We left Wyoming on Hwy 191 and drove along the Flaming Gorge into Utah. Beautiful drive with almost no traffic. Last night brought us to Ashley National Forest, Deer Run campground. No, I didn’t see any deer, but Shiloh saw a rabbit or two. Turns out I’m afraid of rabbits now because I’m worrying that Shiloh will take off on a chase and “somebody” might get injured again!
My wifi works great here but I’m going into unknown territory over the next few days, so I wanted to let you know not to worry if I don’t write.
The time feels right to do some “dispersed” camping…boon docking, if you will. The location is right also, since the area of Utah and Nevada that I’ll be driving through has an abundance of BLM land. I’ve been studying my Benchmark maps. Now if I can just be brave and think about my mentor and ask myself…
“what would RVSue do?”
🙂
Wandering Spirit 
If Sue is still camped in that area, you should pay her a visit. Have fun! Flaming Gorge looks very pretty.
I would love to!
But, I could probably not find her if I tried, and also she does request no visitors. But if I see her in an unplanned way you better believe I’ll be giving her a gigantic hug! 🙂
Go for it! Sue had misgivings at first, too.
Yes that’s true, she did didn’t she. I’ve gotta start somewhere!
Go for it! What part of boondocking makes you nervous ? is it being alone? If so, be a “clinger” the first time out …. not necessarily 10 ft from your neighbor, just close enough to see but not hear them.
Can’t wait to hear about the next part of your adventure ! You’ll be so proud of yourself.
Got my boondocks on! Got my internet! Feeling :-).
Oh boy…excited for the next episode!
And it will be coming soon!
Wishing you lots of luck (and internet!) on your boondocking adventure in Utah and Nevada! I’m excited for you and am looking forward to your upcoming posts. You are heading into some gorgeous territory. Let us know how it goes!
It’s a rainy morning here in central Oregon (I’m actually a little surprised I’ve avoided rain this long), so it’s a day to stay in camp and read books for me….and a day with books is a happy day, so I’m content. 🙂
Happy travels!
Rainy days can be beautiful. And here I am with my internet, in a Forest setting at 8000+ feet. Loving it!
“what would RVSue do?”
Most likely go forward knowing full well that she might make a mistake and be able to learn from it and laugh about it.
You have picked a great area for your first bout of dispersed camping. As Caroline said you should be able to pick a spot near but not too near another camper for your first night. Than once you prove to yourself that you can do it. And YES YOU CAN DO IT!!!!! You can go more remote in the future.
Good luck, have fun and trust in yourself. Remember you are the woman that just got knocked to the ground but picked herself up, dusted herself off and kept going. YOU ARE AWESOME!
Yes there are other campers about. Not close but I passed some coming to where I am and I can see one other quite a distance from me.
Feels like I’m on a vision quest.
Wnat would RVSue do? Find a neat place to camp and have a ball. You’re actually ahead of her. She camped in campgrounds for the first couple of months although to be fair she was getting the BLT outfitted for her lifestyle since she full-timed from the day she picked it up and didn’t buy a “previously outfitted rig” like you did.
The main thing is to have fun. Learn lessons as they present themselves and enjoy the journey.
And I did just that Reine! Found a spot that I thought I would like, down a little road. Parked and scouted ahead by walking…don’t want to get myself somewhere I can’t get out of. Checked out two sites actually and chose the second because the road wasn’t so rutted. And I’m here and my internet antenna ( my Joel Pole) is working wonderfully!
YAY, success. We all have great confidence in you. Looking forward to the story.
Thank you Caroline and everyone for your encouragement. It really does help to have you with me!