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Month: October 2016

Oct 26 : Return

Oct 26 : Return

Bob and I had camper breakfast Wednesday morning and parted ways. I left Canyon de Chelley with the intention of camping one more night, but with only a five-hour drive, I just went back to my cottage. I spent the next couple of days cleaning out my camper and truck, sweeping red dust from crevices, and throwing away accumulated trash. Most trips don’t have an epiphany, an “aha! moment, and I figured this month wouldn’t be an exception. But I…

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Oct 25 : Canyon de Chelly

Oct 25 : Canyon de Chelly

After a night with at least two different thunderstorms having rolled through and visions of flash floods ripping through our camp, I was up before sunrise. It was a beautiful, if muddy, morning After a quick coffee, we tried to avoid the mud as much as possible and headed out. The morning after the storm is splendid. We stopped at the Twin Rocks Cafe in Bluff, UT for breakfast.  I had the blue corn pancakes and eggs special. So much yum!…

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Oct 24 : Comb Wash

Oct 24 : Comb Wash

There is a reason it’s called “Comb Ridge” After we all said our goodbyes and went our separate ways from Valley of the Gods, Bob and I took off in our respective campers for some smaller group adventuring (small group = Bob, me and my dogs) Comb Wash, which runs along the Comb Ridge is not only a lovely drive, but the area has ruins and a brave history. I’d like to come back and spend more time here. It’s…

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Oct 23 : Moon House Ruins

Oct 23 : Moon House Ruins

I’m not sure if I wrote about hurting my back at Cathedral Valley Campground. I’m not sure how I did it, but what I did know is that driving was painful, moving was painful, and I was a bit scared. I got to the Valley floor and took three ibuprofens and hoped I wouldn’t need the Flexeril in my med kit. By the time I got to Goblin Valley Campground, the ibuprofens had done their job, and while I still…

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Oct 22 : VotG group

Oct 22 : VotG group

Once everyone arrived, the majority of the campers are from Washington State! Escaping the grey and wet. One of the fellows found out from the park service that fires are allowed this time of year, so both nights we had a gathering around the campfire with tall tales and star-gazing. I didn’t write anything in my journal during these next bunch of days. We walked, and cooked, and conversed and explored. A man in a sedan drove in and parked. He…

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Oct 21 : VotG more

Oct 21 : VotG more

The first arrival showed up yesterday! She pulled up in a pickup truck with a camper trailer. It’s weird having another person around. People keep pulling into our area, so we decided to put a sign up. My new friend was extra happy about making her first paper-plate sign. The quintessential “paper plate sign” is such a group camping thing to do, and yet neither of us had ever had occasion to make one. This was our time, and a…

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