Is it illegal to camp anywhere?

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Marley

Would you get a fine or a ticket if you camped in woods or areas you dont own and that isnt a campground?

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yes. there are only specific areas you can camp legally.

I once was chased out of a city (Minnepolis, MN) park, because I pitched my tent in the woods. I thought it would be fun (when I was 18)!

How far could i go down the Ohio River on a jet ski? Starting in Cincinnati.?

SweetSumme

I want to know what the furthest i could travel. What cities etc.. Are there any locks or damns that i would not be able to get through or have to pay to go through? Also, i would have to stop to fill up on gas. Are there docks to fill up along the river that i could make it to between fill ups? I have never been on a river with a jet ski, only lakes. Any tips would be appreciated!

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The short answer is as far as you want to go. It's obvious that you are not an experienced cruiser, so I will tell you some places to get info. First, you can go all the way to Cairo where the Ohio empties into the Mississippi, then down to the gulf, then ? wherever.
Alternately, you can go down the Ohio to the Tennessee River at Paduca, KY, (about 50 miles short of the Mississippi)
then take the Ten-Tom waterway to the Gulf at Mobile, AL, then ? wherever.
Yes, there are locks, they are all free. Your taxes pay for it all.:)
There are all kinds of places to get fuel, food and lodging as these rivers are major cruising grounds.
That being said, a jet ski is not the most comfortable way to travel long distance, unless you have a lot of money. Most people you have done long distance cruising on jet skiis have done so just to prove it can be done, and they stay overnight at motels and eat at restraurants; expensive. If your jet ski is one of the bigger ones, maybe you could carry a small tent and some supplies and beach camp. Not be a jet skier I don't know how much storage room they have.
The Army Cores of Engineers has all the charts available for the rivers, google them for lots of info on the rivers. The charts are large scale and show the rivers mile by mile, showing you where all the locks and dams are, etc.
Quimbys Cruising Guide is the biggest guide for the rivers, giving you the locations by river mile on where to get fuel, lodging, food, etc. There may be some smaller guides specific to the Ohio River only. Google Ohio River, or check Amazon.com and search for cruising guides.
Locking through is not big deal, once you get used to feeling pretty small compared to everyone else.:)
By the way, I have cruised these rivers starting from Mpls, Mn. and just returned from three months living aboard my boat in florida.
Good luck and have fun! Any cruise, no matter how small is worthwhile and will probably wet your appitite for more. If you have any other questions you can ask me direct at otter55806@yahoo.com
Bob S.

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what are problems the pilgrims faced after they got to oregon or got finished with the oregon trail?

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bigk

I am doing a report for school. so please answer these questions.
1. what problems did the pilgrims face after they got to oregon or plymouth?

2. did the oregon trail end in plymouth?

3. how long did it take them to get to oregon?

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"The Oregon Trail (more correctly, the Oregon-California Trail) generally follows the Platte River to its headwaters; and then crosses the mountains. In southern Idaho, the California Trail splits off (until this point, the Oregon Trail and the California Trail are one in the same). The Oregon Trail then follows the Snake River until it reached the Columbia--which flows into the Pacific." I am unsure of why you ask about Plymouth.
http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/routewest.html

1. "We had no trouble with the Indians but we did have one awful scare. It was when we were in Utah. All at once our train seemed to be surrounded on all sides by mounted Indians! It was a war party going out to fight another tribe. I do believe there were ten thousand of them and we thought it was the last of us, but when they had seen us all they wanted to, they gave a whoop and a yell and away they clattered!

Of those long weary months I cannot clearly tell. I know it was April when we started and October when we reached the place that was to be our home in Oregon. Sometimes we stopped several days in camp where we found plenty of water and good grazing and while the teams rested and fed up, the men fixed up the wagons and helped the women wash and prepare food for the next drive ahead. Then there were days we toiled over the arid plains till far into the night to reach the life-giving water that was a necessity to us and to our trains. The children of the company walked many many miles....sometimes I think I walked half of the way to Oregon! Some days it was very hard to find fuel enough for our camp fires. Many a time our simple meals were cooked over a fire of buffalo chips and sage brush. The weather did not cause as much trouble. I recall but one real storm. It was on the Platte River in Nebraska. We were in camp on the bank of the river when it came on. The wind blew a hurricane! Thunder roared and lightening flashed! It was a dark as Egypt. The rain poured like it was being emptied from buckets. I will never forget that night! Every tent was blown down. No one was seriously hurt, though a babe was narrowly missed by a falling tent pole. The men chained the wagons together to hold them from being blown into the river. Our camp belongings were blown helter skelter over the country around about and our stock was stampeded 'till it took all the next day to get them rounded up.
But after all, we had but few hardships compared with some of the emigrant trains. Some years, you know, there was Cholera that wiped out entire families and trains that were raided by Indians and too, there were times when the oxen were diseased and died leaving families stranded on the plains. Yes, we were very lucky! "
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cchouk/oregon_trail/crossing/munkers.htm

As told by an eighty year old woman who as a ten year old girl made the trip on The Oregon Trail as many others did.

2. By these maps it appears the Oregon Trail end in Portland OR., or near there. The second trail leading into California ended around Fort Bridger my second link will give more information.
http://encarta.msn.com/media_461517720/oregon_trail.html
http://www.historyglobe.com/ot/otmap1.htm

3. "We: got 30 MPG They: got 5 - 20 MPD (miles per day)"
Using the high of 20 miles per day the about 2,000 mile long trail may have took around three months to arrive but in the Encarta link it states that at times it took nearly six months.

"CROSSING THIS COUNTRY
1843 vs 2000"
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cchouk/oregon_trail/crossing/crossing1.htm

Is the Outer Banks in North Carolina a crowded touristy place?

lionesshea

I am planning a vacation to the East Coast and wanted to camp/ horseback ride on the beaches. Is the outer banks crowded in August? Is it a good place to be camping at? Is there any other advice you can give me or possibly other beaches to camp on along the east coast?

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You won't find a less crowded beach anywhere on the east coast than Hatteras Island of the Outer Banks. You can camp at Oregon Inlet Campground and Frisco Campground operated by the National Park Service (NPS). They are in the National Seashore right on the beach. There are small towns along the Island with private campgrounds, but for the true Outer Banks experience go with the NPS. Other advice, yeah, tie down your tent real good the wind can blow pretty hard down there, even in August. But it will be worth it just for the experience. Heck, the Outer Banks is a place you have to make a special effort to get to, it's way out of the way from anywhere. lol Take the free ferry over to Ocracoke Island while you're there. It's relaxing and hey, it's where Blackbeard used to hang out. Climb the Hatteras lighthouse too. Check out the Chicamacomico lifesaving station in Rodanthe. Don't miss the 'Serandipity'. The 'Nights In Rodanthe' house. Have fun.

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