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What’s TecopaFest!, you ask? It’s our annual fundraising event in support of the Southern Inyo Fire Protection District — aka our volunteer fire department. And it’s right around the corner! So here’s the info on where to stay, where to camp, and where to eat while you’re here.
Everyone (yes, everyone AND their Aunt Sally!) is invited to join us on Saturday, November 2nd from 10am – 6pm for a FREE day of fun in the sun. This year we have a full roster of bands and entertainers, arts and crafts vendors, interactive activities, exhibits and food/drink options — plus a fun afterparty planned at our local pub, Death Valley Brewing, with local craft beer and woodfired pizza from the Kit Fox Café. And of course, Ross the One-Legged Miner and Wandering Jeepsy and I will be hanging out — along with more YouTubers!
Last event’s YouTube crew
The weather down here is great that time of year, so come on out! We are about 90 minutes from Las Vegas, and 45 minutes from Pahrump, so it’s an easy trip if you just want to come for the day. But if you want to spend more time here, we have you covered!
***MAKE SURE TO FILL YOUR GAS TANK BEFORE COMING OUT HERE — THERE IS NO GAS IN TECOPA!***
***ALSO, THERE IS ZERO CELL SIGNAL! Signal drops out about 20 minutes outside of town, so plug in the directions ahead of time. The event is being held at 860 Tecopa Hot Springs Rd, Tecopa, CA 92389.***
***AND REMEMBER, THIS IS THE DESERT! BRING WATER!! Some bottled water will be available, but it’s good practice to bring a bottle of your own!***
WHERE TO EAT/DRINK:
Food and drink will be available for purchase at the event (BBQ, tamales, Indian tacos and possible pastries). Steaks and Beer (at the event site) will be open for dinner (space is very limited and reservations are required). Kit Fox Cafe (about 2 miles from the event site) will be serving breakfast/coffee and pastries plus woodfired pizza all day, and Death Valley Brewing (also 2 miles from the event site) will have craft beer on tap. The Crowbar, 8 miles away in Shoshone, is a full-service restaurant that will be open all day for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
WHERE TO STAY:
Artwork by Eric Coleman, Nye County newspaper cartoonist
Though Tecopa is a very small town, there are still several options for accommodations available. Advance reservations are recommended — book now to make sure you get a spot, and confirm all details!
Amy’s Tecopa Hot Springs Resort (where the event is being held) offers cabins, motel rooms, RV campsites with hookups, tent sites/dry camping and indoor hot springs.
Tecopa Hot Springs Campground, next to the event site, offers a few rustic “glamping” cabin rentals plus RV campsites w/ hookups, tent camping and dry camping, and access to the county hot springs baths and showers.
Tecopa Palms Therapeutic Hot Springs is a short (1/2 mile) walk from the event site and offers tiny house/RV rentals, RV sites with hookups, tent camping and indoor hot spring tubs.
Delight’s Hot Springs (also known as Death Valley Hot Springs) is a short (1/2 mile) walk from the event site and offers cabins, motel rooms, trailer rentals, RV sites with hookups, tent camping, indoor hot springs tubs, and an outdoor resort-style hot spring swimming pool.
Villa Anita is about 3 miles from the event and offers guest cabins, an experiential art museum, art classes and meals. Plus dogs!
Cynthia’s is about 3 miles from the event and offers bed and breakfast accommodations as well as guided desert safaris.
The Shoshone Inn is about 8 miles from the event site and offers motel rooms and an outdoor warm spring swimming pool, plus a campground with RV sites w/ hookups and tent camping. (There is also gas available here, at Death Valley prices.)
There are also many lodging and dining options available in Pahrump, about 35 miles from the event site.
FREE CAMPING:
***YOU CAN’T JUST CAMP ANYWHERE!! People actually live here, and a lot of the land is privately owned. But for those of you who prefer to boondock — aka free camp in the desert — there is plenty of public (BLM) land in the area. I’m not listing any exact locations here for fear of getting blasted for “giving away secrets,” but iOverland and FreeCampsites.net have several listings for the area 🙂
**PLEASE LEAVE NO TRACE IF YOU FREE CAMP! I don’t want people getting mad at me because people leave trash behind! Same if you visit the “natural” hot springs.
Our last two events were huge successes and a lot of fun — but I have a feeling this is going to be our best party yet! I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible…so load the directions in your phone, fill your gas tank, grab a gallon of drinking water and head out to join us. And be sure to bring a few bucks to donate to our first responders! If you can’t attend the event in person, you can donate to the SIFPD (Southern Inyo Fire Protection District) via their PayPal here.
