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“Don’t pick up hitchhikers,” or so Mama Said
First a few photos of scenes along the way… The morning started with our first test of the silicon caulk fix for the induction cooktop. As one would expect with Marcus’ superior knowledge of material properties, we had absolutely no problem grilling eggs, then sausage patties on the repaired cooktop. We then headed north towards…
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It’s All Downhill from Here
Above – Triple Divide Peak is on the continental divide, but has an even more unique quality – rain falling on the summit will flow to either the Gulf of Mexico to the Southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the West, or the Hudson Bay to the Northeast. Hopefully rain drops that get to know each…
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Dam Tour and Mountain Drive
First, a few photos of scenes along the way… Today was a comparatively easy day – we awoke to general overcast and low clouds. We had decided to spend an extra day to wait for better weather that was in store for Monday, so we spent this Sunday morning relaxing and catching up on emails…
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The sublime and the absurd
First a few photos of scenes from along the way… Today was a fairly long day for old guys. We left the RV location for the closest attraction to our RV park yet – the Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site. This is a working cattle ranch with a fascinating history – created, originally, by immigrants…
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Go Directly to Jail!
First a few photos of scenes from along the way… Our trip from West Yellowstone to Deer Lodge made for a long but fun day in Montana. We started out to cloudy skies but no rain in our campground. We were impressed with the place given that it was in an urban location – the…
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How Clean Is Clean?
First a few photos of scenes along the way… After our second night in Twin Falls, it was time to leave our somewhat-better-than average campground for West Yellowstone, MT. Hopefully our plan change would minimize the time spent in cold rain. After a fairly lazy morning we headed out for our first stop – The…
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Time for a new drone anyway
This was our last full day of our OWGRV adventure. Tomorrow we take Khan and Polo to our storage location near the Salt Lake City airport, and spend the night in an airport hotel. On Wednesday we all fly home – Tom and Scott fly early; Steve’s flight is around noon. Last night we reserved…
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Steep Jeep and Pizza
We had a fairly short ride to our next campsite at Flaming Gorge / Manila KOA , so we decided to do some off-roading on BLM lands near our Vernal, UT campsite. The day before Tom noticed a very steep jeep trail up a mountain that he thought we might try. We pulled off the…
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Scott in the Slammer
We woke up fairly early at the Riverbend RV Park and we all had a fresh-cooked egg breakfast. Scott researched nearby museums and came across the Museum of the Mountain West , which opened at 8:30AM – early for us to see it before leaving our campsite. Steve declared there was nothing in a museum…
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Aminas Forks
The day stated with the kind of senior moments the three OWGs are learning to live with. First Scott complained loudly that someone must have taken his toothbrush holder while he was brushing his teeth. Steve and Scott searched for a while before Scott found the holder in his pocket (which, “he had never done…
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Reunited
Today was the day we picked up Steve Van Meter at the Grand Junction airport. Since his flight did not arrive until around noon, and the airport was a short drive away, we got permission from the fine folks that run Camp Eddy to stay another hour. After breakfast we did a short 11 mile…
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More Sights and Local Information
Today started with our regularly scheduled Teams meeting with the Leadership at VideoRay. Immediately afterwards we left Monument Valley for Grand Junction, Colorado. Tomorrow morning we’ll pick up Steve Van Meter, one of the three OWGs who has missed several recent trips. Before lunch we saw a sign for Historic Bluff Fort in Bluff, UT. …