Wednesday, May 29, 2024 This morning after breakfast, Jane took a stroll around the campground to visit the Nature Center. She also walked past an open field full of prairie dogs that were hyperactively popping up out of their holes, dashing about, and keeping an alert eye on her. —— […]
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 On the way out of the campground this morning, we stopped to view the eagle nest. From the roadside, we had a relatively close view of the nest with its three eaglets and the mother on her look-out perch. Unfortunately, the sun was shining from the
Monday, May 27, 2024 After breakfast this morning, I took a walk around the campground passing by many sites with tent campers stirring and starting to cook breakfast. I arrived at the Nature Center and dropped in to check it out. Inside, I spoke to a friendly attendant among the
Sunday, May 26, 2024 Today was a long travel day from our Moab, UT, campground eastward to a campground in the Standley Lake area near Denver, CO. We departed around 9 am, taking UT-191 back through Moab to I-70 East. After crossing the stateline into Colorado, we briefly stopped for
Saturday, May 25, 2024 After four consecutive days of national parking, and anticipating a long driving day tomorrow, we decided to have a do-nothing day. So, we hung out in the RV most of the morning. But, eventually, we became antsy and decided to take a short hike on a
Friday, May 24, 2024 This morning, we changed RV sites at Moab Rim RV Campark. We now have full-hook-ups with 64-channel cable tv. The trade-off is a lot more traffic noise from US-191. We took off for Canyonlands National Park late this morning. The 33-mile drive took us back through
Thursday, May 24, 2024 Today it was time to move on. With some remorse, we pulled out of our peaceful pasture-side campsite. But before departing the campground, we pulled through a large recently vacated site to dump our gray and black tanks and hitch up the car. Then, we refueled
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 This morning, we headed back to Capitol Reef National Park for another hike, this time to Hickman Bridge. While driving along AZ-24 to the trailhead, we pulled over to view a notable formation, The Castle. The Castle Although the parking area at the Hickman Bridge trailhead
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 This morning, I woke up early and after a cup of coffee, walked to the nearby showerhouse; it was cold (37 degrees F) and overcast. The facilities were very nice and clean but the shower was on a seven-minute timer. When I returned, Jane was still
Monday, May 20, 2024 Today was the day that we finally confronted the Moki Dugway. Jane has been warning of this encounter since she realized this route would cut more than an hour off our drive and her alerts had been coming more frequently in the past few days. Moki
Sunday, May 19, 2024 Today, we travelled from Page, AZ, to Monument Valley, UT. The trip this beautiful Sunday morning was easy and scenic. The first leg of the 140-mile route took us southeast on AZ-89 to Shonto where we redieseled the RV at an opportune Shell service station in
Saturday, May 18, 2024 Today, we visited several popular attractions around Page. After departing the campground, we stopped for pictures of Lake Powell as we drove through Glen Canyon Recreational Area. ————— Lake Powell ————— Just outside of the recreation area, we pulled into the Carl Hayden Visitor Center. This
Friday, May 17, 2024 This morning, we departed Kaibab Camper Village and travelled northeast on AZ-89 for about 90 miles to Page, AZ. The roads were good and curvy at times but the weather and scenery were gorgeous. Early in our journey, we lost elevation and had great views of
Thursday, May 16, 2024 This morning, Jane conjured up a gourmet breakfast from leftovers, a brocolli and cheese omelet, mountain trout, fingerling potatoes, and toast, plus carrot cake for dessert. Afterwards, we again drove the hour-long route via AZ-67 into Grand Canyon National Park. We noted how pleasantly remote and
Wednesday May 15, 2024 Today is this year’s opening day for the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. This morning, we left the campground and turned south onto AZ-67. This highway, Grand Canyon Road, provides the only access to the North Rim and was closed yesterday when we arrived.