We would love to see you!
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55 responses to “Read This If You’re Planning On Coming to My TecopaFest! Meet-and-Greet!!”
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Hollywood is not “Woke.” Hollywood is The Penguin Episode 4, a fantastic episode, and only an open-minded and creative individual would understand that. You can remove this if you want because it is only relevant to Mike-Z’s reaction to your Hollywood video views number.
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Hi Hussy and Jeepsy
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Hi guys!!
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Couldn’t find any info for sure on this but The Goldwell Open Air Museum is having a 40th Anniversary weekend in Rhyolite, Nevada and you are going to be in their parade. Famous enough to show up but no publicist to help advertise you. Oh the trials and tribulations of being a one woman show!
Just throw the actual info on your Friday video at the end or in the grey
block below it. I’m sure fans will indeed show up even if it’s in the middle of
nowhere. PS How did you like the place in North Fork, CA that “bigfoot” was selling? Never ever saw a property on the web sold in such a weird manner but it was a nice place.-
Thank you! I just started promoting my appearance there today. And maybe I will do as you suggested, and add something into my Friday video.. even though it has absolutely nothing to do with that video! Thanks for the idea!
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Hey WonderHussy!
I’m driving from almost 1,000 miles away to meet you for the first time!
I love desert camping and desert hot springs too. Please think of some top 10 fun things to do in your area and Death Valley , please!
See you at your event!
Cheers!!
Robert Smith
(We are over a million strong!)
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I really want to go but it is a 12 hour drive and I have animals to take care of. I would make a week trip of it as I would drive 6 hours each day and stay probably 2-3 days to enjoy the hot springs. So that means I need someone to care for my Laborador and kitty and ducks and chickens. Have 2 less dwarf Nigerian goats as they are in a new home near by! SW Montana to Tecopa! Oh my!
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No worries, I understand! Your animals come first!! ❤️
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Darn! Going to Pahrump Oct 22nd with the hubby and our wiener (doggy) and will miss the event. Traveling from San Diego to Mesquite and convinced him to drive through Tecopa. I’ve been a fan for a couple of years now and would have liked to meet you but will have to settle for a drive through town instead. I hope that the event is super successful. Keep up the great work!
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Thank you! Sorry you can’t make it but enjoy your travels!
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it should be a nice drive from thousand oaks, ca.
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Not too bad of a drive indeed! Hope to see you there
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should be anice drive
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It’s a beautiful drive out here… No traffic!
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I have been a subscriber to your channel for many years. I’ve actually watched all of your videos from front to back. However, your friend Mike-Z talks politics too much, and therefore I will stop watching his videos. On the other hand, I will continue to watch your videos as long as there are no politics, and no, I don’t want to marry you.
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I completely understand! He seems to have found a way that works for him, but it’s not my scene at all. Why sow discord?? I’d rather bring people together
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I have watched you for a long time,I miss some of your videos in the beginning where you show your,you know.
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That feels like another lifetime! No one wants to see my hoo-ha nowadays!
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I do,i do,i do.Were gonna take a trip out that way sometime.
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Hi WonderHussy!
I plan on driving down from Reno possibly Friday the 1st or Saturday morning and wonder if I can sleep in my truck at or around the festival site. Thought maybe this was allowed last year and want to be within walking distance of the event in the rare event of unfortunate consumption. If not, I’ll book a campsite at one of the options you mentioned.
Thanks,
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If you look on iOverlander, there is a free campsite listed that is within a reasonable distance of the event. Maybe a couple miles. I didn’t want to post it here, because the locals would get pissed at me for giving away secrets… So you’ll have to do a little digging on your own! I think it was either I overlander or free campsites.net
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Never mind WH,
Didn’t do my due diligence and looks like there is availability at Tecopa Hot Springs. Was thinking it was at Death Valley Brewing since it was featured in Mr Zs video from last year.
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Back again and now very confused on the dates since initially thought it was the Nov 9th when another bigger festival is happening. I have a three day weekend starting on the 9th and it would be a better option for the long drive. I realize it is not the meet and great but are some of the same youtube folks going to be at this festival also? I’m subscribed to your channel along with Michael Zs
Thanks!
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Cleared things up and will hopefully be there on the 2nd. Already booked a room at the hot springs resort. Looking forward to it!
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Wonder Hussy I want to be a vendor and help out your fire department. Please Email Back.
I adore you and your adventures and will be there if you invite me to be a vendor or not.
I’m looking coming to meet with y’all and play safely in the Desert in the Fall with you awesome folks!!
Can’t wait!!
