Backpacking with Pack Goats & Dogs to a Trout Fishing Lake, Camping & Firebox Stove Cooking
Every time I've seen people out hiking with dogs, I've thought backpacking with goats would be a lot of fun. I've never been a real fan of dogs and cats, but I think goats could haul a lot of gear, provide companionship without all the silliness domestic pets offer. I get that goats kind of crap everywhere, though they can be potty trained to only pee in specific places. Their barnyard animals, but much more useful I'd argue then dogs for many uses.
AirBNB, Travel and Staying in Random People’s Homes. 🏡
Lately they’re has been a lot of promotion of an article about how to find secret cameras in AirBNB homes. I get it, you own a house and your renting it out, you might want to make sure nobody is destroying your property while your gone. But I think it’s generally just creepy to be staying in some random person’s home or even a hotel. While I sometimes stay in hotels or other people’s houses for work, it certainly would not be my choice if I could avoid it during travel.
I just much prefer to be camping in the wilderness then in any urban area. I like to be able to have fires, make as much noise as I want, stay up late. Chances are except for walking back in the woods and getting caught on some random hunters’ game camera, no one is going to be watching me, and I won’t be sitting on some person’s sofa with bed bugs or who know what ever else you might find in someone’s house. If I spill something in the wilderness, and I can’t fully clean it up, it doesn’t matter, as it will either rot or get eaten by the wildlife.
Wisdom of a quarter mile between campsites
As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to realize that beauty of the state’s policy of keeping dispersed and wilderness campsites at least a 1/4 mile apart.
While that leads to fewer camping opportunities in popular locations, it also means a truer wilderness experience where other campers will not be disturbed by talking, music, chopping wood or other human noise, smoke from other fires or other privacy issues.
