california for the holidays
where to shop, where to hike, where to escape
California for Christmas: Road Trips
gearing up for an extra 10 lbs.
Again the news station feature tips on “how to eat healthy and not put on weight over the holidays”. If you want to eat healthy and not put on weight over the holidays, then you should stick to this difficult plan – and be at the gym or outside hiking every day during the holiday season. If you are hoping for an extra 10lbs around your midsection, be our guest to join the rest of “fat” America. On the other hand, if you wanna take a different approach to the norm – we have some inspiration (look out the window): NATURE. We have all your local, outdoor destinations listed right here on this lil web site. Explore your own backyard Cali.
Take a drive to winter wonderlands in the High Sierra. Visit the gold country. Find desert ghost towns. Take a hike, bike, snowshoe or ski… soon… before the television and malls call you to sell your soul for more gifts and garbage.
outdoor friends
We have all the hiking and wheeling maps to get you out there, or as inexpensive gifts for your outdoor friends.
DanaMite would love you to buy your gifts here – on this very site, cuz every click ads up fast. The dollars you normally would spend at Amazon, and the measly commissions Total Escape receives, go to keeping this web site and map store running. Maybe another 13 years online for us could look like a realistic reality. YEP, you read right. Been doing this over a dozen year now. This web site was created just for you, the Californian, the local resident —- so you can get to know “home” just a little bit better. Explore the glories of the golden state every season. Travel more often, locally and on a budget. Dig up rich historic destinations, take hikes and bike paths, or kick back on the sunny deck of a river view cabin.
If you are sick of chain hotels & over-commercialized theme parks, then you’ve come to the right place. Seeking a mini-vacation where you can escape the crowded tourist traps, you need more nature, less people & connection to the night skies. Stay close to home & discover the back roads within California. Cool destinations, cheap weekends, & unique ideas. This web site is a collection of thousands of pages on the Golden State – photographs & links. Practical, up-to-date, useful information about awesome camping, scenic lodging, cheap road trips & local adventures… California Style!
Poor Christmas Gifts
Updated Maps of CA: outta stock / outta print
- Angeles NF Topo Atlas – OUTTA PRINT
- San Berdu NF Topo Atlas – OUTTA PRINT
- Ansel Adams Wilderness – OUTTA PRINT
- Trinity Alps Wilderness – OUTTA PRINT
- San Gorgonio Wilderness – OUTTA PRINT
- San Jacinto Wilderness – OUTTA PRINT
- Mount Pinos OHV Map – OUTTA PRINT
- Rock Creek OHV Map – OUTTA PRINT
