My new boondocking spot.
My outdoor thermometer showed it was 91° in the shade, but the low humidity made it perfectly comfortable.
I walked up the hill to a boondocking spot that had just been vacated, mostly to see what condition the road was in. Other than one bad spot, it looked like it would be okay for my truck's normal street tires.
So, making an executive decision, I decided to break camp and drive up the dirt road about half a mile to a better, and more importantly, different boondocking spot. Now I did have to cross two dry washes, which could be a problem getting back across if it rained really hard, but there's hardly any rain in the forecast, so I feel I'm okay. But that is one of the things you have to be aware of when driving in the desert.
I like this area better because instead of a big flat, mostly treeless area where a lot of people boondock sometimes close together. This new area is multiple small boondocking spots where folks are scattered out more with a lot of privacy. I would say that my previous boondocking spot reminded me of being in a State Park, whereas my new spot is more like boondocking in the desert.
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Sunrise at my new boondocking spot. It's about half a mile from where I was boondocked previously, but it's up a little higher, so there's less folks up here.
A walk in the desert. When I was younger, I always envisioned the desert in Arizona looking like the Sahara Desert in Africa, with endless sand dunes and no life whatsoever except a camel or two walking by. So I was rather shocked to find out that there's more life in the desert than there is in most places. I recognize it's not everyone's cup of tea, but there are so few places a person can go and find solitude, and a sky full of endless stars that I truly enjoy being in the desert.
Boondocking on Arizona trust land..... And yes, I have the required permit. I no longer have a printer to print out a copy, so I took a picture of it with my phone.……Ain't technology wonderful?