4WheelBob mentioned this in a comment the other day: he’s joining some of his pals from Backpacker magazine’s forum for a weekend at Carrizo Plan National Monument in Southern California. They’re going this coming Friday to Sunday. I’ve decided to check it out myself.

The wildflowers are often spectacular down there in the springtime, but even if they aren’t, it’s miles and miles of open wilderness and free (though dry) camping. The plan is to hang out at a place called Selby Campground. There aren’t many actual trails, so there may be a lot of bushwhacking happening.

More details on this thread at backpacker.com

If anybody feels like playing hooky on Friday and heading down, let me know. I can fit a couple folks in the Hiker Hauler.