Trying to find a semi-cool dark place to watch the meteors
The Perseids are coming up -- no moon -- great conditions for boondocking and stargazing. Except that the Eastern Sierra, my go-to location, is full of smoke and is not likely to be clear two weeks from now.
Where else can we go that is not a hundred degrees and smoky? Utah is a possibility, but that is 500 miles from home. The mountains of Eastern San Diego County are ok, but there is noticeable light pollution. Rural coastal California is likely to be foggy on a summer night -- not always, but that is the way to bet.
Any great ideas?
If we can't figure out what to do, we will have to stay home and go to the beach. The water is warm, the waves are decent, it is right nearby, etc. Very nice, but it ain't boondocking. I like surfing (been doing it since the late 1950s!), but we have discovered (to our shock) that we like camping more.
Where else can we go that is not a hundred degrees and smoky? Utah is a possibility, but that is 500 miles from home. The mountains of Eastern San Diego County are ok, but there is noticeable light pollution. Rural coastal California is likely to be foggy on a summer night -- not always, but that is the way to bet.
Any great ideas?
If we can't figure out what to do, we will have to stay home and go to the beach. The water is warm, the waves are decent, it is right nearby, etc. Very nice, but it ain't boondocking. I like surfing (been doing it since the late 1950s!), but we have discovered (to our shock) that we like camping more.
