Go camping in a national park.

“Yesterday I drove up to Joshua Tree National Park and camped at Jumbo Rock. I woke up before sunrise to the yipping and howling of coyote resonating through the campground. After a few moments, the noise suddenly stopped. Up in the sky the stars faded into the gray light of early dawn. As the sun rose, a rosy pink glow reflected upon the sandstone, sky and clouds. This gorgeous canyon was directly behind my campsite. It was shear heaven walking by myself along the sandy floor as the canyon slowly came to life.”

“The campsites at the park are pretty nice, but there are no hookups. The bathrooms are heated and have running water (yay for flushing!) but showers are in a separate building at the camp store and are TEENY TINY PAY SHOWERS that take tokens only and both times I was in the mood for a shower the camp store was closed to I couldn't buy the tokens. Not so much yay there. I made due by boiling water in my electric kettle and doing a "birdbath" in the bathroom by my campsite. Listening to the coyotes after darkness falls? Two big thumbs up!”