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ReneeG

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Posted: 04/10/10 09:55am

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Oh no . . . here I go off topic . . . I too live in Idaho. We boondock a lot and find garbage too. What we do is pick it up before we leave, using gloves when we have to. Most places are pretty clean though, so it's not always this way, but common enough to warrant the complaint and an entire article in the Idaho Statesman by Pete Zimowski.

* This post was edited 04/10/10 05:21pm by ReneeG *

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Posted: 04/10/10 02:48pm

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ITA...with the last two post. While boondocking in beautiful wooded areas sooooooo far from everyone...to find TRASH is very upsetting. We boondock well into wooded areas well off the road (which is a dirt road very far from the paved main road).....going up steep rutted dirt roads (really more like following two wheel tracks) to find great boondock spots. You would think you would not find trash in these remote locations...NOT! We have found trash there in the fire-rings...laying all around the trees. It really is very upsetting [emoticon]

, but we also do 'trash police duty' and take out more trash than what we bring in, each time we camp-out.

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I think this is for a different thread but it has been my experience that it's usually the locals that are the ones dumping the garbage, tearing down signs, etc. How many rural places have you been where all the street signs are full of shotgun holes? You can be pretty sure it wasn't someone just passing through.

It's the local kids. Their parents are the ones dumping the refrigerators and other garbage while the kids party in the places we hold so close to our hearts. They just don't appreciate it -- They don't even KNOW they should appreciate it.

I'm not saying we're not to blame for SOME of the******we find but I really think most of the blame falls elsewhere. (At least when it comes to boondocking locations off the beaten path)

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I was up in mid Michigan generally around the Standish area last week scouting out dispersed camping areas and to my dismay I found old beds, couches, refrigerators and so many tires just thrown around the state forest lands. It made me sick because I so enjoy finding nice quiet and natural spaces to camp. It is trully a shame. This junk would be from locals I am sure.

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Posted: 04/10/10 08:16pm

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I didn't get stuck here...

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Posted: 04/10/10 11:22pm

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Posted: 04/11/10 09:34am

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2oldman wrote:

I didn't get stuck here...

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2oldman - I don't understand your comment. Did you mean you chose to be there? Beautiful place especially if the weather is comfortables such as in early Spring or late Fall.

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Posted: 04/11/10 08:53pm

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Sorry... I wrote on this board about getting stuck in a similar spot near Barstow CA in Nov. I'm more careful now. This is near Indio CA.

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Posted: 04/12/10 12:57pm

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Thank you for getting us back on track with the great pics!

We really enjoy these boon-docking pics!

* This post was edited 04/12/10 02:00pm by bercher *

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