day 1
116 miles
116 total
Beautiful fall colors all the way
Leave even later, too late have time for Casino breakfast,Long road repair traffic lines
Leave even later, too late have time for Casino breakfast,Long road repair traffic lines
day 2
53 miles
169 total
Leisurely fall drive down a short stretch of 395
Sportsman’s Grill to Conway Summit photo fest to Mono Park to Silver Lake
Sportsman’s Grill to Conway Summit photo fest to Mono Park to Silver Lake
day 3
38 miles
207 total
my 395 fall routine
Silver Lake to be civilized in Mammoth to Convict Lake
Silver Lake to be civilized in Mammoth to Convict Lake
day 4
142 miles
349 total
Mammoth to Tonopah
First half of today’s drive was quite interesting. Second half was just … Nevada.
First half of today’s drive was quite interesting. Second half was just … Nevada.
day 5
201 miles
550 total
Long-ass drive through a lot of nothing
US 6 east for 90 miles, southeast on 275 through Rachel. Pie a la mode at the Ale Inn. End up at an actual motel!
US 6 east for 90 miles, southeast on 275 through Rachel. Pie a la mode at the Ale Inn. End up at an actual motel!
day 6
141 miles
691 total
Cedar City, Cedar Breaks
Caliente->Panaca->Cedar City, then the high country
Caliente->Panaca->Cedar City, then the high country
day 7
47 miles
738 total
lots of red rock
Panguitch->Sevier Valley->Red Rock Canyon->Bryce
Panguitch->Sevier Valley->Red Rock Canyon->Bryce
day 8
122 miles
860 total
lots of white rock
Tropic->Escalante->Boulder City - very pretty drive, all campgrounds full
Tropic->Escalante->Boulder City - very pretty drive, all campgrounds full
day 9
74 miles
934 total
Torrey, Fruita, Folsom Canyon, Hanksville
Great lunch in Torrey, great afternoon in the cottonwoods at Fruita, gorgeous sunset drive through the desolate plain to Hanksville.
Great lunch in Torrey, great afternoon in the cottonwoods at Fruita, gorgeous sunset drive through the desolate plain to Hanksville.
10
131 miles
1,065 total
Hog Springs Canyon, Natural Bridges, more beauty
Kinda meh for the first few miles out of Hanksville, then a descent through a sandstone canyon and it gets awesome.
Kinda meh for the first few miles out of Hanksville, then a descent through a sandstone canyon and it gets awesome.
11
112 miles
1,177 total
Blanding still sucks, Monticello, Moab still fun
Everything is closed on Sunday. Saved by the hippie place in Moticello. Watch Niners suck in Moab. Drive up the river till I find a place to camp.
Everything is closed on Sunday. Saved by the hippie place in Moticello. Watch Niners suck in Moab. Drive up the river till I find a place to camp.
12
28 miles
1,205 total
A pleasant day in Moab
Down the river to town, do stuff, back up the river to sleep
Down the river to town, do stuff, back up the river to sleep
13
81 miles
1,286 total
Moab to Island in the Sky
Breakfast and shopping for the next few days, then dirve 30 miles.
Breakfast and shopping for the next few days, then dirve 30 miles.
14
66 miles
1,352 total
Oil Country, a little freeway
New lunch place at the mouth of Canyonlands, 191 to I-15 to Green River, then to this enchanted place.
New lunch place at the mouth of Canyonlands, 191 to I-15 to Green River, then to this enchanted place.
15
148 miles
1,500 total
a whole day of freeway driving, ugh
Breakfast in Green River, then 140 miles of the emptiest freeway anywhere.
Breakfast in Green River, then 140 miles of the emptiest freeway anywhere.
16
114 miles
1,614 total
freeway then two lane then gravel today
Great breakfast at Big Daddy’s. I-70 to I-15 to Beaver and 21 west to a gravel road up into the hills.
Great breakfast at Big Daddy’s. I-70 to I-15 to Beaver and 21 west to a gravel road up into the hills.
17
105 miles
1,719 total
Basin and Range, Utah style
Enjoyed the drive, because there was only two hours of it.
Enjoyed the drive, because there was only two hours of it.
18
196 miles
1,915 total
Basin and Range, US 50-style is a grind.
Coffee in Baker, lunch in Ely, then grind out the miles with the afternoon sun in my face.
Coffee in Baker, lunch in Ely, then grind out the miles with the afternoon sun in my face.
19
214 miles
2,129 total
Thought I was gonna camp another night, but didn’t.
Breakfast in Austin (meh), take the scenic but long routes home.
Breakfast in Austin (meh), take the scenic but long routes home.