Taking the Road Less Traveled

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…

Sunday 9/15 Mid-morning start as i wanted to go by Costco and have my hearing aids cleaned. I didn’t need anything but it takes 15-20 minutes for the cleaning so i ended up spending $ on some things i didn’t need. Bill should be happy, oil change, trans service, fresh oil in all the differentials,…

Saturday 11/17 Got going by 6:10 this morning. Wasn’t feeling great so i decided to forgo anymore hikes and head straight to Joshua Tree. It’s a Saturday so getting a camp spot might be hard. I love driving in the desert. The road from Death Valley to 29 Palms is certainly a road less traveled,…