Back in August we took a vacation to California to do some mountain biking. On the first day, we traveled across Arizona and Nevada at a leisurely pace. It was our goal to reach some national forest lands and find a Forest Service campground for the night. Didn’t work out that way. We ran out of daylight long before we reached any forest lands so as twilight was settling in we started driving down secondary roads and then dirt roads until we were able to set up a quick campsite for the night.

The spot we chose was far enough from the highway and other roads that we heard and saw no traffic and we felt like we were in the middle of nowhere. To our west were the White Mountains and Boundary Peak, the highest mountain in Nevada. To our south was the small community of Fish Lake Valley. What a beautiful location!

For the remainder of the trip we stayed in busy Forest Service campgrounds or motels. None of them can compare with the delightful solitude of this location.

In another post I’ll talk about the highlights of that trip.