I sure had a great time chauffeuring Matt and Sherry around Southern Utah in the Jeep. Much of the ground we cover I have already shared on this website multiple times so I will add just a few new notes. In addition to visiting Capitol Reef, we meet Jim Brown for a couple of days […]
Utah
Ups and Downs of Traveling in Utah
I find it hard to select the one thing that most thrills me about my drive from Vernal, Utah to Capitol Reef National Park. A narrow, twisty, two lane shoulder-less, ravine lined roller coaster of a road, Hwy 191 awaits me on this journey. But I don’t know all that until I get on the […]
Running from Winter
The plan is to spend a few relaxing days after our last volunteer work day on Labor Day weekend leisurely preparing to move on. Mother Nature has other plans. She rudely reminds us that summer in Laramie ends a day or two after Labor Day. Snow predictions warn of an eagerly approaching winter. With snow […]
Moab Motivation
As many of you know by now, the “culprit” of my weird RV problems in Colorado was a chattering vacuum pump. According to the very helpful young man at Country Coach, this miscreant controls the dash heat in the coach. When he told me that I immediately thought “YES!” I have heard that noise before […]
Nature’s Museum of Art
Some of the art is man-made. We pass this “Pioneer Billboard” on the Johnson Canyon Driving tour. Storm and I gingerly explore the scenic roads and easier trails around the Vermilion Cliffs and Grand Staircase-Escalade. Until we install a lift kit on the Jeep, we are trying to be gentle with it. Lucky for us, […]
Getting a Peek at Peekaboo Canyon
Our original plan was to join Jim Brown here to explore areas of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Vermilion Cliffs as a team. Now that Storm and I are on our own, we are not sure which trails to try. With two Jeeps on a ride we have a backup if something goes horribly wrong. Alone, we […]
