About us
Hi.
Thanks for checking out our group.
Scroll down for intro & info about our group.
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Upcoming events:
May (maybe) @ Sedona – https://www.meetup.com/la_camping/events/291625223
May (Memorial Day weekend) @ Sequoia – https://www.meetup.com/la_camping/events/291160337
May (maybe) @ Kings Canyon – https://www.meetup.com/la_camping/events/291627102
June @ Santa Monica Beach – https://www.meetup.com/la_camping/events/291976589
June (maybe) @ Eastern Sierra / Kearsarge Pass – https://www.meetup.com/la_camping/events/291628000
July @ Rocky Mountain – https://www.meetup.com/la_camping/events/290759500
July @ Denver, Colorado – https://www.meetup.com/la_camping/events/291625666
August @ Glacier & Yellowstone – https://www.meetup.com/la_camping/events/290447742
August @ Huntington Beach – https://www.meetup.com/la_camping/events/291976774
September @ La Jolla – https://www.meetup.com/la_camping/events/291976816
October @ Santa Barbara – https://www.meetup.com/la_camping/events/291976980
October @ Washington DC & Toronto, Canada – https://www.meetup.com/la_camping/events/291625717
April 2024 @ Austin, TX or Buffalo, NY – https://www.meetup.com/la_camping/events/292764687
April 2024 @ Orlando, FL – https://www.meetup.com/la_camping/events/293456342
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Our group has kind, caring, and open-minded people, so some volunteer opportunities and Native American pow wow events might also be added:
https://www.meetup.com/la_camping/events/calendar
For more volunteer opportunities, check out our other group:
https://www.meetup.com/LAVolunteer/events/calendar
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A quick note to any who message(d) me – Meetup has a weird bug where anyone can email (me) an organizer, but if you're not a member of this group or another group we're mutually both in, then Meetup won't allow me to respond. It might be an anti-spam feature. So if anyone messaged me in the past, I'm sorry for not replying. I honestly tried, but Meetup's messaging system is strict. If anyone doesn't want to join this group, but has a question, try emailing me at wisejunkemail@gmail.com and I check that email account once a week.
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Do you love being outside in nature, going on adventures, discovering new places, making new friends, and creating new memories?
Do you spend more time on social media than being social with real humans?
Do your friends prefer staying indoors with the virtual world (phone, tv, movies, video games, internet, etc.) ?
Or are your outdoorsy friends always busy?
Is there a fun destination you want to go to, but haven't yet because nobody was available to join you?
Are you bored of doing the same things and going to the same places every weekend?
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Well then, good news.
Our group has many cool, friendly, and like-minded individuals.
I plan a few events/trips throughout the year, and everyone is encouraged to host their own event.
If there is a hike you want to do, a place you want to visit, or a trip/activity you want to plan...then share your idea so others can join you.
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More info - www.meetup.com/LA_Camping/events/239368546
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FYI: Many people ask, so I'll mention it here. Wiseman sounds like a fake name, internet moniker, or nickname, but it's my real name. Ironically, I'm pretty dumb. ;)
And if what I look like matters, use a web browser and go to https://www.meetup.com/LA_Camping/members/69743242
and under my main photo, click on "Tagged photos" and you can judge me...and decide if you want to join our group/events/trips. :)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oZBIfqGvNM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UaHljP1ar4
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If anyone is brand new to camping, some of our trips are good for first-timers.
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For any dog-owners - as you know, many national & state parks prohibit dogs on hiking trails.
However, our Eastern Sierra & Mammoth trips are dog friendly.
Mammoth & Eastern Sierra are beautiful. Many trails allow dogs to run around and even jump/swim in lakes.
So your dogs don't have to be sad or jealous when you go to national parks without them.
Bring them on a fun camping trip!
And let them chase squirrels!
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Upcoming events
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Camping Road Trip @ Grand Teton & Yellowstone
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, WY, USHappy Father's Day to all the good dads, step-dads, paternal guardians & foster parents, etc.
I'm currently in Denver this weekend, and yesterday, we stopped by Rocky Mountain National Park for a quick drive / visit, and it was so nostalgic to be out in nature again (after a 3 year absence).
Another group member messaged me yesterday regarding 4th of July weekend, so I'm sorry I've procrastinated so long in posting something.
My apologies this is short notice...
I'm planning on going to Glacier National Park in Montana between July 3 - 10.
If I can get everything ready in time, I might go to a Canadian National Park called Waterton Lakes National Park around July 1 - 2.
I'm perfectly fine with going solo...I need the peace and quiet after working with kids and volunteering with kids throughout the country.
Plus, it's really short / late notice, so I don't anticipate anyone else joining for Glacier.
https://www.meetup.com/la_camping/photos/33118523
https://www.meetup.com/la_camping/photos/33414566
I'll have limited phone / internet / email access in early July, but I'll try to check occasionally, every few days or so.
So yeah, gas prices are high and inflation is daunting for many -- so my expectations are low...but if anyone has the time and desire, feel free to lmk if you want to join for Grand Teton and/or Yellowstone.
Dates are flexible and open to your schedule...meaning, you're willing to arrive & leave whenever fits your schedule.
I have a campsite reserved inside
Grand Teton NP between July 13 - 16
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Yellowstone NP between July 17 - 22
https://www.meetup.com/la_camping/photos/32044981
https://www.meetup.com/la_camping/photos/32048661
https://www.meetup.com/la_camping/photos/32382009
I also have a campsite for July 23 - 25, but I might need to fly to New York to volunteer for another children's camp at the end of July, so I'm tentatively thinking of staying until July 22, 23, or 24.
Oh, and if anyone is interested and has time, I highly recommend checking out a Native American Pow Wow in Browning, Montana on either July 11 or 12.
https://www.meetup.com/la_camping/photos/32630790
Okay, that's it for now. I'll try to add more when I return from Denver.
Drive time is around 14 - 15 hours from
OC - https://goo.gl/maps/uBiaNxgRX4xkqhWf7
LA - https://goo.gl/maps/JdNPrrTGzD1DBEXE7
Note: If checking the route now (before summer), the estimated time might be longer due to road closures due to winter...so change the departure date to the summer, and the estimate drive time should be shorter.
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