Spruce trees??

[gearhead]

We're discussing escaping the Houston heat and humidity next August. Looking at Blue Spruce RV Park on Lake Vallecito in SW Colorado. Do spruce trees drip sap? I really don't want that mess.

[JRTJH]

I don't know about "Colorado blue spruce" but Michigan blue spruce trees produce a "fine mist of sticky goo" and if I park under (or even next to) mine, the next morning, there's a "mist of miniscule sticky spots" all over the truck, trailer, boat and I suppose, if I stood there long enough, all over me too.

It does wash off if you get to it before the sun, but if you park there for a few days, it starts to turn to a "gray mess" and if parked there all summer, it's a black film that's damn near impossible to remove.

So, yeah, if mother nature builds it, it's gonna drip on man's creations.....

[sourdough]

Brent,

I watched a video of the campground and didn't see many blue spruce. Lots of pine and "non pine" types but very few blue spruce. From my recollection of Vallecito (years ago) I don't recall it being at that elevation/stratum. Bayfield is just in the foothills IMO.

It did appear that most sites were in some kind of trees. For a week or so probably wouldn't be any problem if you cleaned it as soon as possible afterward. I try to stay out of trees anywhere I go if possible; they have caused me so much work in past years that I prefer to just sit in the sun....in the cool. In your case, I'm thinking I would deal with the trees just to get out of the Houston heat and get somewhere cool, quiet and pretty.

[gearhead]

We stayed at another Rv park there, but that was in the late 1980's, and I don't remember any sap.
I'll call the park and see what they say.
Oh the irony....maiden voyage of the Oshkosh...where am I? Indian Creek Recreation Area..Louisiana...surrounded by pines. I blew off the casino for the shade of pine trees. 45,000BTU's of A/C are struggling to keep up. It is HOT.