Monthly Archives: September 2012

We didn’t plan to get away too quickly this morning, as we didn’t have far to go.  However, it took us far longer than we anticipated, as one of the leveling jacks on the trailer would not raise properly.  After … Continue reading →

It was another gorgeous day, one of the warmest we’ve had since the very first day or two of our trip.  The sky was its deep desert blue mixed with the occasional brilliant white cloud as we toured for the … Continue reading →

The sky was beautiful and clear today, great for our drive to Arches National Park.  We stopped first this morning at the viewpoint for the appropriately named Big Mesa, which is a very long mesa beside the highway we drive towards … Continue reading →

A gorgeous day, and far too many pictures was the result!  We drove to Canyonlands National Park, the Islands in the Sky division, which is just south of us and spent the day driving to viewpoints and hiking short hikes … Continue reading →

Although it cleared last evening, it had become cloudy by morning, and got cloudier still by the time we finished breakfast, and soon started raining.  I tried to start the generator, but it wouldn’t keep running.  I noticed that the … Continue reading →

It was a short drive, just a couple of hours today, to bring us to the north of Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah.  We are in Horsethief Campground, a BLM campsite just outside the national park, and half a … Continue reading →

Although it rained during the night, the first rain we’ve had since we left Canada, it was partially clear this morning.  That was nice, since we drove the Rim Rock Drive through Colorado National Monument today, a 23 mile long, … Continue reading →

It was overcast for most of the day, true clouds this time and not just smoke haze.  It has been warm here, in the high 20’s C every day, but it gets much cooler at night, going close to freezing.  … Continue reading →

We hiked along the Green River this morning north from our campsite to the Split Mountain group campsite.  There is a large section of this campsite that is closed and hasn’t been used for a long time.  The rest of … Continue reading →

We drove east this morning to the very small town of Dinosaur, Colorado, where we turned north, re-entered the National Monument and drove up the Harper’s Corner road.  We stopped at the information center to pick up a tour booklet, … Continue reading →