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.
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.
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.
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.
Gunsight wash? Good spot!
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DeleteYou probably have your favorite spot already but have you seen Wild Woman?
ReplyDeleteWho or what is that?
DeleteIt'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.
DeleteFollow 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.
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.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they'd leave you alone if you weren't using the Uanbomber picture.
DeleteSo, 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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