Stories of Monsoon Season and Other Tall Tales

[RvNaut]

Me? No, No tales from me, I went north just far enough to be out of that summer onslaught, although i have heard some interesting things through word of mouth...... the best I can do is herding cows away from the campsite, repeatedly, on the eBike....

So, what have you to tell us, you Monsooners?

 

[maki2]

Nothing much exciting about a lot of rain unless you get stuck in the mud which I never even came close to doing. Pretty much normal other than spending afternoons indoors with some thunder and lightening happening. It is pretty much just tiresome as it last for about 7 weeks bringing of an hour or three of rain most every afternoon.

 

[frater secessus]

During monsoon I set up up some best-effort water catchment. I used my freshwater tank for room-temperature drinking since I had it, but showers, cleaning, cooking, coffee, etc was done with caught water. The first harvests were quite yellow from the pollen, then cleared up nicely.

Now that the sun is back I can start using the crockpot again for long-cooking stuff like baked potatoes, lasgana, meat loaf, etc.

 

[BelgianPup]

Monsoons... Basically, if you have common sense, you'll do okay. If you don't, life can vary between annoying and deadly.

I used to have a neighbor who seemed to only act on unthinking impulse. He got himself into some really stupid situations with water and mud, and went through quite a few vehicles.

 

[user 423]

Stuck for a couple of days last year at a CG north of Silver City due to high water:

 

[maki2]

last summer on a drive up highway 64 when I was heading to the South entrance of the Grand Canyon the rain was so heavy that it was nearly impossible to see to drive in it, plus it made it almost as dark as night. Some people pulled over and stopped on the shoulders. Others including myself did a slow creep with our emergency flashers going. I bailed of the line when I reached the paved road turnoff to the 10-X paid NFS campground. Easy choice for the night as my America the Beautiful lifetime senior pass brought camping cost down to $10 a night. Not knowing the area I paid for 2 nights and the next day checked out all the NFS Dispersed camping options in the area while leaving my travel trailer behind at that very pretty camp site that was right near a super clean vault toilet and a dumpster. It was a little, relaxed, mini vacation from dispersed camping that allowed for an easy and fun day of scouting out just the right free to camp place to settle into which had easy and safe road access to the National Park.