Category: States
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Dead Horse State Park, Utah
Sunday, July 3, 2022 On our way up to Canyonlands National Park, we first stopped at “The Monitor and Merrimac” rock features. To the east were the La Sal Mountains and Mount Waas at 12,306’. We turned left (east) we came to Dead Horse State Park, not knowing what to expect. Well, my new friend,…
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Hike to Delicate Arch in Arches National Park
Friday, July 1, 2022 Karen, Josh and Melissa flew into Grand Junction, Colorado, about an hour and a half from Moab. Their flights were on time and without a hitch. We stopped for lunch at Qdoba, which was very good. First driving west on I70, we turned SW on 129, which follows the great Colorado…
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Canyonlands National Park
Thursday, June 30, 2022 To avoid the heat, we drove 40 minutes to Canyonlands National Park, up a big mountain and onto a giant Mesa that is divided into three sections by two rivers, the Colorado and the Green River. Like the Grand Canyons, the mesa sits above the rivers, carved away by a giant…
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Arches National Park
We were up early, so we grabbed some things and drove north 10 minutes to Arches National Park. The park is so busy, you have to reserve an entrance time between 6:00 am. and 5:00 pm. We got there at 5:30, showed our National Parks Senior Pass and drove right in. There were others in…
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The Faulty Faucet
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 I had a list of things to fix while in Moab. I had fixed the propane problem by finding a leaky connection on the tank harness. I checked again today with a propane sensor, and it picked up a bit of a leak where the big knob connects to one of…
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Mosca Pass Trail
June 26, 2022 50 degrees at dawn with a high of 61, probable rain. The Mosca Pass Trail is an out-and-back hike of 6.4 miles with moderate difficulty, rated 4.5. Since the elevation is already over 8,000’ and the hike gains 1,459’, we took it very slow with frequent stops to catch our breath. A…
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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Reserve
Saturday, June 25, 2022 Saturday, June 25, 2022 50 degrees as dawn. Maybe a high of 65. I didn’t know what to expect when I booked Great Sand Dunes other than there were massive sand dunes with a stream running along the edge. But we are here to see national parks and monuments and this…
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Dodge City to Great Sand Dunes National Park
Friday, June 24, 2022 There are three routes to Great Sand Dunes National Park. We took 56 southwest to 160 because I had never traveled it. This was the last big travel day getting to the southwest for our extended tour. As we drove through working communities of Ensign, Montezuma, Hickok and Ulysses, we drove…
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Columbia, Missouri to Dodge City, Kansas
Thursday, June 23, 2022 We got a record 7:00 start from Cedar Creek Resort and RV Park. This is an OK travel campground with a big lake for swimming or fishing. They have pull-through sites that are level, but with an unusual quirk of putting two campers in these long sites. The second person has…
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Lexington, Kentucky to Columbia, Missouri
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 Heading west on I64, it was an hour to Louisville, where traffic was rather frantic. It seems to be the case in most big cities, but it makes pulling a trailer nerve-wracking. That said, downtown Louisville is very pretty, and the Ohio River had great color. Once we crossed the river,…