Taking the Road Less Traveled

Quiet campground. I broke the silence by starting Bill @ 7:45am. Drove down to the registration store and shower area and took care of both. Clean, decent shower heads and plenty of hot water. And FREE. First one at the registration store. Going to stay thru Saturday night and leave Sunday. $17 per night.  That’s…

Turns out I’m not the only one over-nighting. I notice the sound of a generator about 7:30pm and investigate.It’s dark. Definitely a generator. Step down from the schooner and look back towards the road and it is LITE up. Generator powering a very large, bright light. Lit up the valley! This guy ain’t doing setup…

Another early start, just because I woke up early. I’ve gone back to tea in the morning. Coffee wasn’t doing me no favors. So, a cup of tea and away we go 7:30am. South Fork wasn’t more than a 1/2 hour away, so too early to think, I go west. Save the Rio Grande for…

The weather is fabulous! High 70’s day/ mid 30’s night. A beautiful morning by the river. Out and rollin’ by 8.   It’s funny the way things workout. I was truly going to backtrack and go down by Tellride on my way to Utah but when the wheels got to the pavement a couple of…

Happy Birthday Michael Allan and Allan Robert!!   Ho,hum didn’t get out of bed till 9am! Beautiful morning! Worked on the bike. Fixed a flat, adjusted the derailleur, general cleanup. Got my bike garb on including neon green vest and headed down stream on a nice gravel road. Nice. Went a couple of miles, all…

I want to get a early start and drive the South Rim road before leaving the area. Got going before 8am and slowly drove out to the end. A bit of traffic, a bit of walkers for early in the morning. Walked out to the points and overlooks and took some pictures.   There is…

Leisurely start this morning but a early one. The rhythm I’ve settled into is wheels rollin’ by 8-8:30. Drink my coffee in Bill. Then 10-11 look for a place to have a cup of tea and maybe a walk. Then be in my spot by 2pm. Gives me some time to walk around that afternoon.…

Yesterday was fuel and propane, today is dump my tanks and add fresh water. But not in Dinosaur NM. No water ,no dump. Next stop Lake High State Park. West Colorado. Grand Junction area. About 80 miles away on some roads less traveled. A nice road that I’m comfortable at 45. The kind that you…

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.…