A Camp At Hot Springs Near Colorado River
Not a ranger, but back in 2010 I had just finished a wilderness leadership class, and I had decided to go to Colorado to get some solo wilderness time. I found out about some hot springs near the Colorado River, that were only accessible during the winter. This is since, during the summer the melted snow raises the water level of the river, and they become submerged. So I decided to go and spend a few weeks out there. It was technically on Bureau of Land Management land, and I had about a 4-mile hike from where I parked, to where I was camping. The BLM lady who watched the land saw me when I arrived and asked me to just write the date on my windshield every week, to let her know I’m still alive out there. Anyways, it was pretty pleasant out there – but every night I was terrified of the bears, they should be sleeping. But if they aren’t sleeping at night, it means they are hungry as hell and I’m a potential dinner for them. For this reason, I decided to set up my camp close to a cliff....