movement" or artist.
As things lessened we did change that to once every two weeks.
Here are the changes we are making for the new year. We will switch to Once A Month . . . BUT we will make it 1 1/2 hrs on a Place, and the other 1 1/2 hr on Concept, Movement or Artist
What follows is the NEW SCHEDULE for the NEW YEAR. Do be sure to read past the schedule as I am including some of our In Person Art Events in the New Year too . . . !
Join us in this Art Adventure Social Soirée. Make some friends while learning and sharing, and sharing some learning.
IF you went to any previous Art Soiree you do NOT need to re-fill-out the google form.
FUTURE EVENT DATES and Topics.
- Jan It's All Nouveau To Me
- Feb Taking It To The Streets
- Mar Let's Gogh To The Museum
- Apr Christian, Jewish and Islamic Art
- May Prague Street Sculptures & Controversial Art
- Jun Social Realism, Brutalist, Soviet Realism
- Jul Petroglyphs, Petra, Egypt and Greeks too!!
- Aug Forgers, Forgeries, Fakes, Frauds A How To?
- Sep Pretty As A Picture. Photography!!! w/bonus of Erotic Art Discussion. What is Eros?
- Oct Wildcard- attendee suggested
- Nov Kitsch
- Dec The End Of The World. The Fin-de-Siècle
RSVP on any of these specific dates and show your interest on those. Or to add comments of what to cover.
The date/subjects above . . . are subject to being swapped, moved,
added, or otherwise nuanced as the year goes.
Do you have suggestions? Send them to: Marc Direct Message
To join in and see what else we do CLICK HERE
- Free! Art Adventure Zoom Soirée. Wildcard. RSVP and Comment w/ suggestionsLink visible for attendees
Maybe Pinup? How about Surrealists?
CLICK HERE to fill out our reminder form This way we can send you the reminder and the Zoom link the day of the event.
All in all this will be a fun social evening where we accidentally learn something together.
This is all sounds great.
How much does it cost? Oh yes . . . The cost is FREE!
That's a bargain even at twice the price!!!!
So why not splurge and come and share your time with us.
For an online event hopefully you will feel as if you have visited far off places and times. And maybe even see yourself in the those places and scenes.We have been watching other artsy fartsy things being done. They tend to be essentially a power point. When it says "lecture" you better run!! There is no dynamic discussion or engagement. No interaction and no social.
Just like anything else we do . . . ours will be different.
We will come out the other side richer for the experience.
Yes. This does mean there is no canned script.
On the day of the event you will get an email 2 or 3 hours before more in-depth info of what covering and the zoom links.
For those not aware I do have classical art training, as well as years of working within the art industry with curators, conservators, collectors, artists, museums, studios, institutions etc. So we will make this all very worthwhile.
Now some background . . . Before the pandemic we did plenty of Artsy, and Artsy Adjacent events (no need to bore you with those now).
With the pandemic we did move to online and to doing a Weekly Art Soiree Zoom. We would try and alternate weeks between a "place" (like a museum) and a "concept", "movement" or artist.
As things lessened we did change that to once every two weeks.
Here are the changes we are making for the new year. We will switch to Once A Month . . . BUT we will make it 1 1/2 hrs on a Place, and the other 1 1/2 hr on Concept, Movement or Artist
What follows is the NEW SCHEDULE for the NEW YEAR. Do be sure to read past the schedule as I am including some of our In Person Art Events in the New Year too . . . !
Join us in this Art Adventure Social Soirée. Make some friends while learning and sharing, and sharing some learning.
IF you went to any previous Art Soiree you do NOT need to re-fill-out the google form.
FUTURE EVENT DATES and Topics.
- Jan It's All Nouveau To Me
- Feb Taking It To The Streets
- Mar Let's Gogh To The Museum
- Apr Christian, Jewish and Islamic Art
- May Prague Street Sculptures & Controversial Art
- Jun Social Realism, Brutalist, Soviet Realism
- Jul Petroglyphs, Petra, Egypt and Greeks too!!
- Aug Forgers, Forgeries, Fakes, Frauds A How To?
- Sep Pretty As A Picture. Photography!!! w/bonus of Erotic Art Discussion. What is Eros?
