Dan's Blog

      Arizona Grand Canyon Coconino National Forest groom creek sagauros nat park (cacti) petrified forest & painted desert Prescott Arizona (meeting Happy and Phil) Mogollon Rim Horseshoe Bend river Tonto Forest Winslow, standing on a corner spot (eagles song) Montana Bozeman Museum of the Rockies GoFastCamper store Navajo Nation Monument Valley South Dakota Badlands Minute Man Museum Custer’s field Corn Palace Wall Drugs Mt Rushmore Crazy Horse Utah Arches (delicate arch hike completed) Valley of the Gods Monument Valley Canyonlands Capitol Reef Bryce Goblin State Park Gooseneck State Park Moki Dugout road Wyoming Devil’s Tower On the drive back, got to eat BBQ in Amarillo Texas and Memphis Tennessee Nashville hot Chicken at HattieB's Spent a couple days in Maryland with my new friends Mark and Teresa, who also have a Ranger with a GFC. Mark even took me to Chesapeake Light Craft in Annapolis! did the last drive home. 8,316 miles taking 7.25 days of 24...

  apr 1st Saturday Canyonlands National Park. had a easy morning.   did some reorganizing, and made eggs and bacon.   called Jacqui around 9a.m. her time before she went to spend the day w Maureen. got packed up by the agreed time of 10a.m. and  then we did the 30 min drive to Canyonlands.   I like the views more than the Arches.   but the hike to Delicate Arches was probably better.   we lucked out with a gorgeous day, really far visibility, almost no haze that I can see.   a few clouds here or there, but it’s just clear sky. such a change from the snow and cold up in Wyoming and Montana. I guess one thing I’ll say,  I can’t see Utah ever getting very developed, the land is just too pristine and too severe to add more houses everywhere.   Not a bad thing. apr 1st sat evening we’re camped somewhere outside Green River UTAH on BLM land. i’m the orange arrow near the red i-70 line, which is at least ½ mile away.   wind is coming from ...