Los Padres National Forest, better camping... ha ha ha

[BusyWeb]

Hi, there.

Here are the some photos from this weekend bike-camping report to share.
Some stories will be added later on......
Beautiful and hidden place....and nice people I met.

Picasa Album Link
http://picasaweb.google.com/busyweb/Los ... #slideshow (http://picasaweb.google.com/busyweb/LosPadresNationalForest#slideshow)

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Panoaram Slide Link
http://picasaweb.google.com/busyweb/Los ... #slideshow (http://picasaweb.google.com/busyweb/LosPadresNationalForestPanorama#slideshow)

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Thanks

[Moedad]

Another good job, Busy. Looks like you met most of the people in the campground! Did someone give you a trout to cook over your campfire?

[BusyWeb]

Another good job, Busy. Looks like you met most of the people in the campground! Did someone give you a trout to cook over your campfire?

Hi, Mr. Moedad.

Yes, one of the campers gave me a trout; he caught it.
Even he gave me some Woods for the camp fire, and taught me how to fire camp wood...
How nice it was!
You can see him and his friend on the photos.
Jeff and Steve are their names; if i remember correctly....
However, I couldn't eat all that cooked fish as its taste and smell are too FISH.
I felt sorry for them who gave it to me, but no choice for me not to eat all. ha ha ha.
I like fish a lot, honestly, I even enjoy sushi a lot without any problems.
But, this river(lake) fish is totally different kind......
Jeff >> who is professional welder >> who designed/built a unique camping grill.
You might find that cooking grill one of the photos
>> amaizing desing and quailty >> can be disassembled for packing....so on, on...
So, I asked him to build my bike's saddle bag holder that can be attached on demand.
I always wanted one like beemers has since I got this new bike.
He knows well about motocycle too.
He glanced my bike and just designed one instantly,
and told me he will send me the drawing.
I am waiting his drawing......
(may be couple of weeks later, I might have a nice saddle bag holder)

This weekend camping was very relaxed and nice one for me.
I didn't planed to camp there, but I changed my mind when I get there.
It's a really peaceful and nice place.
Couple of lakes, blocked by high mountain, many birds,
no winds, small strems just behind camping ground,
big walter fall; not much waters at this time;and etc .... too good to camp.
And not crowed at all.
The time was about 3 PM when I get there, but I didn't prepared water and some food for night.
So, I tented and went down from forest to Ojai to buy noodle and gallon water, ha ha ha
(about 20 miles one way >> to buy water)
Later, Jeff told me that I could use the river water after boiling.... too late... ha ha ha

Couple of important things.... ha ha ha
1. It was little cold at night >>> I should have warmer sleeping bag..... know who told me that.
2. Couple of camp Stakes were bent >>> I know who told me too.
3. This time, I removed some stuffs when packing >>> as simple as possible >>> still too much.
4. Distributed evenly on both saddle bag >> some havier ones to the lower parts of saddle bag ???
5. Checked tire pressure >>> O.K.
6. Some strong wind gust at the Ventura >>> no tiny problems with riding... ha ha ha

Aha, at the Ventura Freeway 101, I smell really strong strawberry all around.
It was a good riding at that time, felt like that I ride through the some garden,
even though there is some bad windy situation here and there..

There are more stories to share but I don't recall right now......
Just remember some happy hours...and cold night.
One thing, at the early morning, I saw a good amount of STARS on the sky.
And couple of man made satellite pass through the night sky >>> beautiful moments.
Small dots (light) are moving across the sky very fast
>> first time I thought that it is falling star,
>> but it continues..........................to the horizon(this time over the mountain, ha ha ha)

Thanks..............

[caroledee1]

Once again, Busy, very nice pictures! Looks like you met some good people camping too.