Where did you last boondock?

profdant139 wrote:
Dave, I take it that this was the Glacier National Park that still has glaciers -- the one to the south has very few, anymore.

By the way, are those larch trees in the background?? Last year in the Lake Louise area, we were very surprised (and confused) to see "evergreen" conifers turning gold and yellow -- at first, we thought the trees were dying, until someone took pity on our ignorance:

profdan139,

There are 2 questions here:

1)There are still glaciers in Glacier National Park situated in BC. Refer to the National Park website.



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2)These yellow trees you mentioned near where we are camped are probably deciduous poplar trees as this is the interior wet belt.

The Larch trees in your Lake Louise shot are either Western Larch or Alpine Larch depending on the elevation. As you ascend to Sentinal Pass, the Larch that you see would be Alpine Larch which growns at higher elevations(9000')and of course are smaller than the Western Larch.

As always Dan, your photos are spectacular.

Dave

I remember finding out that not all conifers are evergreen, too! In my case it was upon seeing a Dawn Redwood in fall foliage for the first time.

An even more interesting example is the Gingko, though recent/current science appears to be moving away from its "conifer" classification. Like the dawn redwood, it's an unchanged survivor from very ancient times. The gingko, though, may in fact be the sole member of a completely unique group.

Dave, I take it that this was the Glacier National Park that still has glaciers -- the one to the south has very few, anymore.

By the way, are those larch trees in the background?? Last year in the Lake Louise area, we were very surprised (and confused) to see "evergreen" conifers turning gold and yellow -- at first, we thought the trees were dying, until someone took pity on our ignorance:

crosscheck wrote:

Is this boondocking?

Dave

:B

Looks to me like one of boondocking's purest forms...being prepared to seek/find any-flat-spot to spend the night is the very definition of The Art!

We went hiking in Glacier National Park during the Thanksgiving long weekend. All campsites were closed so the only option for us after hiking was to drive out of the park and find the first available bush area.

We got off the trail late and it was starting to get dark. Not a lot of off road options for camping as this area is rugged and mountainous.


The Good: Found a lovely, level,open spot where there was fire wood within 20', creek 200',no one around. Mountains surround us.




The Ugly: Crews were tearing down an industrial building close by.(they were not working at the time), CPR trains on the mainline ran every 1/2 hour, luckily no horns and the Trans Canada highway ran right above with lots of evening truck traffic complete with jake brake. I did get a lot of stain from Mrs Crosscheck but a guys got to do what a guys got to do, right?

Is this boondocking?

Dave

profdant139 wrote:
Nina -- might this be in the Volcanic Tablelands? I am not asking you identify a specific site -- just the general area. Thanks!

Yup, exactly the spot :)

Visiting a pal in Seattle for four days. Urban boondocking...even have power!





Gary Haupt

Nina -- might this be in the Volcanic Tablelands? I am not asking you identify a specific site -- just the general area. Thanks!

Moved to a new boondocking spot today. Our last spot around Mammoth Lakes hit 11 degrees (Brrrrrr!!). Now around 2,700 feet lower near Bishop, CA



View out our front window

We did an overnight recon of a nearby boondocking spot for some friends visiting next week:



It's our front yard. That's the Huachuca Mountains in the background.

The house is visible to the right of the cell tower:



Heading back to the barn:



Bisbee is nestled in the mountains in the distance.

LS