Well, Vanholio called this one wrong. See, he'd gone by La Junta Canyon (near Taos, NM) about a month ago on a weekday. The place were nearly empty of people. Perfect for a van-travelling hermit.
But then I returned on a June Saturday expectin' the same. Nope. The public was EVERYWHERE, packin' the campsites and stinkin' the place up.
Hopeful, I kept drivin' up Forest Road 76, higher and higher into the mountains, lookin' for a dispersed campsite without no neighbors. After 8 miles and at over 10,000 feet altitude, I give up and pulled off.
Well, my back view was that shot you see at top. Pretty. But the front view was an intersection of two forest roads.
All afternoon, till after 7 p.m., folks went tearin' by in their pickups and on their quads, tossin' out Bud Light beer cans as they went. Fuck!
So I left and drove down to Taos. More people there, true, but at least I expect them in their natural territory.
I shoulda known. Lesson learned. Where good weather, beautiful scenery, and a fishin' creek are side by side, you're gonna find Vanholio's No. 1 enemy – Joe Public.
La Junta Canyon-Carson National Forest (Southern New Mexico Explorer)
"People and ATVs Ruined This View!" first published at Steemit.com.
So many weekenders are total scum.
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