and so, we ever more plunge into the depths of darkness, both turning over government services to private enterprise, and intruding into nature with all the paraphernalia of home.  Good grief!!

---- Richard A Jones <Jones@COLORADO.EDU> wrote:
> Don wrote:
> > I would not be surprised to find any new campsites (should the
> > government ever have any money to expand any of  our forest service camp
> > areas) required to be able to take RVs like that....Then, of course, they
> > will be raising the fees for us all to pay for that...Oh well....
>
> You are 'right on'--it is happening.  The Brainard Lake campground
> in the Indian Peaks W of Boulder was built in the early 60s.  Over
> the last 3 years it has been rebuilt.  It is now 3x larger and most
> of it will handle long rigs.  The Forest Service found that few
> were tent camping and the demand from the big rig RVs was what
> would pay the fees.
>
> Paying the fees is important since this campground and the toll
> booth the the area are operated by American Land & Leisure.  They
> want to make $$$$ and the Forest Service wants them to (too) so they
> will continue to operate the area.
>
> I'm sure as other older campgrounds are renovated they will move in
> this direction.
>
> Richard
> Boulder

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David McNeely