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I believe our Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently announced the option of purchasing an annual pass rather than having to buy a hunting or fishing license to access state wildlife management areas. I think it will be $47 a year but don't quote me on that.

In the case of New River Gorge and most all of the National Park designations by Congress in recent decades, the areas were already units of the National Park System. On its own, the designation does not actually change much and in terms of the NPS budget they were already covered. This...

It is prime time for mountain camping here in SW Colorado. We're seeing lots of campers with out of state license plates coming through town and in the National Forests. Things typically drop off quickly at the end of August. The Divide Road west of Montrose is mostly frequented by local folks...

If you add solar I'd be looking for closer to a 200 watt module. Here in the sunny SW corner of Colorado our factory installed 160 watt solar panel and two AGM 75AH batteries does a good job during sunny or even partly cloudy weather. One totally overcast day starts to pull the batteries down...

Apparently Crater Lake got a foot of snow over the weekend but most roads are open.

If had to choose just one I'd take a good printed map but a smart phone and app provides some additional options.

For those in living or visiting Colorado there is a fairly new trail app and website called Cotrex. It has been developed by the state for all types of trails across Colorado and it is free. You can download the base maps and/or satellite images for specific areas when venturing into locales...

It is considered fairly routine to close areas to public access for public safety during or immediately following natural disasters, such as wildfires, earth quakes, floods, etc. The coronavirus pandemic is a natural disaster and one threatening the entire country/world. I wonder why some choose...

We have a 2017 Fleet with 160 watts of roof top solar and the two original AGM batteries. My wife uses a ResMed Airsense 10 CPAP with a humidifier in the camper. We purchased ResMed 12V DC adapter to power the CPAP off the camper batteries. So far we have not had a problem with the batteries...

Living in western Colorado we have an abundance of sparsely visited public lands nearby. As tempting as it maybe to pack up go dispersed camping, we are staying home.

Thanks for offering us this addition. It will be very handy.

No actual Census folks will be coming to your house if you've already responded online or by mail. Yet another reason to respond right now if you haven't already.

Thanks for the stories and photos. A welcome break from the news.

For the past several years I have been volunteering a couple days a week at a National Park near my home. I enjoy it but as others have already said there are lots of different volunteer positions, duties, schedules and living arrangements. Finding one that matches up with your interests and...

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As of 2019 the road over Cottonwood Pass is paved all the way.

This is a different issue and order from e-bikes. This is specific to the National Parks in Utah and will allow pretty much all ATVs, UTVs and other Off-road motorized vehicles on all park roads. There was no prior public notice as required in Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations. For...

Thank you. The Green River lakes have been on my bucket list for at least a decade. After reading your account I'm putting on the calendar for 2020.

We have yet to visit Alta Lakes. I read in our local papers last year that the Forest Service was in the process of addressing heavy camper impacts there by better defining vehicle access and camp sites. Something like nearby Priest Lake which looked pretty hammered before the USFS made similar...

I always learn something new from your trip reports. We live just an hour and half north of this area but you manage to find places we have yet to reach. And your photos are great. Thanks! P.S. Check out Woods Lake campground (west of Telluride, south of Highway 145 one Fall Creek) sometime...

Glad to see the white bark pines are still healthy there.

Campground policies are indeed all over the map even within the same government agency. This allows greater flexibility for managers to deal with local issues but can be really confusing for campers since its often difficult to find out about these policies before arriving. Don't blame the...

I bought one for our 2013 Tacoma from Camera-Source. It plugged right into the Tacoma wiring where you disconnect the tailgate mounted OEM camera when removing the tailgate. I fasten the camera just above the license plate with hardware supplied by Camera-Source.

Wow! What a great trip report and photos. So much useful information I can put to good use within a few hours of home.

We noticed, that in our area of SW Colorado, the company contracted by the Forest Service to run some of their campgrounds had frequent staff shortages resulting in poor campground conditions. It is important for the managing agencies to have public feedback on the performance of their contractors.