Alabama Hills: Camping in my Rav4 in the Desert

I worked for the Desert Daze music festival in Sept/Oct '22 and made getting there an excuse to finally visit the Alabama Hills. Driving from the Bay Area through Yosemite, I started my journey south down highway 395 at Mono Lake before trying to find some local hot springs, sampling the local baked goods at Schat's Bakery in Bishop, CA, and exploring and camping among the boulders of the Alabama Hills before ending up at Lake Perris, CA for the festival where I caught King Gizzard, Tame Impala, and recorded some bits of Kikagaku Moyo's last North American festival show on their farewell tour.

Video from Kikagaku Moyo's set includes music from the songs "Gatherings" and "Dripping Sun" from the album Masana Temples. All rights to the music belong to the artist, and please go check them out at https://kikagakumoyo.com/ and/or your favorite music-streaming channel. This was my first ever KM show, but sadly also their LAST TOUR EVER (supposedly) so I felt very fortunate to have taken this Desert Daze gig.

Other music featured in this video was composed and recorded by my good friend, band-mate, fellow adventurer and all-around bon vivant Vincent Courtoy. You can check out his photography at www.vincentcourtoy.com.

Links to gear I use in this video that I recommend:
--Masana Temples by Kikagaku Moyo: https://amzn.to/3hyvWgS
--Kumoyo Island by Kikagaku Moyo: https://amzn.to/3hrV0pT
--Exped Megamat: https://amzn.to/3W5EgUi
--Maxtrax Mini: https://amzn.to/3W3FsY9
--Yakima OffGrid Medium Cargo Basket: https://amzn.to/3Pz4fB2
--Yakima Timberline Towers/Crossbars: https://amzn.to/3HEczxv
--Flame King 5lb propane tank: https://amzn.to/49m9nBV
--KingCamp folding camp table: https://amzn.to/3YwSoYo
--Big Agnes folding camp armchair: https://amzn.to/3FE4lD3
--Roam 105l Rugged Case: https://amzn.to/3WsIk0L or https://www.roamadventureco.com/

Chapters:
00:00--02:02: Welcome to Mono Lake feat. Kikagaku Moyo @ Desert Daze '22
02:02--02:48: Highway 395 hot springs?
02:48--04:16: Sad nostalgia at Schat's Bakkery
04:16--05:21: Driving from Manzanar to the Alabama Hills
05:21--09:21: Exploring Alabama Hills
09:21--12:16: Settling down for the night/ Mt. Whitney sunrise
12:16--15:00: Leaving camp and getting lost
15:00--17:44: Nightmare Rock