Finally had to move tent

So I’ve had a good thing going for close to three months. Had a tent setup not too far from a paved road on BLM land. Now I also still have my cat which makes for an interesting experience camping homeless.

Well yesterday morning I noticed two cones at the entrance of my gravel trail to my campsite. Going to investigate it became clear these were markers for a marathon that apparently is ran annually on the paved road. Hindsight being 20/20 I should have known better.

Around 2 in the afternoon I heard a vehicle coming up the trail then someone exiting the vehicle. I then heard a park ranger ask if anyone was there. Not wanting to be confrontational I told them I was there and that I had a cat. I also let them know I was waiting for this to happen. I let them know I had been there a month and a half (I’m a pathological liar so sue me 😛). The confrontation went over really well and she even let me know other public lands nearby that allowed camping. It was a sort of read between the lines of you don’t have to go without but you can’t stay here.

So this morning I packed everything up into my car and headed onto a more deserted area with more trees. The whole thing took three hours but I swear I am getting way too old for this s***