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profdant139
Explorer II
Mar 25, 2021

Boondocking in the sand -- how soft is too soft??

We are gearing up for a trip to Utah, and several of the boondocking sites we are considering are on BLM land near the national parks. Looking at Google Earth, I can see that the little access ro...
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time2roll
Nomad
Mar 25, 2021
Rough forest road? By the description I was seeing a wide sand bar maybe 100 yards of sand to cross in the UT desert to cross a dry wash bed. Or maybe crossing the flatish edge of a sand dune area maybe 1/4 mile in length. By all means go slow-slow when needed.

If this is a bit of a narrow rocky creek bed you will be going slow but I don't see much sand.

All part of the adventure is not really knowing. ;)

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