Old and New Memories

Posted on by Sunny Weathers

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 of boon docking at the Temple Mountain BLM site just outside of Goblin Valley State Park.

Sometimes the traffic in Utah can be strange
Goblin Valley State Park Panorama

While at this remote, cell service free site, we discover Red Canyon.  An easy day’s ride (I do not even have to air down my tires!) that includes lunch at a back country airport fittingly named Hidden Splendor.  For a thrill, click this link to view a video of a landing here.  As Storm would say, this airport offers the chance to get in some tournament grade flying – watch those canyon walls!

After Moab

Greetings from Thelma and Louise Point

A few days in Moab group riding with George, Michelle, Mike and Leslie finishes off my mini vacation.  From Moab, Matt, Sherry and I go our separate ways and I set off by myself for Arizona. 

At my first fuel stop I discover the Jeep front wheels have turned on the trailer.  Probably because Hwy 550 south between Farmington, NM and Albuquerque has roller coaster dips in a few places that cause the entire RV to become airborne.  I feel like I am riding a dirt bike on the whoops – not a happy feeling in an RV.

I am just glad the Jeep stays on the trailer even though it is a little crooked!  However this event begins a pattern of misbehavior on the part of the RV that causes me to fear that I won’t make Arizona before the RV refuses to proceed any further.  More on this in my next post.

Enjoying Southern Utah

Old mine near Goblin Valley
Old mine near Goblin Valley
Matt on the Goblins
Matt on the Goblins
We are going to hike Wild Canyon Slot Canyon until we meet this obstacle
We are going to hike Wild Canyon Slot Canyon until we meet this obstacle
Jim likes this ride with extra ventilation
Jim likes this ride with extra ventilation
Red Canyon
Red Canyon
Hondoo Arch in Red Canyon
Hondoo Arch in Red Canyon
Matt finds a new ride too!
Matt finds a new ride too!
Abandoned mine town in Red Canyon
Abandoned mine town in Red Canyon
A highliner at the Fruit Bowl
A highliner at the Fruit Bowl
You don't often see a sign like this in the middle of absolute nowhere
You don't often see a sign like this in the middle of absolute nowhere
Looking toward the runway end
Looking toward the runway end
Michele and me at Thelma and Louse Point - coincidence?
Michele and me at Thelma and Louse Point - coincidence?

In Loving Memory

Stormy Weathers

About Sunny Weathers

Pilot, motorcyclist and full time RVer. Follow me as I travel all over the US in my Country Coach RV volunteering, making new friends and pursuing a constant outdoor temperature between 70F and 80F. I'll share the fun and the tribulations and any great survival tricks I learn!
Comments (2)

2 Replies to “Old and New Memories”

  1. jim Sandy dukeman says: Reply
    October 3, 2020 at 3:38 am

    Great pictures as usual, thanks. Hope the RV has not gone crazy on you. We are getting ours out of the shop today, only 400 this time. :>)))) Looking forward to the next blog, hope all is OK. I thought you got rid of the trailer??? GOD BLESS
    JD/SD
    Jim & Sandy

    1. Sunny Weathers says: Reply
      October 11, 2020 at 2:13 am

      After all the work I am having done $400 is looking good to me! I am not sure whether the RV or me is going more crazy – some days it is hard to tell 🙂
      No, I kept the trailer so I have the option to back up if I make a horrible driving mistake.

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