- Oct Wildcard- attendee suggested
- Nov Kitsch
- Dec The End Of The World. The Fin-de-Siècle
RSVP on any of these specific dates and show your interest on those. Or to add comments of what to cover.
The date/subjects above . . . are subject to being swapped, moved,
added, or otherwise nuanced as the year goes.
Do you have suggestions? Send them to: Marc Direct Message
To join in and see what else we do CLICK HERE
- 9-Day Culinary Vacation in Riviera Maya--Yucatan w/ Dia De Muertos CelebrationOverseas Event. You depart from LA with others, Los Angeles, CA
9-Day Mexican Culinary Vacation in Riviera Maya/Yucatan with Dia De Los Muertos Celebration, Oct 28-Nov 05, 2023
Immerse into the best of Mexican cuisine and traditions in this unique journey with Día de Muertos vibe. This is an amazing culinary experience where we will taste local food, shop for our own ingredients in farmers’ markets and learn how to cook Mexican specialties, while exploring the best of the Mayan culture and visiting Hanal Pixan celebrations. All this hosted by amazing local chef experts!
What is included:
- 8 nights accommodation at hotel in Puerto Morelos and a private ranch house in Valladolid and Merida
- Shopping at the local farmers' market, while learning about all the fresh ingredients needed for a good authentic Mexican dish
- Cooking Classes where we make from scratch and enjoy our own culinary creations
- Unique culinary experience in Yaxunah Mayan community, hosted by the best traditional Mayan cook in Yucatan and her family
- Welcome dinner one of the best contemporary Mexican restaurants in Puerto Morelos
- Participate in Xcaret's traditional Annual Festival of Life and Death
- Dia de Muertos celebratory dinner in Espita, hosted by a famous local chef
- An authentic Mayan lunch in the jungle
- Tequila & Mezcals tasting
- A day tour of colonial Valladolid with evening downtown visit to see the altares for the hanal pixan for the Day of the Dead.
- Visit a Traditional Mayan home at a village immersed in the jungle
- Visit Yaxunah/Chichen Itza archaeological site
- Enjoy refreshing swim at 2 different cenotes
- Visit the beautiful city of Merida
- Participate in Dia De Muertos celebrations in Merida
- Daily Breakfast included, plus several lunches and dinners
- Local transportation to/from the different locations and activities throughout the 9-day vacation
Price per person, double occupancy (share): $2850
Single Supplement for solo room $500
***Airfare not included***
To sign up please pay a nonrefundable deposit of $200 per person:
HERE Or Click here to message Anna with any questions.
Final Payment is due by September 10, 2023RSVP to this event shows your interest, but does not hold your space.
The only way to secure your spot for this trip is a $200 nonrefundable deposit:
CLICK HERE FOR SECURE DEPOSIT LINKIF you need an airfare quote, Click here to message Anna
For more information about this or any of our other international events, fill out this form: INTERNATIONAL MEETUPS INFO REQUESTHave more questions?
Click here to message Anna
Click here to message Marc (screen name Oddie)
AND/OR
We do a monthly Q & A Zoom: Meet others attending, be social, or come and get any questions answered.
Click Here to RSVP to our Zoom
Click Here for our Google Request Form for our other international events
Fill out the info request form or come to the zoom and ask any questions. Great way to get the info you want without all the other fluff. As well as meet other attendees.We believe in good decent social.
We have a set of sister group we post our local free, local/regional camping, and our overseas events too.
Click Here for our other events:
Live the adventure instead of only dreaming it!
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We have done this event yearly (before the pandemic.)
It is now time for us to bring it back.
Haute Dawg Howl-o-ween Parade 2023 !!!!
For October . . . we are combining it with our Monthly Coffee Talkie
Meet at 11:00 for a Potluck Picnic wake up of Coffee and Breakfast bites.
Coffee, Bagels, Donuts, Muffins . . . Tea . . Whatever. Something Simple and easy.Will be just like our regular Coffee Talkie . . . but folks will need to bring a potluck item of Coffee Travelers (from starbucks) Or Bites.
While there we just hang, . . talk, . . schmooze etc . . . Y'know, . . . be social and all that!!!!
The Dog Parade starts at 2:30.
