Free-camping near a salt lake
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
Rockingham, Australia
August 13, 2019 5:31am CST
We free-camped last night on the edge of Lake Ninan where we have camped before. We’d barely arrived when Vince got talking to a lady who pulled up in a car. She has relatives in the area and is a professional opera singer. She has also just taken up photography so she and Vince had lots to talk about. But isn’t it interesting who you bump into at odd places?
My collage shows the edge of the lake and the froth that accumulates when the wind blows across the water. I thought it looked a bit like snow. Lake Ninan is a salt lake. Australia has a great many salt lakes. When the natural vegetation is removed, some farms have trouble with salt rising to the surface of their paddocks and rendering them unsuitable for agriculture.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Aug 19
We have a few salt lakes here in the US most famously the Great Salt Lake in Utah.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
13 Aug 19
It did look like snow to me.
And I totally agree that you never know whom you will bump into at odd places. And that can be quite interesting especially if you find your interests and frequency matching. I am sure you would have enjoyed your camping.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
14 Aug 19
@JudyEv Even I realize that now after your comment. But trust me it does resemble to snow at least in a sudden glimpse.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Aug 19
@arunima25 I'm pleased about that! 
Sometimes I've said that a food tastes like ants but I've never eaten ants so it's really a silly thing to say.
Sometimes I've said that a food tastes like ants but I've never eaten ants so it's really a silly thing to say.1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (208957)
• United States
14 Aug 19
@JudyEv Nice shot. A couple of times we free camped as you like to say. One time I hated it because we had to walk through a field of cows to get to our spot and it was hot, plus no bathrooms, but the second time, we were lucky enough to be near a porta potty, and a convenience store wasn't far away. Both of those times, was because it was a holiday weekend and the nearby national park was overflowing with campers.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Aug 19
@snowy22315 That's the beauty of being retired I guess. You can perhaps dodge peak periods or at least avoid the most popular destinations at those times.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
13 Aug 19
yes ma'am, sometimes we do :) i bet mr. vince sure 'njoyed visitin' with her 'bout photography 'n she 'ppreciated 't, too.
mankind 'll ne'er learn that what we do's consequences, eh? 'tis a beautiful lake. do they harvest 'n sell the salt? jest wonderin' if'n such's value they can profit from 'nstead 'f the farmin'. some salt waters 're so "heavy" one can jest float 'top with no effort, would this be so 'f this'un?
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
14 Aug 19
@JudyEv ah, i see. 'tis 'lways fascinated me, these salt lakes. prolly ought'a do some readin' 'n 'em, lol. watched a documentary from somewhere (oh, the memory retention sucks) that such 'twas a practice. the whole community relied'n the funds generated from such.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Aug 19
@crazyhorseladycx There is a 'Yacht Club' somewhere in the middle of Australia where the yachts are on wheels and they race on a dried salt lake. The yachts are still powered by the wind. I went looking for a photo and apparently yachts race on land in other countries too - but perhaps not on salt lakes.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
27 Aug 19
nice photos... itsxa lovely place for overnight camping... it is interesting who we can meet at these times... the same used to gappen to us when we were out on the boat ... and tying up at the end of the day...
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
28 Aug 19
@JudyEv yes the american number plates tell you what state they're from... but there is no real need for that in the uk..so we have to guess by tbeir accents lol...
yes the american number plates tell you what state they're from... but there is no real need for that in the uk..so we have to guess by tbeir accents lol...1 person likes this
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Aug 19
@sueznewz2 Irish plates give the county and the age of the car which is a great idea I think.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
13 Aug 19
That looks like a great place to camp. Our last trip was to the beach in NC (not so far) and it is always nice to get away.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Aug 19
We've been away a fortnight this time. We head home on Sunday.
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Aug 19
Salt lakes don't look any different really except that some have a white sale residue around the edges.
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
13 Aug 19
Opera and free-camping are not things I would expect to go together.
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@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
14 Aug 19
@JudyEv I would consider that cheating 
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@averygirl72 (38848)
• Philippines
13 Aug 19
Camping sounds fun. I am not familiar with salt lakes. I thought lakes should be freshwater
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
13 Aug 19
wow such a lovely spot to stop and camp!!!!
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Aug 19
We've stayed there before and it's a very relaxing spot.
