Date:         Sat, 20 Jul 2013 13:00:25 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Mini Trip Report
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Four night camping trip on the verge of Big Summit Prairie in the Ochoco
Mountains east of Prineville, Ore.

Newspaper article about the Prairie here:
<http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20100715/SPORTS0411/7150320/>

BSP is mostly private land, but it is surrounded by National Forest and
BLM lands and dispersed camping (i.e., you can camp wherever you want)
is permitted. No developed campgrounds. No cell service. No toilets. No
water. No people.

Towing my little camping equipment trailer, I drove up there in about 90
minutes' time and found a sweet spot in a copse of shade trees. Set up
my Lazy Boy awning, set up the solar panels for the Vitrifrigo
refrigerator, set up my latest toy, a Old Smokey charcoal smoker, and
proceeded to do as little as possible for the next few days except cook
and wander about.

A friend joined up bearing beer and wine and Fig Newtons and stayed
nearby for two nights. It got into the upper 80s, lower 90s during the
day, upper 40s at night.

No mechanical issues to report.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.