Snow: how deep is too deep for camping?
I'm sitting here in suburban Southern California, going stir crazy and looking at the snow depth monitors throughout the Sierras. They are slowly dropping -- yesterday we had a foot or more of snow i...
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Ken, that's a very good point about not tearing up the muddy roads. Most of the places we go are gravel and rock with little mud, but there is no way to know when it's all covered in snow!
And on our snow camping trips, we have generally gone snow-shoeing -- it is fun to start out right from the trailer and head up to the higher country. That's Mono Lake on the right of this shot -- our trailer was about a mile down the trail:
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And tracking mud and slush into the trailer is always a hassle, but it is part of the price of boondocking -- we have several astroturf mats and boot cleaners deployed around the doorway. They almost work.
And on our snow camping trips, we have generally gone snow-shoeing -- it is fun to start out right from the trailer and head up to the higher country. That's Mono Lake on the right of this shot -- our trailer was about a mile down the trail:
Click For Full-Size Image.And tracking mud and slush into the trailer is always a hassle, but it is part of the price of boondocking -- we have several astroturf mats and boot cleaners deployed around the doorway. They almost work.
