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"I always spend a few hours (or days) scoping out potential campsites on Google Earth before hitting the road. I'm a major sucker for trailblazing and sharing something fresher than recycled vistas.
This spot in the shadow of snowy Mt. Whitney did not disappoint. Although it would be difficult to get a bad site in Alabama Hills - a rock climber's utopia - we lucked out and it was empty when we arrived because it's off the beaten path."
-Jennifer Franklin @jadedjennifer
Gear List:
Tent - Big Agnes Seedhouse2
Camera - Canon 7D
Milky Way at Crater Lake
Shane took this time-lapse as the Milky Way made a full appearance over his camp spot above Crater Lake.
The Mittens
Camping in Monument Valley puts you in the front row to enormous rock features, cliffs, and the famous pair of buttes with “thumb” outcrops known as The Mittens.
Teton Tenting
Bridger-Teton National Forest is a great option for free camping with sought-after skies.