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It was the summer right after I graduated from high school.

A good friend and I decided to try our hand at camping.

We grew up in the greater Los Angeles area,

so our knowledge of the great outdoors was nothing beyond the couple of years that we had in Cub Scouts of America

when we were in elementary school.

In other words, we had almost no idea what we were doing.

We packed a tent, a couple sleeping bags, supplies, etc., and headed off in his car.

We grew up in the 80s, so this is a time before the wide prevalence of cell phones and the existence of other portable digital devices.

We drove north on the 395 for about six hours

and then headed westward into the mountains in the area of Inyo Canyon. First mistake.

We did not plan on which place to camp. We played it by ear, like fools. Second mistake.

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