{"id":40502,"date":"2016-07-12T05:24:29","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T11:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=40502"},"modified":"2026-03-27T17:26:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T22:26:37","slug":"camping-on-public-lands-in-clark-county-idaho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2016\/07\/12\/camping-on-public-lands-in-clark-county-idaho\/","title":{"rendered":"Camping on Public Lands in Clark County, Idaho"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ClarkClark County, Idaho – Campsite on Public Lands – HTC One M8 cell phone image<\/span><\/p>\n

Good morning! I am writing this morning from a campsite that is on OUR Public Lands just outside the Targhee National Forest in Clark County, Idaho.<\/p>\n

I am “disperse” camping and what that means is that this campsite is off the beaten track, has a fire ring and is well away from other people and is on the public lands that Rob Bishop and his ilk want to steal from us.<\/p>\n

UN-Screw them. We will fight to keep this public.<\/p>\n

It is a beautiful campsite, up high, on one side it has a small aspen grove and on the other there are willows. Plus this section of the National Forest is unknown to me.<\/p>\n

Gotta go. Have exploring to do!<\/p>\n

Life is good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Good morning! I am writing this morning from a campsite that is on OUR Public Lands just outside the Targhee National Forest in Clark County, Idaho. 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