May 5th, 2025 I usually reserve a site at St. Vrain State Park when I visit my son near Boulder. St. Vrain is outside of the town of Longmont, just north of Boulder. The park contains a number of small lakes and ponds clustered along the St.Vrain River which exits the front range of theContinue reading “St. Vrain”
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Back to Colorado
May 1st, 2025 On Monday, April 28th, I rolled out of Bandelier National Monument and made the 4 hour trip up to Trinidad, Colorado. I pulled into a full hookup site at Carpios Ridge Campground in Trinidad Lake State Park. Having electricity and water was a real luxury. I was only staying for 4 days,Continue reading “Back to Colorado”
Juniper Campground
April 27th, 2025 I had a 6 day reservation at the campground in Bandelier National Monument. This is a favorite campground in north central New Mexico near Los Alamos. I am not exactly sure why I like this campground so much, but it is the second time I have stayed here. When leaving the desertContinue reading “Juniper Campground”
Painted Rocks
March 30th, 2025 My travels toward the east started on Tuesday the 25th. It was only a 2 hour drive to reach Painted Rocks Indian Petroglyphs Campground. The 60 sites are laid out in loops near a pile of volcanic rock in the desert just northwest of Gila Bend, Arizona. Set on the Gila RiverContinue reading “Painted Rocks”
January In The Desert
January 26th, 2025 I am nearing the end of the first month of 2025. There are a few activities here near Quartzsite, Arizona each January. This is the peak for visitors (campers) to the area. While taking my walks around the Long Term Visitor Area (LTVA), I notice that in some places the camping rigsContinue reading “January In The Desert”
One Month Gone
December 1st, 2024 November is gone. The Thanksgiving holiday is over. Campers will now start to pour into the Quartzsite, Arizona area. According to the Chamber of Commerce, the visitors and residents in town will grow from the summer low of 2,400 to over a million. It does not seem there are that many, asContinue reading “One Month Gone”
Valley of Fire
October 24th, 2024 I left Bryce Canyon at 6:30 a.m. with a morning temperature of 26 degrees. I descended to the town of Panguitch, jiggled north to Highway 20 and crested the divide above the Sevier River Valley and hit Interstate 15. By the time I made it to Cedar City, the temperature had risenContinue reading “Valley of Fire”
Return to Bryce
October 21st, 2024 My route for the trip south, took me to Salina, where I re-fueled, emptied my tanks, and ate at Denny’s for breakfast. Then I turned west on Interstate 70, and curved to the south where I exited onto Highway 89. That road immediately starts a winding climb up the Sevier River Canyon.Continue reading “Return to Bryce”
Gooseberry
October 8th, 2024 My stay at Diamond Campground almost ended a night early. I was just getting started with putting things away on the evening before I left when the Sherriff showed up, lights flashing. My first thought was “what did I do wrong?” But he apologized and told me they were evacuating the canyonContinue reading “Gooseberry”
Diamond
September 30th, 2024 Early in the morning of the 22nd, I rolled down Provo Canyon and out onto the plain of Utah Lake and the towns of Provo and Spanish Fork. After a quick stop at the Walmart for groceries, I climbed up the Spanish Fork River and turned east to follow the smaller DiamondContinue reading “Diamond”
Starting All Over 