Utah 24 to 95 – Fruita, Hanksville to Blanding
It was calm and pleasant when I went inside after sunset, but sometime in the middle of the night it got very windy, windy enough to blow a beer bottle off the picnic table! This morning it’s clear (no clouds) and … Continued
Utah 12 Run – Bryce, Escalante, Boulder
It is 1.5 hours to the next civilization at Cedar City. Yelp and my previous visits tell me the dining choices here in Caliente are kind of sucky, so I decide to leverage my civilized status as a motel dweller and have … Continued
Gotta cross Nevada to get to Utah
It was a nice temperature and very pleasant in the van, so I opened the door and Iay in bed watching my fellow campers pull into at the dump station and drop off their waste on their way down the hill. … Continued
Fall Colors are Really Happenin’
In my peculiar way of doing things, I am not super sure I’m going to leave today, so I just start getting ready and see how it goes. With my usual dawdling I start the van around 3 pm, by … Continued
10,000 feet to sea level
What a beautiful spot. For whatever reason (altitude?) I slept very poorly … wide awake and laptopping from 4 am to 9 am when I finally felt sleepy :-/. I set the timer and slept an hour or so before leaving … Continued
Early Fall Colors
When I became semi-conscious in the morning and turned over, my internal clock told me it was 9 – 9:30 … but the REAL clock said it was 11 – yikes! I can still get everything ready and get to where I … Continued
Forest Fires everywhere and the Eclipse
Friday after breakfast Today was a beautiful drive from the mouth of the mighty Umpqua at Reedsport inland to where it’s just a stream east of I-5. When I got to the turnoff for my presumed destination, Tyee Campground the river was … Continued
Catch a little Oregon Coast Fog
Didn’t sleep great again, but awoke more or less refreshed. I half feel like I’m getting sick. Hope not. Didn’t hang around in the casino parking lot a long time, instead hustled off to Brookings, where I (re) discovered a … Continued
Back for Chad’s Birthday
I can’t quit Eureka it seems! Chad’s family and lifelong roots are still there, so he and the entire crew are returning this weekend for his birthday. For my part, after six straight weeks of 90°-105° days, I am more than … Continued
June 2017 End of an Era
This will be my last visit to 1234 Santa Clara St, Eureka CA. Friday is official moving day, and I want to be there with my van to help and carry stuff down. I have of course been having my … Continued