day 1
131 miles
131 total
the G-ville run
Wet Hen, AAA, restorative stop in Walker Canyon, then excellent afternoon at Travertine HS!
Wet Hen, AAA, restorative stop in Walker Canyon, then excellent afternoon at Travertine HS!
day 2
129 miles
260 total
driving with hunger
Shoulda gotten breakfast at the likely place in Bridgeport, woulda enjoyed the beautiful Mono Lake drive more. But coffee and pastry fixed everything! Eating Safeway well tonight.
Shoulda gotten breakfast at the likely place in Bridgeport, woulda enjoyed the beautiful Mono Lake drive more. But coffee and pastry fixed everything! Eating Safeway well tonight.
day 3
128 miles
388 total
middle 395
mexican breakfast then coffee fail in Bishop. Diesel at Fort Stockton station, another crack at the coffee thing in Lone Pine, fancy Visitors Center, then Panamint.
mexican breakfast then coffee fail in Bishop. Diesel at Fort Stockton station, another crack at the coffee thing in Lone Pine, fancy Visitors Center, then Panamint.
day 4
158 miles
546 total
Death Valley, Ash Meadows NWR
May is just plain hot in Death Valley. To kill the day then it�s too hot to do anything, I drove an extra 38-ish miles extra to finally see Ash Meadows NWR. Very interesting, too hot to enjoy it.
May is just plain hot in Death Valley. To kill the day then it�s too hot to do anything, I drove an extra 38-ish miles extra to finally see Ash Meadows NWR. Very interesting, too hot to enjoy it.
day 5
126 miles
672 total
errands in Las Vegas, Hoover Dam
hit a good coffee wifi place and plan my Vegas run - find diesel, find my bank, find a Trader Joe’s! Spend the rest of the late afternoon at Hoover Dam and the new bridge. This campground is awesome!
hit a good coffee wifi place and plan my Vegas run - find diesel, find my bank, find a Trader Joe’s! Spend the rest of the late afternoon at Hoover Dam and the new bridge. This campground is awesome!
day 6
246 miles
918 total
too much boring driving
nice steak and eggs at the casino, then about 220 miles of uninterupted driving. Not my ideal road trip day. But really, there Is nothing of interest between HooverDam and Kingman then Kingman to Prescott.
nice steak and eggs at the casino, then about 220 miles of uninterupted driving. Not my ideal road trip day. But really, there Is nothing of interest between HooverDam and Kingman then Kingman to Prescott.
day 7
85 miles
1,003 total
Jerome and Sedona and coffee
coffee in Prescott, over Mingus Mountain to Jerome, Cottonwood, more coffee in Sedona, find a spot in Oak Creek Canyon.
coffee in Prescott, over Mingus Mountain to Jerome, Cottonwood, more coffee in Sedona, find a spot in Oak Creek Canyon.
day 8
160 miles
1,163 total
long drive through beautiful scenery
up the canyon, coffee and breakfast in Flagstaff, then the Library to finish my work stuff and planning, then 140 miles of high desert and red rocks and white rocks
up the canyon, coffee and breakfast in Flagstaff, then the Library to finish my work stuff and planning, then 140 miles of high desert and red rocks and white rocks
day 9
194 miles
1,357 total
even more beautiful scenery
downhill out of the park, Navajo-ish lunch in Kayenta (mutton!), Monument Valley - crazy beautiful but not real user-friendly, Mexican Hat Lodge - a treasured place to me, Bluff UT, decaf+wifi in Cortez, then the stressful National Park check-in
downhill out of the park, Navajo-ish lunch in Kayenta (mutton!), Monument Valley - crazy beautiful but not real user-friendly, Mexican Hat Lodge - a treasured place to me, Bluff UT, decaf+wifi in Cortez, then the stressful National Park check-in
10
117 miles
1,474 total
short drive
pretty but uneventful, Mancos to Durango to Pagosa
pretty but uneventful, Mancos to Durango to Pagosa
11
24 miles
1,498 total
soakin' all day
awake, 11 miles back, breakfast, sign in at Springs 1-ish, leave 11 that night - woo!
awake, 11 miles back, breakfast, sign in at Springs 1-ish, leave 11 that night - woo!
12
155 miles
1,653 total
backtrack, up 550
left my glasses at Springs, so back, then Durango and north through Silverton and Ouray Springs to Orvis Hot Springs
left my glasses at Springs, so back, then Durango and north through Silverton and Ouray Springs to Orvis Hot Springs
13
162 miles
1,815 total
boring western slope country
Orvis, breakfast in Ridgway, Montrose, Delta, Grand Junction to my Colorado River CG on a dark and stormy night!
Orvis, breakfast in Ridgway, Montrose, Delta, Grand Junction to my Colorado River CG on a dark and stormy night!
14
123 miles
1,938 total
Moab is a trip
BLM rocks! This campground is really handy for Canyonlands. I love Island In The Sky.
BLM rocks! This campground is really handy for Canyonlands. I love Island In The Sky.
15
239 miles
2,177 total
crazy rocks and Cap Reef fail
didn’t have a good Green River experience, still like the place I stayed in Hanksville, Capit Reef is always full, too early for Sunglow, a shower and the hot tubs!
didn’t have a good Green River experience, still like the place I stayed in Hanksville, Capit Reef is always full, too early for Sunglow, a shower and the hot tubs!
16
205 miles
2,382 total
long but mellow
really nice 11-ish soak at the pool and four different tubs!, Big Al’s Deli, then some Nevada-sized drivin’
really nice 11-ish soak at the pool and four different tubs!, Big Al’s Deli, then some Nevada-sized drivin’
17
191 miles
2,573 total
long but tiring
did a 3-ish mile hike in the morning, kinda tired me out for all that driving. Two hours to Ely, eat and caffienate, then two more hours to Hickison. don’t like that much driving
did a 3-ish mile hike in the morning, kinda tired me out for all that driving. Two hours to Ely, eat and caffienate, then two more hours to Hickison. don’t like that much driving
18
219 miles
2,792 total
Austin, more US 50, home!
I started way earlier, 11:30 from Austin, so I was home be 2:30, but it’s just a long haul no matter how you slice it.
I started way earlier, 11:30 from Austin, so I was home be 2:30, but it’s just a long haul no matter how you slice it.