Motherhood, Apple Pie, and Campfires
On a recent trip in our "new" 2002 Northern Lite and Dodge dually, DW and I camped in a beautiful canyon with a river running through. We are enjoying the camper we have wanted for years. In the ca...
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Hedgehopper
At night the campgrounds tend to get a haze from all of the individual campfires. The canyons are even worse because the smoke settles if there isn't a wind to move it along. It's one of the many irritants of staying in campgrounds.
Then again, this is Colorado. There is so much boondocking that we have been doing it for a quarter of a century and have only once used the same clearing twice. We are never close to anyone and certainly not close enough to smell their campfire.
I saw that you mentioned full hook ups. Those can be avoided in exchange for some of the most incredible sites you will ever camp in for free. We can stay out for a few weeks at a time and our only sacrifice is that we take navy showers daily. Other than that we have all the comforts of home including air conditioning.
Interestingly enough when the rest of the state has a fire ban, campgrounds with fire rings are still allowed to have them. I actually prefer it when there is a ban because I've seen the fires people will build on a windy night. It's crunchy dry up there in ban years, you have to wonder what people are thinking.
More and more I enjoy the propane fire pit. Real fires take water to put them out and then I worry that it is out. Half the time I get a fire going and after a half hour honey is ready to go in. Sitting out there alone watching the fire burn down just isn't that much fun. The propane pit just shuts off if that happens or it starts raining, gets too windy, etc.
So if you are up to it, check out the boondocking here. There may even be some in the area you are talking about. There are plenty of people here that would be glad to help you make sure your rig was up to it. There are also ways of finding out where the good spots are too. we tend to like to be on top of a ridge, with views all around and no one around for miles.
At night the campgrounds tend to get a haze from all of the individual campfires. The canyons are even worse because the smoke settles if there isn't a wind to move it along. It's one of the many irritants of staying in campgrounds.
Then again, this is Colorado. There is so much boondocking that we have been doing it for a quarter of a century and have only once used the same clearing twice. We are never close to anyone and certainly not close enough to smell their campfire.
I saw that you mentioned full hook ups. Those can be avoided in exchange for some of the most incredible sites you will ever camp in for free. We can stay out for a few weeks at a time and our only sacrifice is that we take navy showers daily. Other than that we have all the comforts of home including air conditioning.
Interestingly enough when the rest of the state has a fire ban, campgrounds with fire rings are still allowed to have them. I actually prefer it when there is a ban because I've seen the fires people will build on a windy night. It's crunchy dry up there in ban years, you have to wonder what people are thinking.
More and more I enjoy the propane fire pit. Real fires take water to put them out and then I worry that it is out. Half the time I get a fire going and after a half hour honey is ready to go in. Sitting out there alone watching the fire burn down just isn't that much fun. The propane pit just shuts off if that happens or it starts raining, gets too windy, etc.
So if you are up to it, check out the boondocking here. There may even be some in the area you are talking about. There are plenty of people here that would be glad to help you make sure your rig was up to it. There are also ways of finding out where the good spots are too. we tend to like to be on top of a ridge, with views all around and no one around for miles.
