Monday, March 19, 2018

Border life

This is twenty-six miles from the border with Mexico. But it's only three miles from a large Border Patrol office. So I'm not particularly worried camping on this particular patch of public land.

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  1. You probably have your favorite spot already but have you seen Wild Woman?

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    1. It's a beauty of a spot at the back of Gunsite wash. Big shade tree. Drystack stone fireplace/oven. Rumor has it the name came from the places use by a single mom and her kids as a home for a bit. Apparently those that coin names thought the fact that someone would live out there with kids was crazy.
      Follow the south side of the wash as closely as possible for a couple miles and you'll come across the spot.
      If you have the Ultimate Campground app, you'll be able to see it listed behind Gunsite.

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  2. I was about as far from the border a few days ago on BLM land. Damn Border Patrol helicopter hovered over me at night with the spotlight shining. Then I was wondering if a team was gonna show up later. They didn't, but it was fuckin' annoying. Fascists.

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    1. Maybe they'd leave you alone if you weren't using the Uanbomber picture.

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  3. So, there I was, reading in my van, when a Border Patrol officer walks up and asks if I was the one who called about an illegal alien. Nope, wasn't me. He said he'd asked all the other campers and no one said they called. I shrugged, he went away, and I returned to my book.

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