Video TR: Grand Teton National Park boondocking

profdant139 wrote:
In the Tetons, we saw some boondocking sites where several trailers were very closely packed. Some were unoccupied -- the owners were "parking" them in the forest and "visiting" them on the weekends.

That's become an increasing problem in Utah, and from what I've seen this summer in a few other places as well. I really wish that the USFS would enforce the rules against that, for when you're out looking for a site you don't really know if the owner is just out for the day. It's not right to "reserve" a spot that way and keep others from camping there.

Ha! The very same site?? Wow -- what are the chances?

And you did the right thing by "educating" that guy about encroaching on your space. As boondocking becomes more popular (especially in Colorado), there will be more friction.

In the Tetons, we saw some boondocking sites where several trailers were very closely packed. Some were unoccupied -- the owners were "parking" them in the forest and "visiting" them on the weekends.

We did drive through Flaming Gorge on our trip from the Tetons to Grand Junction -- very beautiful. I am looking forward to your next installment!!

profdant139 wrote:
We arrived on the 13th and left on the 19th, due to the smoke from the Hoback fire. Here's a link to our blog post -- you can see from our photos that the aspens were not nearly as colorful when we were there, as compared with the aspens in your video:

Tetons post

Great post and photos! I particularly like the "American Gothic" shot. ;)

And I continued on to your Crested Butte post to discover that we were camped in the exact same site this summer!
CB part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVHqB4RetLo
CB part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwOds6xnjPA

I also had to laugh at your 50-tent tale. As can be seen in the videos, we parked our rig right next to the tree trunk laying across the site. At one point my dogs started barking, and I looked over to see a guy in a Subaru parked right where your moose walked out of the shrubbery. I threw on some shoes and walked over to his car right as he explained to his son, "I'm looking for a flat spot to pitch our tent."

This was perhaps only 30 feet from my trailer, so my greeting was curt, cold and to the point: "Not here you're not."

He got all indignant on me as I explained that he was in my campsite, mine for up to 14 days, and he had plenty of other spots to look for a tent site that weren't right on top of someone else. I explained that this was simple dispersed camping ethics, not to mention simple common sense. He got back in his car and drove off without saying another word. It's amazing how many folks just don't get it. I just can't understand why he thought that pitching right in someone else's site was going to be enjoyable for him, either. Had he persisted, I would've found some death metal online and fired up the outdoor speakers to enhance his experience. :B

Finally, when Episode 75 comes out in a few weeks you'll see that you should've stopped at Flaming Gorge. ;)

We arrived on the 13th and left on the 19th, due to the smoke from the Hoback fire. Here's a link to our blog post -- you can see from our photos that the aspens were not nearly as colorful when we were there, as compared with the aspens in your video:

Tetons post

Well done.

profdant139 wrote:
Another great video, Marc! We were boondocking in the Tetons in mid-September -- I think we were in the "other" Teton View area, near the Triangle X Ranch. It looks like you were there in late September, judging by the aspens -- they had not quite hit peak color when we were there.

I wish we had known you were there!! We were there Sept. 18-22.

Another great video, Marc! We were boondocking in the Tetons in mid-September -- I think we were in the "other" Teton View area, near the Triangle X Ranch. It looks like you were there in late September, judging by the aspens -- they had not quite hit peak color when we were there.