Wheels rolling by 6:30. Coffee hot. XM chillin’. Sun just rising. Thought I might see a mountain lion this early but nothing but a few birds. The road out is #2 gravel for 10 miles but the two miles going up the side of the mountain at the end takes some concentration. A bit of…

Decided last night to walk back up to canyon to some petroglyphs and see “whisper cave” in the morning and go down stream on the river in the afternoon. Started moving when the sun peeked over the canyon wall . Got solar going very first thing, no obstruction except the canyon walls later this afternoon.…

Slept in. Dinosaur Natl Mt isn’t more than 70-80- miles. I plan on taking my time and walking all the nature hikes and reading all the history/geological roadside signage on the way there. I’m starting on a 13 mile geological loop from Carmel CG.  Winds up the canyon thru the different layers and dumped me…

Sunday 9/22     Slept well. A wonderful sunset last night that I totally underwhelmed with the magic camera. This morning’s journey is pursuit of a shower. Flaming Gorge is a reservoir mostly so there are campgrounds and marinas and that is where I think I will get a shower today….. Not to be.  …

Saturday 9/21 A nice calm morning, low 40’s, clear. Not going very far today so no hurry. The trash container is about a 1/2 mile away and I decided to walk my small bag of trash to the container. Nice morning, two other units in the campground. Best bathroom, so far, flush valve toilets and…

Friday 9/20 Rained off and on last night but just overcast this morning. My first night at Lewis Lake the CG filled. Last night, not so much. This is a no generator CG. First one I’ve stayed at. Not enough sun for the solar collectors so i give the battery a good workout.  Down too…

Thursday   9/19 Early to bed, early to rise. My circadian clock is being readjusted. As soon as i have my chores done and it’s dark i go to bed. Eight o’clock has not been too early. Awake at 5:30 ish and usually fall back asleep and get up 7:00ish. I find i sleep good…

Wednesday 9/18 A wonderful morning. Clear, crisp but not cold, a nice shitter and a flock of ducks! The plan is to get to Yellowstone early, i mean early, and get some geyser watching in before the crowds get up. That didn’t work out, got going around eight and its 40 miles to West Yellowstone…

Tuesday 9/17 Still overcast and spitting rain this morning. Low 40’s this morning. I’m only going a short distance to the upper campground, maybe 10-15 miles. Didn’t get going till 10:00ish.The road is a bit slick so i gently made my way to the new campground. Right off the road, but pretty much the same…

Monday 9/16 The wind died down when the sun went down and it was calm all night long. Got going 8:30ish and followed the gravel road around the Reservoir. A couple more campgrounds that were deserted, then onto the frontage road towards Monida. The frontage roads are great. No traffic except maybe a rancher or…