Video: 10 Boondocking Do's and Don'ts
I don't want to insult anyone's experience, but if you're new to boondocking (or if you just need a refresher), you might not understand that there are some unwritten rules of etiquette while camping ...
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2oldman, you actually can get that info from Google Maps -- just hit the three horizontal bars in the upper left corner, and then click terrain, and then zoom in to the area you are studying. The topo contours should pop up.
On Google Earth, the elevation is listed in the lower right corner -- so you can take a reading at the start of a road and fly along it, watching the elevation rise and fall.
But there is a catch -- Google Earth won't show you the actual condition of the road, due to the limits of the resolution of the image. All roads look pretty good on GE, even if there are rocks the size of pumpkins.
So you are right -- there is no substitute for boots on the ground.
On Google Earth, the elevation is listed in the lower right corner -- so you can take a reading at the start of a road and fly along it, watching the elevation rise and fall.
But there is a catch -- Google Earth won't show you the actual condition of the road, due to the limits of the resolution of the image. All roads look pretty good on GE, even if there are rocks the size of pumpkins.
So you are right -- there is no substitute for boots on the ground.
