Archive for May 22nd, 2007

2007 05 22 – Big Trip – Day 22 – Utah to Colorado – The Four Corners

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

KOA RV Campground, Cortez, Colorado. Tachometer – 2251 miles

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Happy Shavuot!!!

We woke up to a cold and cloudy day. At 5:30, when my alarm went off, it was still raining, so I killed the hike plan. Bummer. Back to sleep. Heaven. It rained till about 7:30. We left the park around 10am and started a long sunless day of driving.

Our first stop, just a few mile outside the park, was Newspaper Rock. (more…)

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2007 05 21 – Big Trip – Day 21 – Canyonlands National Park – The Needles

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Squaw Flat Campground, Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Tachometer – 2060 miles

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We are spending the night inside the park in a beautiful campground with a fantastic spot for our RV. Too bad it is raining outside now. We drove out here from Moab in the morning and arrived around noon. It is 75 miles from town. This part of Canyonlands is lower than yesterday’s so we are looking up at rock formations and not down into canyons.

The first thing we did when we got here was to get a spot in the campground. As in many national parks, it’s a first come first serve system. (more…)

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