• Boondocking,  Campsites,  National Parks

    Grand Canyon

    March 26, 2023 /

    After our stay in Verde Valley, we headed back through Flagstaff, then west on I-40 toward Williams. There, we turned north toward the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Our goal was to find a suitable dispersed site near the south entrance of the park. I knew there would be patchy snow and potentially muddy conditions, but I was hoping at least one of the National Forest roads along AZ-64 would be open and passable. If all else failed, there are a few private RV parks nearby that would be alright for a few nights. As

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  • Boondocking,  Campsites,  National Parks

    White Sands

    March 12, 2023 /

    From our camp near Carlsbad Cavern, we headed north for a quick pit stop at Brantley Lake State Park to dump and fill our tanks, then west, over the Sierra Blanca range to White Sands. I had hoped to stay a night or two in the Lincoln National Forest outside of Cloudcroft, NM, but after speaking with the local ranger station we determined the ground was likely still covered in snow or at least very saturated. So, instead we climbed the 8000+ ft pass at night and descended back down the other side to Alamogordo, NM and Holloman Air Force Base without ever getting a good look at the area.…

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