Shea Oliver's Blog

Stories, Adventures, Thoughts, Updates, & Other Things

Mojave national preserve 3
A decision late in the evening before puts me on the road to California.
Havasu BLM Dispersed 1
An uneasy feeling at my planned camping location resulted in a long, painful day of trying to find someplace to camp that had decent Internet.
Black Bear Diner 5
High hopes for a big omelet at what I thought was a local diner turned into something that wasn't quite as satisfying.
Rock Formations by saddle mountain
It was only going to be a quick walk on the BLM roads to get stretched out and get the day going, but sometimes hikes happen!
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A delay in getting an Amazon shipment to an Amazon locker. Gives me an excuse to go get some tacos.
Geocaching again blog post cover
After finding the geocache on the summit of Saddle Mountain, I had to ask myself, should I get back into geocaching?
Jacky's Mexican Food7
I always love trying something new and when I found out this place had Huarache I knew I would have to check it out.
A selfie of Shea Oliver on the summit of saddle Mountain
I hiked up to the summit of Saddle Mountain as a reward for getting my new business launched. It was a beautiful day, and I had the mountain all to myself.
Petroglyphs near tonopah
Hike from a campsite to find the petroglyphs marked on Google Maps. Ended up finding a few and had some fun just wandering around.
A jeep and teardrop trailer parked in the desert near Signal Mountain.
Hanging out east of Phoenix on some BLM land waiting for a storm to pass and hoping for good weather.
The Mountain Quail Café in Quartzsite, Arizona.
Stopped in a popular local café to grab a quick breakfast after leaving Kofa National Wildlife Refuge. After nothing but my cooking it was pretty dang good.
A Jeep and a teardrop trailer parked near the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge.
A decent and popular location for RVers. I could have picked a better spot, but sometime you gotta find out the hard way!