Midwest Motorhoming Trip - June 6th to the 7th

June 6^th:

Today required a lot of on the road time to get out of Idaho. Woke up early, because of motorhome time lag (yes, that is a thing). Had some hash browns and toast. Everything is cooked for me, it is lovely. Plus I’m probably eating a bit healthier because we consciously try to get all the food groups.

It was warm. We rode our bikes down to the Lewis and Clark Center Thingy. Took some pictures with ye olde covered wagons. We went past these tents that were for an Idaho State University thing, according to mom and dad. Saw an old fashioned ferry. Road back, got on Wifi and uploaded a blog entry. Then off we went for Utah!

Well, we had to stop for fudge on the way out of Glenns Ferry, Idaho. Fudge and ice cream. Naturally. Then we were off again!

On the way, we stopped at a ranch supply store. Dad got some fittings. It was a wonderful place. Ranch supplies, guns, camouflage, two aisles devoted to cowboy hats, all the toys were hunting and ranching oriented, fishing tackle. Completely unapologetic about its devotion to animals, both in the raising and killing of them. There were even coyote traps. And everyone was so friendly and had a lovely slight accent.

Lunch was served at a rest stop: tuna fish sandwiches. The wind and rain picked up for a miserable strip of road. The wind was so furious that dad had some series driving to do. Had to keep the motorhome on all four wheels. It was swaying back and forth and it was very scary. Ma and I sat on the other side for a bit to help with weight. I don’t know what we would have done had the motorhome tipped all the way over. That would have been quite the crash. Still, we made it safely into Utah. Where it was gray and rainy and windy. BOO!!

We will be headed further South tomorrow.

Today’s campground of choice was Antelope Island State Park, Utah. We drove through Ogden to get here. We paid at this little booth for our campsite. The way to the island was a road built on a manmade strip of land. It was lengthy and pretty, though the weather wasn’t so sunny. The island was a lot larger than we expected and it loomed up at us. The campground itself didn’t have much privacy between the sites. I worked on a postcard outside and the wind almost took my hat away, and it snatched my postcard twice. But I learned to listen for the incoming wind to defend against its wrath. There were buffalo on the hill and I went up and waved at them. Later, the two buffalo came down the hill! Into the campground! They grazed in the unoccupied spaces as people took pictures. I got within about 20 feet. I am so in love with buffalo now. Adorable, huge, lumbering things. They moved so slowly but without a care in the world. No wonder they were so easy to nearly wipe out. They were great entertainment, even though they didn’t much. Just ate and looked around.

Dinner was chicken and last night’s soup. And fudge.

Today’s Portrait is: Steve McQueen.

June 7^th:

It was windy all through the night, but the motorhome didn’t tip over. I had a bite of weird oatmeal in the morning and some cocoa. Then off we went…to the visitors center (and a stop off at a view point). I bought a stuffed buffalo toy. So cute.

Shortly after Salt Lake City, we stopped at Costco. Dad bought the new Clive Cussler book and some jeans. It was weird. The layout of this Costco was the same, it was just a mirror image. Everything was backwards and didn’t make sense.

We also breaked for ice cream and I dropped off my postcards. Six in the mail, headed for lovely people!

It was another long six plus hours on the road day. There was traffic and then there was just road. Plateaus to the left, expanses to the right. Maybe some mountains in the far distance. It just went on and on and on, and so much sky. Rocks and sky. So very different yet lovely.

We almost spent the night at Green River State Park, but the town looked positively deserted and the park was very unappealing. The whole place was odd and we decided to spend the extra 30 minutes and go straight on to Arches National Park and Moab.

Unfortunatley the campground at Arches was full up. So we got our stamps and some stickers and went to Moab to find a place. And luckily grabbed the last available spot at an RV Park. They had a pool so, after we got situated, we took a lovely dip in it.

Dinner was hot dogs and mashed potatoes. Tomorrow: ARCHES! HIKING!

Today’s Portrait is: Harrison Ford.