Yeah, I wasn't planning to camp in the right of way. I usually ride up a utility cut or fire road a ways, then get into the woods there if it's not posted. But on that section of trail, it was the river/wetlands in one direction and bluffs in another. Things worked out well.
As far as poo, yeah. I mean, one guy now and then isn't going to be any worse than the deer and dogs and stuff, but if it were too many... blech. For the record, I showered, cooked dinner, and dropped off my "excess baggage" at the Klondike Camp. I figured if I couldn't stay there the least they could do was let me use the facilities.
In the morning I just cooked breakfast over a twig fire in an old Weber grill I found.