Fall Colors are Really Happenin’
In my peculiar way of doing things, I am not super sure I’m going to leave today, so I just start getting ready and see how it goes. With my usual dawdling I start the van around 3 pm, by … Continued
Gotta cross Nevada to get to Utah
It was a nice temperature and very pleasant in the van, so I opened the door and Iay in bed watching my fellow campers pull into at the dump station and drop off their waste on their way down the hill. … Continued
Utah 12 Run – Bryce, Escalante, Boulder
It is 1.5 hours to the next civilization at Cedar City. Yelp and my previous visits tell me the dining choices here in Caliente are kind of sucky, so I decide to leverage my civilized status as a motel dweller and have … Continued
Utah 24 to 95 – Fruita, Hanksville to Blanding
It was calm and pleasant when I went inside after sunset, but sometime in the middle of the night it got very windy, windy enough to blow a beer bottle off the picnic table! This morning it’s clear (no clouds) and … Continued
A couple of days around Moab
Fucking Mormon Sunday, everything is closed. The Ace Hardware is closed! I literally could not find a cup of coffee in Blanding today. Blanding was already up there with Panguitch in my Hall of Shame for dining quality, so I wasn’t as disappointed … Continued
Utah west of I-15 is basically Nevada
I am facing due east, so my door is facing south and the morning sun pounding in pretty hard. I fiddle with the awning for a few minutes, then notice how cool and pleasant it is on the other side of the … Continued
Crossing Nevada on US 50 one more time
After my initial distaste, I really had a pretty good time here. The remarkably good phone reception helped, but also … the psychological difference between absolutely nobody for miles and a camper or two around the corner is really big for … Continued