Louise H
I'm going to the US this summer and is driving from salt lake city to Bryce and Zion and Grand canyon and Yosemite. I'm wondering if it is legal to sleep in my rental car in the national parks? I'm willing to pay for parking on a camp ground if that will the safest thing to do.
Thank you.
Answer
Tough question especially with those Parks
which tend to be really popular in summer .
All But Yosemite have really limited campgrounds in the Park and because Yosemite is so close to the Bay Area even it's available CG's can fill up early. So make sure that you check with NPS for how early you need to secure a cs in Yosemite
If you're using established campgrounds and are willing to pay the price then I guess you could do what you are suggesting
I was going to suggest that you do what the overnight hikers do and park your car at the trail-heads parking lots.I've done that a lot when I got into a Park late .I'd stop by the Back-country office ,get my back-country hiking permit ,grab dinner and then drive out to the trail-head ,get some sleep in my car and hit the trail first thing in the morning
The only problem with doing that is that your back-country permit application has your license plate number on it and if you're parked at a trail head for more than a couple of days the w/o a back-country permit on file The NPS rangers may ticket or tow you
This is a little known secret But we have something called National Forests which usually abut National Parks and the rules of camping in them are completely different than those of National Parks are .You can often camp NFs for free and your time limits in the camping areas of National Forests is a lot longer than it is in In National Parks
Since your flying in and out of SLC
Let me suggest another routing than the one that you suggested
Pop this into whatever mapping service you're using > and yes I have personally driven it
>>>
SLC >South Lake Tahoe CA>Lee Vining CA>Yosemite Village CA >Oakhurst CA>Pinehurst CA>Visalia CA[via Kings Canyon /Sequoia NP] Barstow CA>Willams AZ>GCN>Lees Ferry AZ >Colorado City AZ>Hurricane UT >Mount Carmel Junction UT >Tropic UT> Escalante UT >Torrey UT>Hanksville UT >Moab UT >Price UT >SLC
Since you are visiting all of those national parks
you will need an $80.00 National Parks Pass
http://www.nps.gov/fees_passes.htm
And of course info on the Parks in question
http://www.nps.gov/yose
http://www.nps.gov/seki
http://www.nps.gov/deva ==>> While DV is one of the most stunning places in America ,it's also hotter than Hell in the summer.The only way that i would do it is if I had a full moon over DV >
If you do seki and find yourself in Bakersfield about 5:00PM then it's
Bakersfield CA> Weldon CA >Olancha CA >Furnace Creek CA drive right down the valley floor on 118 then >Shoshone CA and if Las Vegas is too much of a culture shock after all that nature then go Baker CA> Laughlin NV [mini shock ] Kingman AZ>GCN
http://www.nps.gov/grca
http://www.nps.gov/zion
http://www.nps.gov/brca
http://www.nps.gov/care
http://www.nps.gov/arch
>>
As far as camping out goes $ 300.00 in basic gear should do it
Campmor is a good and even if you don't buy anthing from them their catolog is a good source of info to see what's out there in a lot of different price ranges
http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Home_
Enjoy America
Tough question especially with those Parks
which tend to be really popular in summer .
All But Yosemite have really limited campgrounds in the Park and because Yosemite is so close to the Bay Area even it's available CG's can fill up early. So make sure that you check with NPS for how early you need to secure a cs in Yosemite
If you're using established campgrounds and are willing to pay the price then I guess you could do what you are suggesting
I was going to suggest that you do what the overnight hikers do and park your car at the trail-heads parking lots.I've done that a lot when I got into a Park late .I'd stop by the Back-country office ,get my back-country hiking permit ,grab dinner and then drive out to the trail-head ,get some sleep in my car and hit the trail first thing in the morning
The only problem with doing that is that your back-country permit application has your license plate number on it and if you're parked at a trail head for more than a couple of days the w/o a back-country permit on file The NPS rangers may ticket or tow you
This is a little known secret But we have something called National Forests which usually abut National Parks and the rules of camping in them are completely different than those of National Parks are .You can often camp NFs for free and your time limits in the camping areas of National Forests is a lot longer than it is in In National Parks
Since your flying in and out of SLC
Let me suggest another routing than the one that you suggested
Pop this into whatever mapping service you're using > and yes I have personally driven it
>>>
SLC >South Lake Tahoe CA>Lee Vining CA>Yosemite Village CA >Oakhurst CA>Pinehurst CA>Visalia CA[via Kings Canyon /Sequoia NP] Barstow CA>Willams AZ>GCN>Lees Ferry AZ >Colorado City AZ>Hurricane UT >Mount Carmel Junction UT >Tropic UT> Escalante UT >Torrey UT>Hanksville UT >Moab UT >Price UT >SLC
Since you are visiting all of those national parks
you will need an $80.00 National Parks Pass
http://www.nps.gov/fees_passes.htm
And of course info on the Parks in question
http://www.nps.gov/yose
http://www.nps.gov/seki
http://www.nps.gov/deva ==>> While DV is one of the most stunning places in America ,it's also hotter than Hell in the summer.The only way that i would do it is if I had a full moon over DV >
If you do seki and find yourself in Bakersfield about 5:00PM then it's
Bakersfield CA> Weldon CA >Olancha CA >Furnace Creek CA drive right down the valley floor on 118 then >Shoshone CA and if Las Vegas is too much of a culture shock after all that nature then go Baker CA> Laughlin NV [mini shock ] Kingman AZ>GCN
http://www.nps.gov/grca
http://www.nps.gov/zion
http://www.nps.gov/brca
http://www.nps.gov/care
http://www.nps.gov/arch
>>
As far as camping out goes $ 300.00 in basic gear should do it
Campmor is a good and even if you don't buy anthing from them their catolog is a good source of info to see what's out there in a lot of different price ranges
http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Home_
Enjoy America
Questions about the coast guard?
