There was no rush to get to Rocky Mountain National Park. We were within three hours of the park, and the route avoided the Berthoud pass. We had been to the pass once before, just for fun, and the road is a steep, curving, tall bastard. I had difficulty with the altitude the night before, and sleep that night was a dear commodity. I woke up feeling like I was swimming in oatmeal. We were not in a rush to get going anywhere. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Arches to Heaton Bay NF Campground
We had an excellent evening. Sometime during one of my mid-sleep forays, I stuck my head out of the RV. It was cool, and it appeared to be just about an hour before dawn. Venus was rising, and when I looked out to the other side of the RV, the stars that had been our companions while we watched the fire, were gone, replaced by others. I think I saw the International Space Station pass overhead, but I didn’t buy that app for the iPad, so I guess I’ll never know. The night sky was beautiful, made even more so by the lack of man’s lighting. Continue reading
Touring Arches
We were both beat from the long drive the day before, so we weren’t out at the crack of dawn. It didn’t really matter, because we wanted to get a better campsite, and no one leaves a campsite straight away in the morning. There is always cleaning and organizing before you cast off. We had run out water, so it was nothing fancy for breakfast. Continue reading
Ely NV to Arches NP
It was a long day, but not longer than yesterday. Eighty mile mistakes are no fun. Today we employed both GPS’s and had written notes besides. The View has a huge windshield with a significant shaded section at the top . I’ve found myself asking Louise at critical junctures “Which way do we go?” when one GPS says drive through the economically depressed section of town, and the other thinks that we should continue on into the sunset with the butterflies. Continue reading
Yosemite to Ely, NV
The day finally ended. I usually don’t think that way, but today was far longer than I anticipated, mostly because I used only one GPS and followed the main road, even though the map indicated the main road made no turns. Wrong! I thought that the main road was easy to follow, it wasn’t. Sometimes you shouldn’t go with the flow, you should pay attention. Continue reading