We were traveling Memorial Day weekend to visit the in-laws. We planned to stay at Bootleg CG off Hwy 395, just south of Walker Ca. Rolled into the CG around 4pm, found a it closed to us, bathrooms close due to busted water line water. Went to Topaz Lake NV to camp, found this and mosquitoes:
It was after 6pm,we moved on. Boondocking was our last resort, with no other CGs available without backtracking, and the ones by Markleeville CA too far for that night. We decided to head into the unknown, down Leviathan Mine Rd off Hwy 395, and found this. Just a wide spot, no improvements anywhere, had to dig a fire pit and clear some brush.
That's the Carson Range, Freel Peak, and Carson Valley below. South Lake Tahoe about 15 or 20 miles to the northwest. "The Shootist" country, if you know what I mean.