Semi-urban travel is the experience each spring in the Valley of Fire, NV
This May I will make my third trip to the Valley of Fire, about an hour east and just a touch north of Las Vegas, Nevada. I go for an annual fire circle gathering. Most of the folks are urbanites from the Vegas area but a good bunch also come from all over the US and a few from points beyond. The whole event is usually just over 100 people.
I used to drive there with a friend but now I'm far enough away, I fly in to go camping. Really, the slight gear schlep is worth it to me, versus pitching in to rent an RV, which is how about half the folks work it. The rest of us pitch tents and put up shade structures over them to keep things cooler. During the day, it's mostly about sleeping and hydrating, while at night, there is dancing, drumming, singing and playing.
I just found one camping items I've been hunting for: a collapsible spare tent pole. This is going to let me do a better job of rigging my shade structure, a larger pale tarp. Often, I just need one higher tie-off point to make a shaded area and it's not always easy to find. If I find one point on site now, I can choose to shade my tent, or I can make a shaded area next to my tent with the tarp, sort of sleeping porch with better ventilation. If you have shade, sleeping outside during the day is easy. The only thing that's really out there is lizards, and they tend to avoid sleeping humans.
