established < OCT.1996 >

well off the beaten path

Remember the days when no one had a digital camera & 56k dial-up was a big deal? Before the time of high speed connections, GPS & online marketing, Total Escape was there carving out a spot for real California travel.

The stuff you see in the commercials.

Secluded alpine lakes with your SUV nearby, a campfire & bitchin sunset. Yep, those scenic destinations really do exist in the golden state. But you gotta know where to look, what to bring & respect these sacred spaces at all times. Fly fishing, rustic cabins, perfect weekends, all here on this very site. Maps, GPS & our information can get you out there - to the Wilderness. We narrow that vacation search for you, specifically to California & Baja, Total Escape concentrates on the local level, the outdoory vibe & all recreation of each community in California. And some in Baja.

DanaMite has been searching out great back roads & local destinations, marking up the maps, building this web site, way back ...when LED head lamps were unheard of. Before the dot com crash, before all-wheel-drive got marketed as 4WD, before email was a chore, Total Escape had a place on the world wide web.

bumper sticker for your rig, your ice chest, your suit case, your snow-mobile, anything!