Must admit up front I've not boondocked much since purchasing my rig. That said, even the preliminary thoughts of limiting access to public lands does not sit well with me, whether I use them or not. They are, after all, our lands...as mentioned here:
https://drivinvibin.com/2020/12/31/abolish-boondocking/
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But I'm still of the opinion that primarily we RVers are doing this to ourselves... with all the people exceeding stay limits, trashing public lands or parking lots, not shopping in the morning at the Walmart or Cabelas that put you up for the night, and that kind of thing. I can't count the number of times I've found the perfect spot on Campendium and Google Earth, only to show up and find broken bottles everywhere and trash bags torn open and scattered by local animals. Who leaves a full plastic trashbag near a random fire ring with the assumption some forest ranger or game warden will stop by to pick it up?
Take from it what you will...or not.
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Nor do I see use of public lands becoming illegal. Simply posted as a heads up.
Think the underlying issue is there are forces out there that may not have a boondockers best interest at heart...both governmental and otherwise. US media is full of examples of folks, whose IQ mirrors their height in inches, who could not care less about preserving our public lands.
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They have an overnight parking lot, but I parked in the main lot by the overnight lot was full.
The Walmart employee was apologetic that it was so loud and assured me they welcomed me in their main lot. They actually built that Walmart dues to anticipated overnight parking and the revenue that it would generate.
I hate it when I see people abusing the Walmart privilege. I saw an RV with all sorts of stuff, including camp chairs out at Walmart in Montrose, CO. Disappointing.
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I'll be perfectly honest here - there are way too many irresponsible campers out there now. Here in Colorado I've seen some pretty trashed camp sites from irresponsible hunters, weekenders, and city folk that drive up into my backyard and leave their... waste... wherever they please. And then there are the transient folk masquerading as campers. They pull into parking lots, side streets, private land, or city owned land and stay until they are kicked out. Yes, regulate this. It is getting really bad.
National Forest lands are taxpayer owned so these will be available for use for quite some time. I doubt it will last forever, though. This is where I 'boondock', and I take care of my campsite and pack my crap out.
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Draco dormiens numquam titilandus.
https://cv.nmhealth.org/travel-recommendations/
...regarding travel through New Mexico, it says I have to enter the state, but thereafter only leave the place of lodging (the trusty [email protected]) for medical care. And that's for the period of 14 days, or after the much smaller RV show this year is over.
I've been vaccinated (TX & FL started their Phase 1B for non-healthcare, non-1rst responders, and non-nursing home residents/staff much earlier than other states), but it sounds like to be in compliance with NM public health orders, I'd have to do TX -> OK -> CO -> UT -> AZ.
Anybody else travel through NM lately and been advised how RV through travelers are being handled?
I wish that we saw more creative approaches to solving these problems vs. the wholesale shutdown of areas that we have been seeing over the past few years.
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So, not exactly recently and given how this situation changes week to week perhaps not timely. What I can say is the entire time I was in NM (or any of the other 12 states I visited) I was never asked by anyone how long I had been in the state, where I was staying, was I just passin' thur, etc. All the RV parks were glad to see me and many owners weren't even sure themselves what was expected of them. And while they were all consciencious about it, they were not in a position to be the Wuhan police in their own establishment. Not good for business.
The reality is there is no way to monitor or enforce whatever "recommendations" the state decides to pass down. If you're just overnighting, not an issue. Pull in, park, wear a mask, distance, wake-up, and move on. Common sense stuff...probably what you're already doing and have been for, well, almost a year now.
Fact is, state and local governments are relying on everyone to exercise self-control and judgment. That's basically all they can do. Do that, and you'll have no issues.
Post up some pics and stories about Quartzite. Almost pulled the trigger on that one but my schedule just didn't permit it. Bucket list for me.
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From YT postings this week, it looks sparsely populated so far...
I get information from all manner of sources and make it a habit to not discount anyone's opinion out of hand. Was their article up to Woodward and Bernstein caliber...no. Did it contain some information some folks may find useful, I'd believe it may...,which was my motivation for posting it in the first place.
We're all entitled to our opinions. As I stated above, take from it what you will...or not.
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