well off the beathen path

Total Escape is turning 30 years old this Autumn (2026) and we are still here making you aware of the hidden destinations around California. Site founder, DanaMite relocated up to Lassen Forest a several years ago and has been without a real internet connection, but that could soon be changing. The website was launched on a 33k dial up modem in 1996. 56k soon gave way to real high speed DSL in downtown San Diego in 1999. We've dealt with with the numerous satellite internet companies and ISPs. Dana has moved homes different five times in the past 30 years. So much for "settling down" Looking forward to the completion of the Lassen Highway 36E   Middle-Mile RURAL INTERNET PROJECT .  Until then, it's the mobile hotspot and local WiFi locations only. Been redesigning all our old HTML pages to a new WordPress format, so you can find all of our categories more easily: OUTSIDE DESTINATONS  RECREATION LODGING JOURNEY  MAP SHOP  Amazon, by far, has been our most reliabl...

Yes indeed, Total Escape is alive and well - and still online! the redesign is finally here 2019 October marks the 23rd year of our presence on the world wide web. Site founder, DanaMite has been redesigning the site and making it easier to find everything - over 10,000 pages on just California. This particular overhaul has been years in the making and I needed to 'hire out' on certain skills in to accomplish it. Big thanks goes to  Jamison  who helped me get CSS headers in order and looking great, and the new navigation launched last month on Total Escape. Mobile users will be pointed to the main URL  http://www.totalescape.com/index.html Desktop users can still use the classic feel http://www.totalescape.com/classic.html Search Bar is located back on top, the Outside Blog now visually matches the rest of the site, and we have created some new sub-sections of the site, which include: DESTINATIONS - http://totalescape.com/destinations/ JOURNEY - h...