I bicycle past a small homeless encampment by the railroad tracks to and from work. I got to know one of them slightly last year; he gave me a antique looking piece of test equipment, then a few weeks later said he was leaving for the Seattle area. I had a bike accident and stopped riding for a while. I resumed last week and it looks like there's a whole new crowd there. And it looks like someone dumped a lot of trash/household items there, right by the tracks, which is sad, but at least you can't see it from the roads. It's in a spot that one could easily drive a truck or car from outside, so I don't think the homeless are responsible for the mess. Usually what I see are all sorts of clothes hanging here and there, as well as bicycles in various stages of assembly/disassembly.
One gal has a big tent off by herself - she looks like she's been there a while. I have no idea how they handle the problem of bath/toilet needs, but there are a couple of restaurants with in a few blocks.
It can't be an easy life but on the other hand it has a certain amount of freedom the rest of us home-bound souls might not have.
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