Avoid Coronavirus, Go RVing

Above, one of the campgrounds in the McGaffey recreation area in New Mexico is not open yet. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Since the E Clampus Vitus chapter I belong to has postponed the spring clamp-out in Quartzsite, Arizona due to the coronavirus until who-knows-when, the urge to do some kind of a travel camping trip has been growing.

Unfortunately, aside from private campgrounds that are open in the Four Corners area, there is not much at present to camp at.

The Navajo Nation has closed their tribal parks, which includes Monument Valley. The knuckleheaded governor of New Mexico has closed the state parks to overnight camping, so that is not presently an option. The national forest campgrounds (for the most part) haven't opened yet (most campgrounds open in April/May).

RV Life has an article on avoiding the coronavirus (COVID-19) by going RVing. But if campgrounds are closed up, choices are a bit limited.

They begin with:

With the current COVID-19 pandemic, the allure and excitement of big city life is giving way to fear and uncertainty.  For all the great things that city life offers, isolation from public exposure to virus strains such as coronavirus, isn’t one of them. 

Our tax dollars help provide public amenities such as subways, buses, public libraries, and grand theaters. Now those same public spaces are emptying as city dwellers retreat and isolate themselves in multi-story petri dishes, hoping the building’s air system is up to filtering the exhalations of hundreds of their closest neighbors. 

Getting out of the big city has never been easier. Avoid being trapped in a metropolis with millions of others closeby. Pack up and go camp out in some of our country’s great remote places and avoid virus and disease by putting some space between you and your neighbors. 

If one lives in an area with more camping options that I do, the article offers some sound advice.

To read more, go here.