![Oh! Ridge, indeed. California Vistas](https://roamlab.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2016/06/IMG_7004.jpg)
It’s hard to believe that just a few days ago we were sweating it out in Death Valley. Now, we are perched above June Lake, with a view that takes reservations to procure, and a smug sense of satisfaction. The only downside with the picturesque Oh! Ridge Campground, though, is the wind. It sweeps over the lake and hits us with a ferocity that I thought was reserved for a response to the dozens. I haven’t said anything mean about June Lake’s mama, but the wind is certainly fierce.
![This may have been our best camping site yet!](http://doubleblindlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2016/06/IMG_6997-1024x683.jpg)
The downside is that the wind will snuff out any attempt at a campfire I may make. While my fire making skills have advanced, the people selling wood even told me that, without some kind of shelter from the wind, a fire wasn’t happening. So, no episode of Campfire Cooking With Roamlab today. Windy as it may be, we still have a comfy truck bed shell with huge windows to enjoy the view.
![Covered tin pot of water over the fire for cooking a freeze dried dinner.](http://doubleblindlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2016/06/IMG_6996-1024x683.jpg)
As the pictures may have given away, though, the wind did die down as evening approached. Too late to stock for a proper meal, we pulled out our reserve of freeze dried meals and boiled some water over the fire. I must admit, while nowhere near as good as a freshly cooked chicken leg, Mountain House’s Beef Stroganoff is impressively palatable. We just so happened to have a bottle of cabernet and a marvelous sunset to pair with it. Who needs the chef’s tasting menu when you have views like these?
![Oh! Ridge, indeed.](http://doubleblindlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2016/06/IMG_7004-1024x683.jpg)