Loose Ends, California
Read MoreMorning in an amazing campground all to myself. Likely a ranger would have been none too happy to find me here, but arriving after dark limited my options significantly. The creepy cabin down the road gave me a bad vibe, so I scouted how to get by the gates on foot in the dark. The only downside - coyotes playing on the field nearby at 3am!
The day after Christmas.
The night before, I had slipped and jammed my leg into a crevice, breaking my ankle in a few places. I spent all night in my tent awake, unable to sleep because of the pain.
In the mornning, a neighboring camper who was heading back to Santa Monica helped me get to the hospital. I left the bike, tent, all of my gear and everything at the campground.
So much for Central America.