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<blockquote data-quote="me_little_me" data-source="post: 941070" data-attributes="member: 4074"><p>I would just drive to Alpine. I believe the parking there is free. Small towns generally are more helpful than big cities. I've called the city of Hinton, WV where I left my car last October for a two week trip. They told me I could park at the city waterpark because there was always lots of room and the police regularly patrolled it. When we left our car, I called the local police to let them know my information and plate number and how long I would be there so they wouldn't get suspicious. Note that I called in June when the waterpark was open as that was when we were going to travel initially. The waterpark is two blocks from the station and while walking from my car, I stopped to talk to a couple of locals. We had a 15 minute conversation and they told me that, in the future, I could park in front of their place. Small town friendliness.</p><p></p><p> I've done things like this in other smaller cities like Jessup, GA and Salisbury, NC. The police are generally friendly, especially if you give them a nice story.</p><p></p><p>Other things you can do would be to find a hotel near the station in El Paso or Albuquerque and call and ask them if you stayed the night, could you leave your car there (assuming they have free parking). I've done that also with success. I've also called a local church once and got permission to use their lot with the understanding that they would not be responsible for damage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="me_little_me, post: 941070, member: 4074"] I would just drive to Alpine. I believe the parking there is free. Small towns generally are more helpful than big cities. I've called the city of Hinton, WV where I left my car last October for a two week trip. They told me I could park at the city waterpark because there was always lots of room and the police regularly patrolled it. When we left our car, I called the local police to let them know my information and plate number and how long I would be there so they wouldn't get suspicious. Note that I called in June when the waterpark was open as that was when we were going to travel initially. The waterpark is two blocks from the station and while walking from my car, I stopped to talk to a couple of locals. We had a 15 minute conversation and they told me that, in the future, I could park in front of their place. Small town friendliness. I've done things like this in other smaller cities like Jessup, GA and Salisbury, NC. The police are generally friendly, especially if you give them a nice story. Other things you can do would be to find a hotel near the station in El Paso or Albuquerque and call and ask them if you stayed the night, could you leave your car there (assuming they have free parking). I've done that also with success. I've also called a local church once and got permission to use their lot with the understanding that they would not be responsible for damage. [/QUOTE]
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