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		<title>Southwestern deserts: More than just a warm place</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/11/southwestern-deserts-more-than-just-a-warm-place/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Difley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bob Difley
This is the time of year when RVers in the northern states and Canada can be divided into two groups: those that are or soon will be headed to the southwestern deserts for at least some part of the winter, and those that wish they were headed for the desert. When the cold [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Desert Fall Destination: Valley of Fire</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/11/high-desert-fall-destination-valley-of-fire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Difley</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rv.net/?p=12952</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Bob Difley
Getting chilly? Thinking it might be time to head south? Away from that increasingly cold wind coming down out of Alaska and Canada? Or maybe you&#8217;re waiting for the holidays to come so you can spend time with family. However, if you are not tied down with family or other obligations, you might [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where do Snowbirds Go Between Summer and Winter?</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/09/where-do-snowbirds-go-between-summer-and-winter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Difley</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rv.net/?p=12288</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Bob Difley

The threat of early winter snows, sometimes arriving as early as October in the higher elevations of the Sierras, Cascades, and Coast Ranges, snowbirds, along with the feathered version of migrating birds, are starting to make plans for heading south. However, with daytime temps still topping 100 degrees in the lower desert snowbird [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Words About Your RV Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evanne Schmarder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello intrepid travelers,
Calling all wordsmiths, writers, witty individuals or families…can you condense your RV and camping experiences and expectations into six words? I double dog dare ya to share Six Words About Your RV Life!!
Have you heard of the six word memoirs project from SMITH Magazine? In 2006 the fine minds behind SMITH Magazine offered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coyote Camping in the Southwestern Deserts II</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/09/coyote-camping-in-the-southwestern-deserts-ii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Difley</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rv.net/?p=12155</guid>
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By Bob Difley
In last week’s blog I described how to find dispersed boondocking campsites (coyote camping) in the American deserts. Now that you know how to find coyote camping spots, the following tips will help to enhance and expand your desert boondocking experience:

The best way to find dispersed campsites in the desert is to explore [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coyote Camping in the Southwestern Deserts</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/09/coyote-camping-in-the-southwestern-deserts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Difley</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rv.net/?p=12016</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Bob Difley
Boondocking around Quartzsite and on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) LTVAs (described last week in Desert Solitaire II) is an easy and effective introduction to desert boondocking and snowbirding. Support services and supplies are plentiful, and the great gathering of veteran boondockers, akin to the mountain man rendezvous of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Desert Solitaire II</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/09/desert-solitaire-ii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Difley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bob Difley
Last week in Desert Solitaire I said I would write about how to boondock in the desert, in both communal locations like Quartzsite, and in solitary sites under a lone desert willow. Either way, camping in the open desert on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land, rather than in a designated campground, is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Desert Solitaire (Tribute to the original desert rat, Ed Abbey)</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/08/desert-solitaire-tribute-to-the-original-desert-rat-ed-abbey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Difley</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rv.net/?p=11453</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ By Bob Difley
Before my wife and I began fulltiming we took several week-end and Christmas holiday vacation trips wrapped in the chilly blanket of the Northern California winter. One particular trip we camped in a state park redwood grove and there was no one else there except for a ranger or two passing through. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Boondocking Safe?</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/08/is-boondocking-safe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Difley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A concern of many first time boondockers&#8211;or those considering it&#8211;is the question of personal safety. There are many who claim that you are as safe if not safer out boondocking then you are in just about any other public place. I am one of them. Others would not venture out without a weapon, a firearm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Really Lost</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/08/get-really-lost/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rv.net/2009/08/get-really-lost/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Difley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bob Difley
Last week in Get Lost II I said I would 










Related PostsCoyote Camping in the Southwestern DesertsHigh Desert Fall Destination: Valley of FireBoondocking Podcast with Brian Brawdy &#38; Bob DifleyWhere do Snowbirds Go Between Summer and Winter?Coyote Camping in the Southwestern Deserts II]]></description>
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