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I took several elk and mule deer from that general area over the years. In the '70s you could walk for a week w/out seeing a person in most of the northeast 1/2 of Nevada. Rule #1, never pass a chance to fill up w/ gas and water.


mike r

Some of the small town bars in northern Minnesota are pretty hilarious. It's like a different country up there.

had lunch here the other day..........

had to bring my own sandwich.......

no lines......no traffic..........or people..........

My best friend lives in Elko, we hunted Deer in area 6 for about 25yrs. It was an annual ritual to spend the last day in Jarbidge trying to drink the bar dry.
There were only about 20 residents back then. The south road was snowed shut for about six months and the north road wasn't much better. They'd spend the winter snowed in and screwing each others wives....or so the bar tender said. He also said that most everyone that moved there left after their first winter.

I just googled it.....it's definitely changed. Looks like the north RD into ID is open all winter these days.

Driving truck, and just living here and spending time in the Hillbilly state, I have seen a lot of American backwaters.
But, those are the places I love.
They comprise my list of "places I would like to live, if I didn't have to work for a living."

Now as too chitholes, any city that has 10k or more population.

Rule #2.......always carry two spare tires.

couple of places in mexico when i was young.

El Indio, Texas. Small? Both town limit signs are on the same post. As my stepdad used to say, "It aint the end of the world but you can see it from here with a good pair of binoculars".
Another vote for Port Au Prince, Haiti. Unbelievable poverty. If the cops caught you with a camera they would confiscate it. '79.

Outside the US-- Kerachi, Pakistan, and Bandar Abbas, Iran
Hard to describe how much a sh%t hole they were

and anyone with any sense flew out on same.

Primitive camp on the beach 40 yrs ago at a place called (iirc) LaPesca Mexico where a big freaking river ran into the Gulf.

No town or stores, just a shark fin fishing camp of Mexicans. Waded the surf to catch snook.

Ghost, I'd like to have a cup of tea at the Funkly bar. There are often severe rigs parked there.

Hazelhurst, Ga. 1974

Guadalcanal

until you see a naked man walking down a path and haul up and squat to take a crap in the trough next to a crowded street eatery and no one notices or cares, you haven't seen backwards. That is China. At least in India they speak English. Spent a lot of time in Mexico and there is no comparison

Carbon, Wy




Not much water, front or back, but decent Antelope hunting.

I think Carbon is just like home

We sure enjoyed it, but then I'm from the country. Nearest town is about 3k, 60 miles to the nearest town of 20k, I like it that way.

This is a tough one. Some areas I have been to are really remote, such as a several inuit villages in Alaska and some South Pacific islands. Other areas such as the Middle East and parts of Africa are absolute shïtholes but for straight up backwater;

Jarbidge NV
Lots of places in WY
Some areas in the Florida Panhandle
Browning MT

Working in gulf of Mexico in mid 70's and docking navigational survey boat in Fourchon LA! Nothing but a bar that was a old Shrimp boat and fuel. Mid 70's