amanda w
My husband is a certified firefighter and a certified basic emt will this help him be paid more have any benefits to him in the coast gaurd? He is pretty serious on joining and I have some questions. We are married and have a two yr son will we get to live where he is stationed? How long will it take him to get stationed? Will I need to have a job? & where are the most common station areas? How long from when he signs up will we have a apartment or housing? Thanks for y'all answers!!!
Answer
The answers you have already received are pretty good.
With firefighter and EMT training will not get him any more pay. Salaries in the military are the same across the board for rank & time in service. It is nice to have, it won't get him a whole lot extra anything.
You won't go to Cape May while he is in boot camp but that is only 8 weeks. However, during week 5 he will get his orders to his first duty station. 99.99% of the time you will go with him. There are very few truly isolated duty stations any longer in the CG. So yes you will go to his permanent station and in week 5 of boot camp he will find out where that will be.
He will get 5 days of leave upon boot camp graduation. Then he will also be allowed travel time. Once you arrive at your new station, you check in and if you need to find a place to live, the CG will give him an additional 10 days for house hunting. That is plenty of time to be able to find a place. I have done it in 2 days, when I have had to.
As far as most popular, there really isn't an answer to that. The CG has people in all 50 states. There are even a few stations outside of the US and in the territories. You can google "US Coast Guard district map" and you can look at where the different units are by area and by state.
If you would like a good forum... WWW.USCG.ORG it is a CG only forum, lots of Coasties, spouses, significant others, moms, dads... all there ready, willing and able to answer your questions. The amount of expertise is very high. Any question you have, we have someone that can give you an answer. The CG is an excellent way of life. It would be a terrific choice to support a family.
Now that brings to me your question about working or not. I was a stay at home mom & wife when I was married to my Coastie. Did we have incredible vacations and drive Ferrari's?? No. But we had nice places to live, the lights always stayed on, we had 2 cars, we always had food on the table. I was able to do my housewives bowling league, my hubby had his pool night with his buddies, we would be able to go out to eat if we wanted. So it is completely possible to be a stay at home so long as you have a sensible budget and know when to say "We can't afford this."
The answers you have already received are pretty good.
With firefighter and EMT training will not get him any more pay. Salaries in the military are the same across the board for rank & time in service. It is nice to have, it won't get him a whole lot extra anything.
You won't go to Cape May while he is in boot camp but that is only 8 weeks. However, during week 5 he will get his orders to his first duty station. 99.99% of the time you will go with him. There are very few truly isolated duty stations any longer in the CG. So yes you will go to his permanent station and in week 5 of boot camp he will find out where that will be.
He will get 5 days of leave upon boot camp graduation. Then he will also be allowed travel time. Once you arrive at your new station, you check in and if you need to find a place to live, the CG will give him an additional 10 days for house hunting. That is plenty of time to be able to find a place. I have done it in 2 days, when I have had to.
As far as most popular, there really isn't an answer to that. The CG has people in all 50 states. There are even a few stations outside of the US and in the territories. You can google "US Coast Guard district map" and you can look at where the different units are by area and by state.
If you would like a good forum... WWW.USCG.ORG it is a CG only forum, lots of Coasties, spouses, significant others, moms, dads... all there ready, willing and able to answer your questions. The amount of expertise is very high. Any question you have, we have someone that can give you an answer. The CG is an excellent way of life. It would be a terrific choice to support a family.
Now that brings to me your question about working or not. I was a stay at home mom & wife when I was married to my Coastie. Did we have incredible vacations and drive Ferrari's?? No. But we had nice places to live, the lights always stayed on, we had 2 cars, we always had food on the table. I was able to do my housewives bowling league, my hubby had his pool night with his buddies, we would be able to go out to eat if we wanted. So it is completely possible to be a stay at home so long as you have a sensible budget and know when to say "We can't afford this."
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