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Darn it, I don’t think we have room for any more vendors! You can try emailing tecopafest@gmail.com to see if there have been any cancellations….
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Let me be clear as a vendor or as a Guest!!!
Love y’all ❣️
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I keep wanting to make it to Tecopa sounds like a lot of fun but my 15 year old Lab border mix wouldn’t really enjoy it. So maybe some time in the future. I like Mike Z although I mostly agree with him politically and while I don’t have the time enjoy listening to peoples political views, even liberals. At one time I wanted to marry Wonderhussy but now that I came to my senses I know it’s not realistic.
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Trust me, brother.. I am not someone you want to be married to! There’s a good reason I am still single 😆
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I THINK i WILL ATTEND THIS TIME. SOUNDS GREAT.
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Great! Looking forward to meeting you
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I THINK i WILL ATTEND THIS TIME. SOUNDS GREAT.
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Love your videos. Keep up the good work. You are a ray of sunshine in a world full of black pills.
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What a great thing to say! Thank you 😃😃
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sounds great. will see you therte.
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Man, oh man, this party sounds like a blast! We will plan to be there next year, 2025!!
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Hopefully I will be able to make it to TecopaFest, I would be interested in making your acquaintance; and it has been about a year since I last visited with Brian at China Ranch.
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P.S. For accurate information about the Baker, Shoshone area you should speak with Brian Brown at China Ranch Date Farm. His family founded and developed much of the area.
The road from Shoshone to Pahrump is named after one of his family members. Best wishes to you.-
Brian is a wonderful guy! And a great resource for historical info!
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Hey Sarah! Been on the road for 7 weeks and Tecopa will be my last stop before heading back home! Thanks for inspiring me to get off my ass and just do it! Least I can do is come to your party! See you there!
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Sorry I can’t make it to the Fundraiser, but just got back from there a week ago. Spent 4 days out by Stump Spring (found out about it in one of your videos), and being a 650-mile drive from far-far Northern California can’t afford to make the trip again so soon.
By the way the flying Red Horse as your logo is the same as the one used by Mobil Oil company. Hope there no issue with you using it. Probably not because you’re not a major company infringing on their logo.
Thanks for all the great you-tube video. Enjoy them a lot.
Scott W
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Sarah Jane:
I plan to be there! It’s 3 days after I turn 74…but I’m 47 at heart!
Driving from Tucson to SoCal for birthday, then up to Tecopa.I look forward o meeting you, your Nameless Sister, Jeepsy, Ross, and any other YouTubers who show up. And YOU, SJW, have the most interesting and informative channel!
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see you tomorrow.
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Dear Sarah Jane Woodall AKA Wonderhussy and your wonderful super sweet sister Eliza Woodall:
I hope that you all had a successful Meet and Greet on Fundraiser Saturday November 2nd, 2024, in Tecopa, California.
I was thinking about you and your friends and neighbors all day long. You. Eliza and your friends and neighbors are all really nice people.Someday I look forward to meeting you and Eliza and your favorite Friends and neighbors. Keep up the excellent work with your videos. I hope that you and Eliza received my October 2024, Letter with Two Cashier’s Checks for $200.00 to help you all out.
Sincerely Yours,
James Edward Norris
253-230-5454 Cell Number-
Thank you James!! It was fun!
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**Sarah Jane Woodall**
Southern Inyo Fire Protection DistrictDear TecopaFest Supporters,
On behalf of the Southern Inyo Fire Protection District, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you who attended and supported this year’s TecopaFest fundraiser. Your generous participation and enthusiasm made this event a resounding success and played an integral role in helping us continue our mission to protect and serve the communities in our care.
It was truly inspiring to see so many of you come together in support of our first responders and the important work they do day in and day out. Whether you joined us for the festivities, volunteered your time, or contributed through donations, your involvement is deeply appreciated. It is the strength of our community that enables us to provide the vital services our area depends on, and we are so grateful for your support.
Thanks to your generosity, we are able to invest in the equipment, training, and resources needed to keep our fire protection services running at the highest level of readiness. Every dollar raised will make a meaningful difference in helping us maintain the safety and well-being of our residents.
We would also like to acknowledge the incredible dedication of the volunteers, local businesses, and individuals who helped make TecopaFest possible. Your hard work and commitment to our cause are what make these events so special and successful.
Once again, thank you for your unwavering support. We look forward to seeing you again next year and continuing to work together for the safety and prosperity of our community.
With deep appreciation,
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I love you Sarah Jane Woodall,and I have been watching all your YouTube videos that I can.do we need to bring any Toyota parts to you?
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Hi Wonderhussy.
