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profdant139
Explorer II
Feb 03, 2017

The 300 foot rule -- do they mean what they say?

I am making plans for the summer -- we are headed for a remote area in a national forest where the website says, essentially, you can camp just about anywhere but please do not drive more than 300 fee...
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profdant139
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Feb 15, 2017
2gypsies, you are absolutely right about the crypto-soil -- it has a very distinctive nubbly appearance! But there really are slabby bare rock surfaces, especially in the Western Sierra, that are not damaged by our tires. And some slick-rock in Utah that does not involve soil.

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