Soooooo . . . around 1:45 make way towards the festivities to watch.To include more than 500 costumed dogs and a few thousand dogless gawkers. With Vendors, Pet Adoption Fair & Kids/Adults Costume Contest
World's largest Halloween pet event! And it's here right in our own backyard.
I've been before long ago when it was still on the residential streets and it was a cacophony then!!! Now even bigger, badder, and barkier than ever!!!
Where: Marina Vista Park, 5355 E. Eliot St. Long Beach, 90803.
Marina Vista Park, corner of Colorado St. & Santiago Ave. (at the end of Marine Stadium; across from the fire station, by the tennis courts). The parade is on the concrete bike path that runs through the park from Colorado St. to Eliot St.Haute Dogs is expected to again donate thousands of dollars to animal welfare programs from money raised. FREE to watch. (you know you like to watch . . .)
What? You want to be in the Parade?
So here is the nitty gritty, . . . there is a row of white chairs that line the route. You can pay a few dollars to sit in those. (Money goes to Haute Dawg animals Charity)
Other than that it's free and spectators . . . . adult, children, or dog are welcome to watch the parade if they stay behind the white row of chairs
Kids and dogs are not allowed to sit in front of the front row of chairs.
Seating is available (if not sold out) for $5 (or it has been in the past)
You can bring your own chair and sit on the second row.
CLICK HERE for more info from the Haute Dawg site
We will update this event with fresh 2023 info as they add it.CLICK HERE for Pix from 2022 on the Haute Dawg FB page
To attend this event
#1 RSVP on this event with the red button at the bottom
AND THEN
#2 CLICK HERE to fill out our reminder form
https://forms.gle/FCFdNmri2oQb39uv9
(spoiler alert: if you do not fill out the form you will not get accurate or updated event info)Got questions?
Click Here to send a Direct Message to Marc (screen name Oddie) (be sure to mention the what event you are talking about)Also: General Policies
NOTICE: For our events we do not discriminate by Age, Gender, Gender Preference, Ethnicity, National Origin, Race, Color, Religion.
We believe in good decent social. We have a set of sister group we post our local free, local/regional camping, and our overseas events.
- FREE CAMPING for Big Pine Lakes. Volunteering Event!!! Tues OR Thurs ArrivalBig Pine Creek, California, CA
This event is a strange one. It can only happen if the weather is in our favor.
Snow is very much projected to be early.
Accordingly the event is boing moved to the start of the thaw.
So we move the date for the Free Camping with Volunteer to the Start Of The Season. Same deal . . . . Event is on ONLY if snow permits.
FREE CAMPING for VOLUNTEERING w/ breakfast, lunch and dinner on FRI included.
This is a different kind of event.
It's a fair trade. You get to camp at a fab site right at the trail-head to the Big Pine Lakes.The trade is that on Fri you put in some good volunteering. And in exchange you get some free food, some exercise, some community, AND you get to do some good
Here are the details. You will get free camping in return for putting in eight hours of volunteering on Friday. Friday/Volunteer Day will also include breakfast, lunch and BBQ dinner.
Want to go? You need to fill out the form
Here are the finer details.
Thurs : Arrive anytime you wish. Even at late as 1AM
Fri Volunteer Work Day
Sat : Hike Day, Play Day, Fun Day
Sun : Pack up and head homeThe Breakfast/Lunch/BBQ Dinner Is provided ONLY Friday Volunteer Day
WAIT . . . . I forgot to ask . . . What kind of work is this? What do I need to bring for it?
The camp is vintage. Painting . . . Moving some smaller rocks and re-building some smaller rock walls. There be a little bit of moving some gravel to fill some road holes.
Pretty much . . . the kind of stuff that many hands make light work.Bring with you some leather work gloves. If you have a wagon that don't mind getting some use . . . bring that too. A dust mask is nice to keep from sandy dust that gets kicked up. But then again . . .at the moment many of us have many masks on hand.
Ok. I am fine with bringing some leather gloves. What else do I need?
All the regular stuff you need for average tent camping. Tent, Sleeping bag, Sleeping pad (yoga mat), clothes/layers, cooking gear, food, fire-wood, etc . . . and all the other etcetera's.