Been watching your channel and thoroughly enjoying every one. Thought I would make a suggestion for a future visit if ever in Kern county. Whiskey Flat Days in Kernville, CA is held every February on Presidents day weekend. We would love to see you there. You will fit right in!Kay
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That sounds fun! Thanks for the idea 😃
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Thank you! I’m good for now, just have to replace one of my mud flaps. Once I figure out the part number I’ll just order it online!
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YOUR VDEOS ARE FUN TO WATCH, KEEP TRAVELLING AND WRITING.
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Thank you! Glad you’re enjoying!
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**The Golden Roses of TecopaFest**
The morning sun was just beginning to peek over the mountains as Sarah Jane stood in her driveway, eyes wide with excitement. A delivery truck had just arrived, and the driver was unloading a rather large box with her name on it. As he carefully placed it on the ground, Sarah Jane’s heart skipped a beat. She knew what was inside: Randy’s golden roses.
She had heard about them for weeks now—how Randy had been collecting these stunning, golden-painted roses and planned to send them for a special cause. The fundraiser for the Southern Inyo Fire Protection District at the next TecopaFest was fast approaching, and Sarah Jane had been brainstorming ways to make it memorable. Little did she know, these golden roses would be the perfect touch.
Randy had been kind enough to send her dozens of them, each one shimmering in the light, as though touched by magic. They were delicate yet bold, painted in a rich gold that caught the sunlight in a way that made them almost glow. Sarah Jane carefully carried the box into her home, her fingers brushing over the soft petals of one of the roses as she gently opened the package. She could already imagine the joy it would bring to the people at the fundraiser.
As she unpacked the roses, an idea began to take shape in her mind. She could already picture the scene: donors walking up, holding out a crisp $20 bill, eager to support the fire protection district and take part in something unique. Sarah Jane would hand them one of the golden roses, and as a special bonus, they could take a picture with Wonderhussy herself, holding the golden rose proudly. What could be more magical than that? A golden rose, a photo with a local legend, and a meaningful donation for a great cause.
Over the next few days, Sarah Jane shared her idea with the TecopaFest team, who were all on board. The plan was simple yet powerful: for each $20 donation, a donor would receive one of Randy’s golden roses, and the opportunity to pose for a photo with Wonderhussy herself. The festival organizers were thrilled about the idea, and Sarah Jane could already see it in her mind—an endless stream of smiling faces, holding their golden roses, beaming next to Wonderhussy.
The morning of TecopaFest arrived, and Sarah Jane, along with Wonderhussy, set up a special station in the middle of the festival grounds. The booth was adorned with golden roses in vases, sparkling in the sunlight. A sign read: “$20 Donation for a Golden Rose—Take a Photo with Wonderhussy and Support the Southern Inyo Fire Protection District!” It was simple, but it caught the eye of every festival-goer who passed by.
The response was immediate and overwhelming. People flocked to the booth, eager to take part in the unique experience. There was something enchanting about holding a golden rose—its beauty, its rarity, and the idea that they were contributing to such an important cause. Some donors posed for photos alone, others with their families or friends, all of them holding the golden roses close, smiles as wide as the desert sky.
Wonderhussy, with her trademark humor and charm, was the perfect host. She posed for pictures with each donor, her warmth and friendliness making each person feel special. The photos captured more than just the golden roses; they captured a sense of community, of coming together to support something bigger than themselves.
As the day went on, Sarah Jane watched in awe as the donations poured in. The golden roses weren’t just symbols of beauty; they were catalysts for generosity, for creating memories, and for raising the much-needed funds for the fire protection district. The Southern Inyo Fire Protection District would be able to continue its vital work, all thanks to the kindness of so many festival-goers.
By the end of TecopaFest, Sarah Jane felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude. Not only had they surpassed their fundraising goal, but they had also created an experience that people would remember for years to come. The golden roses had worked their magic, and the event had been a resounding success.
As the sun set behind the mountains that evening, Sarah Jane and Wonderhussy sat on the porch, sipping iced tea and reflecting on the day. They had made a difference. The golden roses, Randy’s thoughtful gift, had done more than raise money—they had brought people together, sparked joy, and contributed to a cause that would make a lasting impact on the community.
“Here’s to golden roses,” Sarah Jane said with a smile, raising her glass. “And to making the world a little brighter, one donation at a time.”
Wonderhussy clinked her glass with hers. “To golden roses and the people who make things happen.”
And as the stars began to twinkle in the clear desert sky, Sarah Jane couldn’t help but feel that this was just the beginning of something truly special.
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SORRY I MISSED IT!
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We’ll do another in the spring!
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