Last year, we were disappointed that our trip to Montana and Glacier National Park had to be canceled because Covid concerns had prompted the Blackfeet Nation to close access to their lands. The east side of Glacier National Park falls within the Blackfeet reservation, and so all access to that was cut off as well. We immediately started planning for 2021, and made reservations for a 2 week stay at a campground just outside the park gates. We happily anticipated this trip all year. But the release from Covid restrictions over the past year had people recognizing that RVing is a great way to travel. There was a surge in RV purchases in 2020 of 4-5% over 2019. Anticipated sales for 2021 is 19.5 to 20% over 2020. And all those RVs are cramming themselves into campgrounds, and flooding National Park trails.
We've been reading the news stories about traffic jams in parks, and conga lines of hikers on trails. This was certainly not the experience we were seeking. We love to be out on a trail in the mountains in the quiet and surrounded by the spectacular beauty of wildflower covered mountainsides and snow capped peaks all around. But not this.
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| Crowds at Glacier |
So, with this in mind, last month we cancelled all our reservations and made different plans. On Sunday we headed north to Alabama and Georgia for a 2+ week swing through what promises to be some beautiful country. Last night we stayed at a nice RV campground in Perry, FL. Tomorrow, we head for Mobile, AL, what has become a favorite place over the last few years.
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| View at the back of the campground |
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