The other half of the Salton Sea trip is spent exploring & getting inspired to do something big… like swing off something, or have playing “Feats of Strength”.

This year a new (to us) burger joint was discovered… $2 beers, nice locals and a great old town kind of venue for some hearty burgers and newly defrosted fries.

Salvation Mountain is a must and much like a mecca for hundreds of college students, hippies, adventurists- The night is then spent back at the campsite telling stories, making hobo stew and laughing together until the larger hours of the morning… although this year the wind picked up so much that it chased many of us to our tents early.

Such a good trip and always necessary this time of year.

Until next trip, I leave you with these pictures.

(More images to come on Michelle’s Blog too I’m sure)

(Eric)

(Locals)

(Michelle Holding a fishbone?)

(The Ski Inn Entrance & Luke)

(Burger stop)

(The locals are friendly & so is their beer)

(Napoleon Dynamite scene?)

(Laura, Curtis,Dave, Lindye & Winn all enjoying the scene from the TV show ER)

(Colin flying around a pole)

(When no one is looking, thats when it gets crrrrazzzy!)

(Eric always finds something for all of us to swing on)

(so good)

(Salvation Mountain)

(Heather Trine behind Salvation Mountain)

(Eric Trine & his topsiders)

(Michelle Mosqueda)

(Colin, Scott & I pondering the finer things in life)

More images on Heather Trine’s Blog HERE

Stories about the trip & more intricacies Eric Trine HERE

This weekend was spent relaxing in a desolate cursed land in California’s Colorado desert. This is the kind of place you come to when you want adventure, danger, campfires, target practice with bows, sketchy burger joints, quality time with your closest friends and some gritty sand particles in your hair. The Salton Sea is 34 miles long and has remnants of what used to be a very booming vegas-esque vacation town (Frank Sinatra often visit the Salton Sea back in the day).

This trip has become an annual tradition among friends. Headed up by husband & wife duo Eric & Heather Trine. Whoever ends up coming on this trip is sure to get their money’s worth.

Per usual, I’ll use my pictures (And some Michelle took w/my camera) to tell the story of our trip.

Enjoy!

(Winn, Lindye ,Heather & I cutting up veggies for “Hobo Stew”)

(Michelle took this-Love it)

(I LOVE this scene)

(Dave Hill is a minor)

(Curtis & Laura made torches)

(Me slinging arrows into beer can targets)

(Jeantel)

(campfire)

(Jeantel)

(Eric doing his version of a tribal/cirque du soleil dance over a lit torch)

(Danny Simon & Eric Trine sword fighting in the woods with fire)

(Hobo stew being cooked on hot coals)

Danny & I stopped in the middle of god knows where to eat burgers.

We ate these roosters instead.

I like this photo series.

Danny is a good roadtrip pilot.

Mandalay Bay’s Foundation Room makes it easy to live it up… at least for a night.

Champion Generators hosted a great party during the vegas trade show.What an amazing company. I photographed events and their booth for the 2 days I was there.

I live to tell tales, or at least these images do!

(The Vegas strip…incase you had no clue)

(Textures & textiles)

(www.etrine.com)

(Evan,Eric & Danny in The Foundation Room)

(Danny hitting his last ball of the day)

My first round of golf…ever.

I loved it.

A perfect 85º day. Sipping iced beers, driving golf balls into 10′ deep sand traps. Missing 8′ putts. Testing out the fairway’s with our golfcarts and simply being men.

Royal Links golf course took good care of us and I really hope this becomes a tradition. Thanks to Denny Trine for making it happen. Eric, Evan and Danny are easily some of my favorite golf buddies.

(Royal Links)

(Driving is my strong point… putting I’m horrible)

(You know, just making it happen)

(Danny about to jump into a hole to retrieve his ball)

(Sand Traps love me)

(This is my ball)

(Oh the life)

(Evan took home the best score)

(Eric takes a swing…into the woods… this was his worst hit of the day… he admitted it)

(Love this scene)

(Yeah, my ball was up in the middle of that haystack)

(Royal Links)

(Thats the sky, by the way)

(At night we drive faster)

Bass Lake California. Danny Simon

2 days spent in:

74º F water.

93º F Air

Friends, power boats,House on the lake, not to mention food provided by Eric’s parents!?

I was so fortunate to be apart of this trip. Although I could only stay for 2 nights, it was a much needed get away. Heather & Eric hosted some friends for a few days and the ones that made the trek out were well taken care of.

I’m still sore from tubing and waverunning, but my mind was partially cleared of any stress… something about being in nature, being dangerous and being with likeminded brothers help me recenter focus.

I’m getting ready to do nearly the same drive again tomorrow up to Colombia County for 4th of July and a 50th Birthday party for Audrey’s uncle.

For now, here are some images that will hopefully inspire you to stop work and do some adventuring.

Also HUGE props to Denny and Mary, you need to hold parent siminars. I guess that what you did in a way… all of us will hopefully be parents someday… I just hope I can make my kids and their friends feel so at home and priviledged.

(Jonnie Russell and his stew)

Whats better then camping? Camping with a group of friends of course. (There are a few things better then camping with friends, but I’ll get into that in another post… hint copy and paste on the iPhone)

Highlights from this camping trip include but aren’t limited to:

10. Free Hot Showers!

9. “John Daniel’s”

8. Samuel’s Homemade guacamole and jalapenos

7.Shirtless Wood chopping sessions

6. Sleeping under the stars. (I slept above the picnic tables on the roof)

5.Sleeping through the park ranger’s “Put your hands where I can see them” Scare

4.The Scott & Gin night

3.My mummy bag protecting me from the harsh desert nights wind.

2.Counting the amount of 60′s glasses and vans

1. Hobostew making

Pictures as promised.

(Moonlight+Headlights)

(Chopping up ingredients for HoboStew)

(Onions and garlic 2 key ingredients)

(Nicole,Desiree and Heather)

(The men around the fire. Scott Henning,Dave Hill, Vern Moen and Danny Simon)

(Vern Moen)

(Perfect coals and our hobo stew)

(Danny Simon)

(The site)

(Taking it all in. Photo: Evan Trine)