Out West Trip: Day 26 (Vernal, UT to Jackson, WY)
Today’s Highlights: Getting to Wyoming. Visiting Idaho for a few minutes. Driving in a snowstorm! Evie breaking down in front of our KOA, of all places. We slept in until 7:30 this morning. I tried to get some work done, but, as we’ve come to expect, the wi-fi did not work very well. I managed
Out West Trip: Day 25 (Moab, UT to Vernal, UT)
Today’s Highlights:Campground cat jumping out of a tree next to my computer while I tried to work. Eating delicious sandwiches at BedRock Depot on Brontosaurus Blvd. in Dinosaur, CO. I got up early for a conference call, but could not connect to the wi-fi. I went up to the front of the park to try
Out West Trip: Day 24 (Goblin Valley, UT to Moab, UT)
Today’s Highlights: A nice cafe for brunch. Watching the Green River flow past the JW Powell museum. Climbing around the arches in Arches. Going to a real grocery store. We woke amongst the goblins. Apparently the campground was low on water as the water pressure was low — toilets wouldn’t flush and showers didn’t work.
Out West Trip: Day 23 (Bryce Canyon, UT to Goblin Valley, UT)
Today’s Highlights: A scenic drive though landscape that changed every fifteen minutes from red to white to gray to tan and from sand dunes to green alpine forests. Driving down the riverbed in a gorge. Scrambling amongst the goblins. We slept in a bit today, then got up for a simple breakfast of muffins and
Out West Trip: Day 22 (Hurricane, UT to Bryce Canyon, UT)
Today’s Highlights: Hiking towards The Narrows in Zion. Finding vacancy at Bryce Canyon. Sunset viewing of the hoodoos in Bryce Canyon. Paying for frigid showers. We woke later than I had hoped, but we had quick breakfasts and packed up fast. The drive back to Zion was easy, and we got there early enough to
Out West Trip: Day 21 (Las Vegas, NV to Hurricane, UT)
Today’s Highlights: Leaving Las Vegas. The low sun on the cliffs of the Zion Canyon. A 360 view from La Verkin Overlook. Dinner in our lakeside campsite near Hurricane, UT. After far to few hours of sleep, we got up due to the heat and the noise of the pressure washer. Really? Pressure washing in
Out West Trip: Day 11 (Mesa Verde, CO to Grand Canyon, AZ)
Today’s Highlights: Navajo Pizza at Twin Rocks Cafe in Bluff, Utah, driving off-road to see Mexican Hat, making up names for the rocks in Monument Valley, seeing the Grand Canyon! We got up around 7am and cooked breakfast with the “oldest” food from the cooler, then packed up and said goodbye to Mesa Verde. Instead
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