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“The first rule of our club is that you’re not supposed to let others in on the secret. “
While for the most part, I whole-heartedly agree, and I jealously guard my secret spots, Nevada is a state that is 400 miles long and 600 miles wide. If because of this a few more people come to the state to check it out, 99.9% of those will go to an area maked green on the map. 99% of those left will go somewhere that at least has a name on the map, the ones that are left who truly fully explore to the nether reaches, are almost certainly someone I wouldn’t mind running into and having a shot of Jack Daniels with
And in all that space you can't hide Harry Reid anywhere.
Regarding my earlier post in relation to this one: my island is on average 65 miles wide, and 270-ish miles long. We don’t have the latitude for land seizure and lack of access a LARGE area like what you camp in carries simply by default. Especially when it’s all treed, except where it’s been logged!
I was just down in the Arizona/California/Nevada area, and LOVED it, but was utterly stunned by the ease of leaving the road. Really. Where I’m from, every road either has DEEP ditches, or tall Kerbs, or some other water control feature that precludes venturing off into the wilds. To see soft shoulders and genuinely OPEN range was a beautiful and uplifting experience. Driving Route 66 to Needles may be trite to you, but it was deeply moving to me. Even if the Denny’s has removed “Spike’s” house under the cresol bush...