“Heading for an area that doubles in fishing and rock collecting is a plus.”
Surprisingly, there are some huge huge fish in some of those itty bitty creeks and rivers way out there in middle of nowhere, because nobody ever fishes them.
Also, the desert seems to have a preponderance of rocks (everywhere) lol. Gemstones can be found if you know where to look.
And best of all, no people, no bugs, no critters, and in the unlikely event you do get rain, it is an exciting 30 minute booming spectacle in the late afternoon, which cools the day down nicely.
SSSSHHHHH! What is the matter with you???? ;-))
What a whiner! Camping is fun! Take the right gear and food and you will not be cold, hungry, bored or cranky. We used to cook some great meals on an open fire, including steaks and shrimp. You won’t melt in the rain unless you’re the witch in a fairy tale. It’s only water, as I said ‘what a whiner!’. I love camping and wish we did it more now that the kids are grown.
Used to worry about such things, but the desert is huuuuge, and people tend to cluster in very specific areas. The trick is to prevent the enviroweenies from regulating or shutting down the popular areas, as all that does is displace the weekend warriors out to the more remote areas starting the cycle again