David

So we were definitely left to our own devices, and it was just so, so remote out there. And Wheeler Gorge is about 30 minutes inland from Ojai, so it's even deeper into the mountains and even more remote. You know, one of those places where you lose service about 20 minutes away from the campsite, and it's just kind of a dead zone. So the first day we were there, you know, nothing too crazy.

So we were definitely left to our own devices, and it was just so, so remote out there. And Wheeler Gorge is about 30 minutes inland from Ojai, so it's even deeper into the mountains and even more remote. You know, one of those places where you lose service about 20 minutes away from the campsite, and it's just kind of a dead zone. So the first day we were there, you know, nothing too crazy.

You know, we just played beer pong for like five hours or so, just hung out, you know, typical camping stuff. We all shared this one big family-sized tent that my buddy Zach had brought. So we're all kind of sardined next to each other, side by side. And because it was so hot, we also slept without the tarp on top of the tent.

You know, we just played beer pong for like five hours or so, just hung out, you know, typical camping stuff. We all shared this one big family-sized tent that my buddy Zach had brought. So we're all kind of sardined next to each other, side by side. And because it was so hot, we also slept without the tarp on top of the tent.

You know, we just played beer pong for like five hours or so, just hung out, you know, typical camping stuff. We all shared this one big family-sized tent that my buddy Zach had brought. So we're all kind of sardined next to each other, side by side. And because it was so hot, we also slept without the tarp on top of the tent.

Just because there was no moisture, we wanted to be able to see the stars and the whole sky. Because it was so remote, there was no light pollution, so we were able to do that. There was tons of raccoons, though, so the raccoons were just completely shredding through our garbage the entire night, so I remember being kept up by them.

Just because there was no moisture, we wanted to be able to see the stars and the whole sky. Because it was so remote, there was no light pollution, so we were able to do that. There was tons of raccoons, though, so the raccoons were just completely shredding through our garbage the entire night, so I remember being kept up by them.

Just because there was no moisture, we wanted to be able to see the stars and the whole sky. Because it was so remote, there was no light pollution, so we were able to do that. There was tons of raccoons, though, so the raccoons were just completely shredding through our garbage the entire night, so I remember being kept up by them.

My buddy Brian had snuck in a bag of hot Cheetos into the tent for, like, a little late-night snack, and anybody that's ever been camping knows that you don't keep any food in the tent just for that reason. So the first night, we actually got woke up by a family of raccoons breaking into our tent and undoing the zipper and, like, climbing all over us. So...

My buddy Brian had snuck in a bag of hot Cheetos into the tent for, like, a little late-night snack, and anybody that's ever been camping knows that you don't keep any food in the tent just for that reason. So the first night, we actually got woke up by a family of raccoons breaking into our tent and undoing the zipper and, like, climbing all over us. So...

My buddy Brian had snuck in a bag of hot Cheetos into the tent for, like, a little late-night snack, and anybody that's ever been camping knows that you don't keep any food in the tent just for that reason. So the first night, we actually got woke up by a family of raccoons breaking into our tent and undoing the zipper and, like, climbing all over us. So...

Yeah, it was just funny, all the commotion of that. You know how people say like, oh, raccoons have hands? They actually have like little hands. I felt one like step on my thigh and I felt like it was almost just like a shrunken human hand just pressed onto my thigh. So we woke up the next day, you know, had some breakfast, just kind of shook off the night before.

Yeah, it was just funny, all the commotion of that. You know how people say like, oh, raccoons have hands? They actually have like little hands. I felt one like step on my thigh and I felt like it was almost just like a shrunken human hand just pressed onto my thigh. So we woke up the next day, you know, had some breakfast, just kind of shook off the night before.

Yeah, it was just funny, all the commotion of that. You know how people say like, oh, raccoons have hands? They actually have like little hands. I felt one like step on my thigh and I felt like it was almost just like a shrunken human hand just pressed onto my thigh. So we woke up the next day, you know, had some breakfast, just kind of shook off the night before.

I think we ended up going on a hike, or at least trying to. It was so hot that we couldn't actually really go up on the mountain. And I'm kind of glad that we did not because I'm sure we probably didn't have the necessary supplies. We were all kind of worn out from the festivities of the day before. So I kind of took it a little bit easier, just listened to music.

I think we ended up going on a hike, or at least trying to. It was so hot that we couldn't actually really go up on the mountain. And I'm kind of glad that we did not because I'm sure we probably didn't have the necessary supplies. We were all kind of worn out from the festivities of the day before. So I kind of took it a little bit easier, just listened to music.

I think we ended up going on a hike, or at least trying to. It was so hot that we couldn't actually really go up on the mountain. And I'm kind of glad that we did not because I'm sure we probably didn't have the necessary supplies. We were all kind of worn out from the festivities of the day before. So I kind of took it a little bit easier, just listened to music.

I think at one point we actually went into town just to get more supplies, really just hung out and just chatted and goofed off like we normally did, but just camping.

I think at one point we actually went into town just to get more supplies, really just hung out and just chatted and goofed off like we normally did, but just camping.

I think at one point we actually went into town just to get more supplies, really just hung out and just chatted and goofed off like we normally did, but just camping.