give 'em the boot the roots the radicals

seamless integration of work truck bed and camper...
easy access to you gear...aaand plush amenities...dream rig

crank brothers

hobie alter

nature walks

lemonade berry (Rufus intigrifolia) 

hummin' bird stalkin' ants

 

Morchella esculenta

I never expected to find these in Southern California especially along the coast, 

but I did a little reading and I guess anything is possible...

P.63 of Edible and Useful Plants of California

By Charlotte Bringle Clarke

I wanted to try something old school french with em, so I gave this recipe a shot from Hostellerie Bressane, in Cuisery, France...basically a chicken cooked with morels and shallots in chicken stock, white wine and a little cream

phil edwards

aboard his M/V Neato

shifty horizons

photo's by b-vis

sabrosa cumbia

jig stop

saw this little guy in the display case at the jig stop in dana...it's for use on a lift pole, when the tuna bite went wide open.  in the time before spotter planes and seiners, this is how tuna were caught commercially.  the hook shape is designed to keep a fish on only long enough to be flung onto the boat, only to fall out once on board so the fisherman could return it to the water without wasting any time.  sometimes if the fish were big, they would put two-three men/poles onto one jig.  i still remember as a kid fishing aboard the fortune in mexico out of h&m when the albacore went wide open, the captain pulled one out of his quiver up in the helm and pulled a few over the rail...i hope the video below makes up for my bumbling explanation...it's well worth watching

bring it all back home

hap jacobs

hap jacobs

next to the korean bell eatin bizzy bee

torrance>trestles by plane

treasure chest

sm bay

PV

old marine land

cabrillo/pedro

trestles

killer dana

a mishap

dana

the wedge

radon

queen mary

the only ones

SD>san felipe

back in action.  returned from baja last night, with an even greater appreciation for our neighbor to the south.  had an epic trip with some epic people.  here's a little sample platter, hope you enjoy.

pollo al carbon

tortilleria in san felipe

tortilla press

sea of cortez

taco stand on the main drag in san felipe

making our way out to the beach south of san felipe

getting situated, setting up camp for the night