Got questions?
Can I bring my dog? (yes)
Can they go on the trail hiking. (yes)I think this is great, but can't make it!
Or whatever your comment or question is . . .This is NOT a first-timer or beginner event. It will be rather cold as it is early in the season.
AND/OR if you have questions?
For Marc (screen name Oddie) Direct Message
AND/ORIn addition we also have some informational pages you may want to look at and review.
General Policies
Including: Notice of Non-Discrimination, General Refunds Policy, Cancelation Policies as well as General Liability and Safety Policies/Procedures/PracticesWe believe in good decent social. We have a set of sister group we post our local free, local/reginal camping, and our overseas events to.
NOTE: We do not discriminate by age, gender, gender preference, ethnicity, race, color, national origin, disability or family status.
WE WELCOME ALL AND THAT INCLUDES YOU !!
The MAIN location where this event is posted - Salton Sea Photo Safari Art Adventure & Ladder Cyn, Mud Volcanoes, Salvation MtnLadder Canyon Trail, Palm Desert, CA
CLICK HERE to watch a vid from a previous time we went
On our agenda of an amazing Photo Safari will be:
- Salton Sea Sunsets
- Ladder Canyon
- Painted Canyon
- Salvation Mountain
- East Jesus
- The International Banana Museum
- Calpatria Mud Volcanoes
- Obsidian Buttes (that's a mountain made of Dragon Glass)
- Pumice Quarry
- The International Date Museum
- The Dinos as Cabazon
- And more!!!!
Click Here for Photos from previous visits with the group.
Perfect for first-timer, beginner or novice. Sites are flat with flush rest-rooms and running water. There are free showers.
Sat: Ladder Canyon/Painted Canyon Hike.
Sunday is our Cultural Wasteland Photo Tour
Mud Volcanoes, Obsidian Buttes, Bombay Beach, Salvation Mtn, East Jesus, The International Banana Museum, The Dinos at Cabozan.We will pack in a LOT and It's all just awesome.
Quality sites with amenities. Awesome hikes & adventures that are safe and fun.
Be part of the fun. Come join us on an adventure.
This is Flexible Camping. Meaning you can choose for how long you stay for. At the most . . you can spend Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sun nights.
Most will come and do the normal Fri & Sat nights making the primary activity days of Sat and Sun.
Others might make it a three day weekend and arrive early or decide to stay Sunday night.
You do not need to decide now. Same cost no matter how long or short you wish to stay.Come and stay for whatever days/nights you wish. It's flexible to what works best for you.
Cost? $96 Per Person. 17 and under are free.
Click Here for Secure Payment LinkThis will be what is called Tent Camping or Car Camping.
People in tents and cars are parked nearby and easily accessible.
You do bring your own tent, sleeping gear and food.
This way it's the kind of food you like and you can make meals when you wish. Also . . . the logistics of us providing tents and food and making meals would fill up a cargo truck.Can I sleep in my car? Yes.
Can I bring an RV, Campervan or Trailer? Campervan OK. No trailers or RV's)What are you providing?
- We will be providing plenty of hardwood firewood.
- The site for up to 4 nights/5 days of camping.
- Leading Activities/Schedule. The Adventure.
- The social
- The campfire time
- The meetup
What are the restrooms and showers? Is there electricity?
There will be a plug and also your car to charge your phone.
There will be flush toilets and free showers.Is this dog friendly? Yes!! Dogs allowed on all the trails. Need to keep them on a leash though in camp or on the trail (at least when closer to trailheads)
Is this kid friendly?
Climbing ladders? Cool Mad Max art colony? Mud Volcanoes and Dragon Glass? Of course!!To attend this event:
You can also fill out the form if only interested and want to stay in the loop.
Click Here to send a Direct Message to Marc (screen name Oddie)
or
Click Here for our Local Camping Zoom Q & A (every other) Wed 7:30 PM
Meet others attending, be social. Come to the zoom and ask any questions about the event.- General Policies
- Covid guidelines
- Carpool info
- Newbie Camping Advice All things GEAR
- Newbie Camping Advice All things FOOD
We believe in good decent social. We have a set of sister group we post our local free, local/regional camping, and our overseas events to.
