Category: Nevada-Utah-Arizona Spring 2017

  • Wednesday 4/26

    Wednesday 4/26

    Wednesday 4/26 Drizzled all night. No big hurry today, about 200 miles out and over 100 of those will be up the Clearwater and Lochsa. Turned off at White Bird Hill. The old highway went thru here and switchedbacked up the canyon wall at the head of the valley. The highway now is cut into…

  • Tuesday 4/25

    Tuesday 4/25

    Tuesday 4/25 Weather isn’t agreeable. Last night’s low was 26 with blowing snow/sleet. Decided last night NOT to leave early. Make sure someone else broke trail on these roads. No worries, snow plow went thru about 5:30 and a pickup not long after. Passenger side was plastered with snow/ice and the Behemoth’s roof. Solid on…

  • Monday 4/24

    Monday 4/24

    Monday 4/24 Nice quiet spot to spend the night. Left early. I have to fill the propane tank. I’ve been running on fumes for two days. First priority. Closest is still 75 winding lonely miles away. I had a safety meeting before I departed, just sayin’ for future reference. Nice road less traveled, a few…

  • Sunday 4/23

    Sunday 4/23

    Sunday 4/23 Golf today Oasis Canyon Course. NICE course! Golf was fun but my partner and I couldn’t get it done. Only losing team for us today and lost to Bob and Craig. They hit the shots when they needed too. Wanted to beat them! Oh well, we had fun and our team was victorious…

  • Saturday 4/22

    Saturday 4/22

    Saturday 4/22 Left motel @ 4:30am for today’s golf. Course is a hour away and a Time Zone, so early start. Sand Hollow is today choice. NICE course. Golf in canyon lands with huge vistas. The desert was blooming. Played 9 holes on their links course in the afternoon and that was fun. Golf ALWAYS…

  • Friday 4/21

    Friday 4/21

    Friday 4/21 Off we go to Coyote Springs. Very nice course, long. The ranger had everyone in hurry up mode….I don’t do hurry up mode. Did not golf as well as I wanted too, to boot. Stopped at the clubhouse and talked to the manager about their timeframe after the round. Lost my glasses also.…

  • Thursday 4/20

    Thursday 4/20

    Thursday 4/20 General clean up morning. Emptied the black and gray water and still have fresh potable water. The black tank starts to smell after a couple of weeks. It’s not the fun part of camping but being able to use the toilet whenever, is a nice luxury. Came up 170 which follows the Virgin…

  • Wednesday 4/19

    Wednesday 4/19

    Wednesday 4/19 Left early. This campsite was 10 miles or so off highway. Nice gravel road that climbed the side of a canyon. Got down and to 93N and headed to Lake Mead which is behind Hoover Dam. Big lake. Lots of boats. Lots of cars. Lots of motorcycles. I followed the road that follows…

  • Tuesday 4/18

    Tuesday 4/18

    Tuesday 4/18 Wasn’t going to leave early. But by 7:15 I was ready to go, said my good-byes and rollin’. Hwy 95N- two lanes each way then I40 towards Kingman. Tried a couple of frontage roads, one was a POS paved #.5. Did I turn around….no. Gutted it out for 10 miles. Did I learn…

  • Monday 4/17

    Monday 4/17

    Monday 4/17 Nice day for a boat ride. John has a nice smaller inboard. Perfect for this area. There is a LOT of boat ramps. Like all the boat ramps in Montana and half of Idaho’s. We went thru one of the arches on the London Bridge and upriver. Lots of cat tails and bass…