{"id":8156,"date":"2018-05-08T05:39:09","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T11:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=8156"},"modified":"2021-08-05T05:01:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T12:01:39","slug":"the-desert-sands-vintage-rv-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=8156","title":{"rendered":"The Desert Sands Vintage RV park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I&#8217;m obsessed lately with seeing and trying to capture our galaxy<\/strong> at night on camera. As a child I took for granted the Milky Way above me, the shooting stars and overall beauty that the night sky surrounding our planet offers us humans.<\/p>\n\n<p>These days, most people have to travel to dark sky communities or go way out into Nature to see the wonders of the universe above our heads. I highly recommend that one takes every opportunity to do so, as it is a perspective that can change your way of thinking.<\/p>\n<p>I hear about an International Dark Sky community located in the California desert called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitcalifornia.com\/attraction\/borrego-springs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Borrego Springs<\/a> , and the next thing I know, I&#8217;m road trippin&#8217; my way across the desert from Phoenix for the weekend.<br \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8161\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=8161\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02613.jpg?fit=3936%2C2624&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3936,2624\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1523114482&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;22&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC02613\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02613.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8161\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02613.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02613.jpg?w=3936&amp;ssl=1 3936w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02613.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02613.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02613.jpg?resize=684%2C456&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02613.jpg?resize=336%2C224&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02613.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02613.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\u00a0I find a vintage RV trailer that I can stay in through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.airbnb.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AirBnb<\/a>, and learn upon my arrival that the trailer is located in a vintage RV park. Quiet, isolated and full of quirkiness, I start out my time in Borrego Springs checking out the airstream trailers and other RV&#8217;s that are housed here.<br \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8163\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=8163\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02620.jpg?fit=3936%2C2624&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3936,2624\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1523114766&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;59&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC02620\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02620.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8163\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02620.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02620.jpg?w=3936&amp;ssl=1 3936w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02620.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02620.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02620.jpg?resize=684%2C456&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02620.jpg?resize=336%2C224&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02620.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02620.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\u00a0It&#8217;s the perfect way to start a great weekend in the desert.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Se2APS0qJqY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m obsessed lately with seeing and trying to capture our galaxy at night on camera. 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