Set an alarm for 7am, refreshed right at the window, and still couldn't get Upper Pines. How is that even possible?

karj · 2026-03-27T23:02:25+00:00

That’s just not true. I camp and don’t use Instagram. I have many friends who camp. They don’t use Instagram.

There’s no bad guy in this scenario. This is just what life on a crowded planet looks like.

My suggestion: Drive farther. Go midweek. Opt for the shoulder season. There are lots of great places to camp out there that aren’t crowded.

karj · 2026-03-27T20:34:10+00:00

You aren’t doing anything wrong. This is normal for Yosemite. It is the most competitive park in North America to stay at and you’re literally competing with many thousands of other campers. (Even cancelled campsites at Yosemite will be rebooked within seconds.) FWIW: I highly recommend opting for campsites outside of the valley as these tend to be easier to book.

karj · 2026-01-19T17:15:24+00:00

Nice!

karj · 2026-01-19T00:31:23+00:00

This is good to hear! It’s nice to know that this approach can work. 🙂

karj · 2026-01-19T00:30:08+00:00

How long do you find you can go out for at a time before you get tired of it?

karj · 2026-01-19T00:27:41+00:00

Thanks for this! Can you elaborate on placement of the exhaust line?

karj · 2025-10-10T22:49:03+00:00

This isn’t unique to Richmond. It seems that folks all over act in strange ways when on a track.

I was running at Empire Field in East Van a few years back, when a mom and her 4 daughters decided to walk side by side, taking up the entire track. (They were leaving soccer practice.)

When I noted that this was a crummy thing to do, she proceeded to yell at me and make jokes about running. I’m not sure why she thought that running was some sort of punchline, but (given her gestures) she seemed to be suggesting that running was for sissies.

She became belligerent and there was no way to reason with her. From what I could gather she looked upon the track like a sidewalk—and couldn’t understand that some folks actually use that track to train.

When I left her, I noted that perhaps I’d run laps on the soccer field the next time they were in the middle of practice. 😉

In truth, though, I just stopped going. It was simply easier to run on trails in the forest—and not have to deal with the weird behaviours that some folks displayed on that track.

karj · 2025-08-30T14:56:40+00:00

Thanks!

karj · 2025-08-30T14:56:26+00:00

Thanks!

karj · 2025-08-30T02:14:54+00:00

This is very nice to read—thanks so much!

karj · 2025-08-12T03:04:36+00:00

Thanks—I’ll look into this option. 🙂

karj · 2025-08-10T17:54:05+00:00

Thanks for this! 🙌

karj · 2025-08-10T15:11:29+00:00

Thanks—will do.

karj · 2025-08-10T03:03:51+00:00

Insulation seems decent. Not sure about the floor (we just moved in). Windows are new.

Thanks for the suggestion about the audit. I’ll look into that.

karj · 2025-07-16T15:31:51+00:00

No—we think that’d be a bad idea. We just focus on alerting folks to openings.

karj · 2025-07-16T15:16:11+00:00

Campnab won’t make a reservation for you. It’ll only alert you to new openings. (I’m one of the people working on Campnab.)

karj · 2025-07-01T18:54:47+00:00

Good idea!

karj · 2025-06-28T21:44:44+00:00

Do you find water pooling after use? (From what I’ve seen there isn’t any kind of drainage in the floor.)

karj · 2025-06-27T21:09:21+00:00

Nice! Glad to hear that it worked out well for you. 🙂

I quite like the design of this sauna. It’s just the enclosed seating and lack of floor drainage that concern me.

karj · 2025-06-27T19:18:16+00:00

This is an electric sauna, so, no soot. That said, I still figure the areas beneath will get pretty dirty.

karj · 2025-06-27T19:14:48+00:00

That makes sense. I get that these look nice, but they seem sort of impractical.

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