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How was Ballinger Canyon? I headed up to Figueroa again but the side gates are still closed on Zaca Ridge (Catway) and Lookout. I figure they will keep them closed until the bloom is over and all of the rains have stopped for good. The mountain is still packed with people especially on the...

Great shots! Your so right the two-track was the place to be, especially on the weekend. Was out there on the 8th and it was packed with flowers and people! The Lupine is really blooming up on Figueroa Mountain in Los Padres NF right now. It's also busy especially on the Los Olivos side...

One other thought regarding equipment is to find a local astronomy club. Checkout their starparties and see what equipment they are using. You might get lucky and find something used that someone started with and has moved into something different. Funny... it's kind of like Overlanding... If...

When you say beginner scope, you need ask what that means. It's all relative to what you want to do. Many folks end up spending somewhere in the $200 dollar range for a "nice" (not-so much) dept store scope and become frustrated and it gets rarely used. I end up picking them up for 20 bucks all...

My rig is an ongoing project as a purpose built Astrophotography tool. You guys are absolutely correct Overlanding and Astronomy are a perfect match. It's funny though, we never called it overlanding we just called it what you do. Lol. Here are a few pics. Happy star gazing. Sent from my...

how did you attach these images? ... via upload or attach via url? I can't get anything to work. thanks --jp

Building my rig to haul my astronomy and photo gear to remote locations on this spinning blue marble. This is Jeep number 8.