Re: [VAL] list slowdown/boondocking

["gshippen" <gshippen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Scott,
 Like Joe Winkler I have lived in Wyoming for many years and enjoyed many
trips into the mountains in and around Yellowstone Park and both south and
north to Colorado and Montana.  On the National Forrest you can usually find
solitude within a moments drive off the main highway.  One of the main
things I have encountered is that quite often the USFS road graders leave a
rather severe ditch along the road and it makes it difficult to pull off
anywhere you choose.  But more often than not you can find a quiet
campground with ample space to pull into.  We don't often boondock but
prefer to utilize the campgrounds, these days they always have a campground
attendant from May 1 to Sept. 1 and this provides a certain amount of
security, especially when leaving your camp unattended.  During hunting
season, September - November you share with all the hunters which is ok,
they are usually courteous and more often camp out of the established
campgrounds anyway.

We only had one bad experience....once while camping in British Columbia we
pulled off the road for the night.  After finding a level spot and not
knowing if we were on private property or public we began preparing dinner,
soon a Hereford bull came along very indignantly  snorting and started
butting the trailer, we left immediately before it was all punched full of
holes!  Usually live stock on the National Forrest are fenced out of the
campgrounds.

Happy trails, GAS in Wyoming