Friday Teardrop Photo

My husband taking a little nap in the Sunflower.
After all the work I've been doing, I'm dying to take a nap with him.

Friday Teardrop Photo

 

Taking a nap in the Sunflower at the Lone Pine Campground the day after hiking Mount Whitney.

I usually like to read or take a nap in the teardrop with the doors open for a fresh breeze. In fact, if we are camping in a warm (and safe) place—we'll sometimes sleep with the doors open all night.

Friday Teardrop Photo

I'm sure my husband is not going to be too thrilled with the photo, but this is the Sunflower and our REI Alcove being used as a crash pad after a margarita party at a neighboring camp during Burning Man 2010. My husband had partaken of too many of the yummy drinks and decided to sleep right on the ground in the desert heat.

At Burning Man we need to keep our cooler up off the ground to preserve the ice as long as possible in the hot desert. The kitty litter boxes are makeshift gray water and trash receptacles since there are no dump stations or trash cans at the event. What you pack in, you have to pack out.

Friday Teardrop Photo

 This is on Highway 447 just outside of Black Rock City at Burning Man. When we leave the event (usually around 3:00 or 4:00 a.m. Sunday morning after the Burn) we drive straight home through the dark desert. Not this time. We were so tired, we decided to pull over on the side of the road with a few other dusty Burners to sleep for a few hours until daylight.

We leave the city early every year to avoid what is called Exodus — the mass migration of nearly 60,000 people leaving the event. It can take up to six hours to get out of the city. It takes us about half an hour.

You CAN crash on the side of the road in a teardrop trailer — just keep the bed area free and clean of other items.