Vicki I think you misunderstood me. I don't mean fence all of Gecko Rd, just Gecko Loop and turn it into a real campground with all the things that go along with a real campground:

Dump station, Water, Hookups, Security patrols....

If people want a campground experience they can have it - if not there are still plenty of open areas that you can just pull into and primitive camp like I enjoy. But if you want that campground experience you need you be the ones to pay for it and that's why the fence and gates - charge a separate amount that goes into it's own fund to provide those services to those who want them...but leave the rest of us alone and let us continue to be self-sufficent without taxing us to provide amenities to people who already have more than we do.

It really ticks me off that I have to pay the same amount to camp in a place where I have no amentities and don't want any amentities as someone who wants to camp on pavement and have all the things that you expect from a campground. If they want that kind of experience they should be the ones to pay for it - don't make those of us in the "Cheap" seats pay more because the A/C bill for the skyboxes goes up in other words.

I should clarify that... I don't feel the need for too many "camping" improvements (although I sure do like the idea of those gazebos) but I do have other improvements I'd like to see. Oh yeah, I've got a whole laundry list

Vicki

HOW ABOUT A SCANNER THAT COULD LOOK YOU IN THE EYE TO SEE IF YOU ARE RESPONSABLE ENOUGH TO TAKE CARE OF G AND IF YOU WEREN'T IT WOULD SAY ACSESS DENIED ,NOW THATS DREAMIN .

65 degrees year round, full moon every night, open all the closures and fresh sand every morning!

Great question SailAway,

Getting down to the nitty gritty…Slap would love to make billboard/sign type wooden displays of wildlife that is indigenous to Glamis, or just passing through, and place them on her. Slap would work with the Fish and Game Associations Desert Ecologists in creating accurate pictorial displays and written information of each plant and animal. You know, The Algodones Dunes Sunflower blooms beautimus yellow flowers from March to May, and again from October to January. They are found in Mother G only, and they be considered a species of concern.” Somethin to that effect…And of course, designed McScrappbook Style by Slappy hisself. Hot damn Slappy getting goosebumps…

Place them along da wash road, Gecko, vender, Osbourne…And, Slap talked with Ms. Fringe about this. She says she wants her own sign, and won’t be sharing with Mr. Red or Ms. Fox, so we probably gonna give each critter their very own…She gave Slap a ‘Fringe’ up on dat if it comes through…They would look real sweet and would be best viewed on the East side of Wash Rd, but West of da train tracks, in line with or next to da poles. (Slap would love to do some serious touch up to the tressles also, but dat be later)…Place signs down Gecko Road at pads and bathrooms…Now, let yo imagination go for a second. Imagine your trek to the doo doo spot if you was on Gecko, it could go like this:


OOOHHH how nice your stop could be…

Then provide a GPS coordinate to one of the many landmarks on Mother G, such as Olds, China, or da Plane Crash Site, and put it on the sign. Each sign will have only one coordinate. So to get another, you gots to check out another sign. And did Slap say that the signs have to be custom?? OOOHH YEA, nothing but the best for Mother G…

Good, fun information dat would no doubt benefit all of us…

Slap's got all kinds of ideas for Mother, this is just one of them...

AND REMOVE THE CLOSURE STAKES FOR CHRISTSAKE!!!!

[ 01-13-2003, 08:50 PM: Message edited by: Slappy ]

Jeezus $250? Damn trying to make this a rich mans sport??? i dont know about you, but I dont have an extra $250 layin around for the BLM to "hold" for me, even if I get it back.. Maybe 50..

I just want the areas reopened, get rid of the troublemakers, and leave the rest alone...

RoostKing...

Hey, I know none of these ideas are perfect but this is a “DREAM BIG” topic and we don't have to get our toes anywhere near reality.

We’ll worry about the logistics when we get closer to implementation. For now,

KEEP DAYDREAMING

Make Glamis what you want it to be

Vicki

How about a fully staffed medical center across from the Glamis beach store.When there's an emergency minutes,even seconds are critical for those not so nice injuries.Making the trip to Brawley takes too long. just dreaming ,right?

Beer carts (like they have on golf courses) driven by Hooter chicks...

I would, of course, require my own dedicated Miller Lite cart!

Temporary closures lifted via the new RAMP.

Better communication between the BLM and the community it is supposed to be serving. US!

An organization that truly represents the wishes of it's membership and not the personal agenda of one or two of it's leaders. Even when no one is looking.

I'll tell you some ideas I've heard for "improving" Glamis

Tell me what you think of these:

Reservation system - buy your permit to camp at Glamis but not reserve a spot. Alternative is to have reserved spots.

Reservations for "premium" spots available on a bidding system.

Varying charges for levels of developed areas... gravel pad, paved pad, open sand, etc.

Any of this sound familiar? They should... these were mentioned back in the day the RAMP was being drafted.

Well, thanks to the OHMVR withholding money we might be facing these ideas again.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Vicki

The only thing I want is to have Glamis TAKEN AWAY from the BLM and given to the State of California, where it belongs, to be run like Occotillo Wells.

I want/need/desire NOTHING...
No amenities, no cops, no ambulances, no helocoptors, no pavement, no signs, no bathrooms, no water, no dumps, NOTHING!!!

Like a Wilderness should be.



Vor

Slap don't dig those ideas at all SailAway, not at all...

Let's give it to Arizona!

All of the land signed over to me.

As benevolent dictator of Glamis I will do the following:

I will have roving patrols of Hell's Angels come and kick your ass if you litter.

I will keep the dunes open forever.

I will allow certain portions of the dunes to be for hikers only. If they try to take more than their share (based on numbers) I will have them beaten.