profdant139 wrote:
Nevada is not all sand and cactuses (cacti??) -- there are several "islands in the sky," high altitude wilderness areas with streams (sometimes) and trees (at least for now). The Arc Dome Wilderness and the Alta Toquima Wildernesses are two examples in central Nevada, and so is the Jarbidge area, in the far northern part of Nevada.
My question, of course, is about boondocking near those wilderness areas (and also about hiking trails into the wilderness). I can find little or nothing about them on the Web, which is not a good sign. I know those wilderness areas are far away from everything, which is just fine with me. But if it's too hot to camp, or if the roads are terribly rough, that is a different story.
So if you have any experience with those areas, I'd appreciate the benefit of your wisdom. Thanks in advance. (By the way, I'm not looking for info on the locations of boondocking sites -- just info about whether these destinations are feasible.)
Dan, the southwest parts of Utah have some spots like that too ... seemingly isolated islands of green mountain areas in desert parts of the state.
We visited one once that was I believe south and west of Salt Lake City out in the middle of nowhere and did some hiking there. It was surreal - like a beautiful mountain forest where one shouldn't be!
(I'm also fascinated by bodies of freshwater where lakes are not "supposed to be". I once went trout fishing in a small and remote desert lake in western Utah.)
