The Big Island, 2005, If you've ever thought about boondocking in Hawaii with a rented Camper Van--Don't do it! This thing smelled like puke and ran just the same. Oh well, at least we can look back and laugh!
Dumont Sand Dunes, 2006, Now this is camping! I didn't see and sand trip pics yet, so here's what our group usually looks like.
Dumont Sand Dunes, 2008, Another typical sand trip.
Dumont Sand Dunes, 2010
Sequoia National Park, 2008, This is Sunset Campground. I arrived with no reservations on the Wednesday night before 4th of July weekend, and found a very cool spot. I was surrounded by international visitors and helped more than one of them with their rental motorhomes.
Lake Shasta, 2005, packing up to go home. I'm not giving away the location of this cool spot! But you can definitely hear the trains all night.
Lake Shasta, 2006, same sopt, before everyone got there. Lake level a bit lower this year.
Lake Shasta, 2006, Packing up to go home.
Canyon Ferry Lake, Montana
Moose Creek, Montana. Camping with my wifes family over Labor Day, we had 10 campers in there.
My oldest Tay fishing on the Madison River
My youngest Port playing on the fourwheeler up Moose Creek
My Boys
Port
Tay
Camping at Simpson Springs along the Pony Express Trail. This part of the trail travels through the vast west desert of Utah and into Nevada. The Pony Express used Simpson Springs as a way-station along the route. It was also the site of a Civilian Conservation Corps Camp established in the 1930's.
Spent a lot of time plinking cans with my son. Utah's west desert is primarily BLM land and open to the public, target shooting is a common activity out here.
We day-tripped out to Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, a 10,000 acre oasis of lakes and marshland located in a remote corner of the Great Salt Lake desert. The waterways of the refuge are fed by five large fresh-water springs that emerge from the base of the mountain.
Spent a lot of time plinking cans with my son. Utah's west desert is primarily BLM land and open to the public, target shooting is a common activity out here.
We day-tripped out to Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, a 10,000 acre oasis of lakes and marshland located in a remote corner of the Great Salt Lake desert. The waterways of the refuge are fed by five large fresh-water springs that emerge from the base of the mountain.
TC is blocking cool desert wind. 04/11
Here's one of our favorite boondocking spots - one that we go to every October, for our last camping of the year. We park out in the open so that we can warm up during the day. This area is used as a snowmobile parking lot in the winter and camping spot all other times of the year.
These first three are of the camping spot.
These are of the surrounding area, the river just below where we camped.
These first three are of the camping spot.
These are of the surrounding area, the river just below where we camped.
Okie in Wyoming wrote:
Memorial Day 2010, Glendo Reservior
Alas, we learned this past Memorial Day that we can no longer camp here (our favorite place)! They are now making you park where there is a fire ring and state provided picnic table - ONE camper per site. We can no longer circle the wagons with our camping buddies away from others.
They also tried to tell us that we had too many in camp since I drove the SUV pulling our boat. Said that was 2 not 1. But in talking with the Park Police, they said we could keep both vehicles in camp.
This was our favorite lake to spend time fishing and with friends but it is a nightmare now to find a campsite.
Sigh, Okie
This is the closest we've come to boondocking.
Thornhill Broome Beach - Point Magu State Park
Table Mountain CG - Angeles National Forest - 7200 ft
Thornhill Broome Beach - Point Magu State Park
Table Mountain CG - Angeles National Forest - 7200 ft
