Category Archives: Going South, 2013

Back in Canada, October 5

We crossed the border this morning.  The border guard laughed when we told him we’d left the US to come back to a country that works. The weather got better and better as we got farther north. By the time … Continue reading

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Snow in the Mountain Passes, October 3

We had good weather, though it was quite cloudy, for the best part of the day.  We got to Idaho Falls by one pm, our planned destination, and decided to continue on since it was so early.  Shortly after we … Continue reading

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On Our Way Home, Jordanelle State Park, October 2

  We left Blanding, Utah this morning, and are on our way home.  The weather was nice for travel, though there is obviously a major change in the weather taking place.  It began to get cloudy about noon, and the … Continue reading

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Shutdown, but not out, October 1

  Well, the US government can’t get it’s act together, so all the National Parks and lands are shut down.  After a bit of thought this morning, we decided to return home to Canada, since 90% of what we are … Continue reading

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Blanding, Utah, September 30

Yesterday was not much of a tourist day.  We did laundry, I had two conference calls to make for the National Officials Committee, and then we bought groceries before heading back for our last night at Horsethief Campground, and a … Continue reading

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Islands in the Sky, September 28

It was quite cool overnight.  This morning we drove to Canyonlands National Park, the Islands in the Sky unit, and did a driving and walking tour of some of the nicer viewpoints.   It was a beautiful sunny day, though it … Continue reading

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Arches National Park, September 27

It was still cloudy this morning, but the clouds were moving out so it was clear in the west.  However it never really warmed up today, and it was windy, though not as windy as yesterday. We drove to Arches … Continue reading

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Dead Horse Point, September 26

We left Green River this morning, and fortunately the wind was down, though it increased throughout the day and is now very strong again this evening.  It is only 90 km from where we stayed last night to our campsite … Continue reading

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Goblin Valley, September 25

We drove to Goblin Valley this morning, about 70 km to the south west of us.  By the time we arrived it was very windy.  The forecast for today (and unfortunately for tomorrow as well) has a wind warning, with … Continue reading

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Green River, September 24

We are gradually working our way farther south, and it is getting warmer.  Today we crossed over a high mountain pass at 9100 feet.  It seemed like it wasn’t as steep going up, but it certainly dropped on the way … Continue reading

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