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Category Archives: Going South, 2012
Cell Phone Hassles, October 3
Ok, it would have been an easy day from Needles Outpost to Mesa Verde National Park. That is it would have been easy if we hadn’t stopped in Cortez, CO to try and put more time on our Verizon USB … Continue reading
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Biking and Hiking, October 2
We rode our bikes this morning out the highway towards the east. We stopped along the way to take pictures of many of the flowers that are blooming off the edge of the road. Then on our way back we … Continue reading
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A Walk to the Park, October 1
The park information office had suggested that we walk the trail to Chesler Park to see the Needles, so that is what we did today. We got to the trailhead by 9:30 hoping to avoid the heat of the day … Continue reading
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Needles Outpost, September 30
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
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Blue Sky, Red Sandstone, September 29
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
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Delicate Arch, September 28
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
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Islands in the Sky, September 27
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
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A Rainy Morning, September 26
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
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Horsethief Campground, September 25
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
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Colorado National Monument, September 24
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
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