Best Western Richfield Inn

... pushing him out of the first ditch, we gave him a push up the hill until he came to a corner where he and Andy nearly went off a nasty hill to the side. No need to tell all, but about 4 hours and many scary moments later, we were back where we started.<br>Whew.<br>So it was pretty late at night when we pulled into monroe, home of the mystic hot springs. After some searching we pulled into the parking lot, all ...

... Weather Channel said that it would be really good by the weekend, so I decided to go on, and just hope I wouldn't have to put on the chains. I made it over the pass out of Ely with no trouble and then was into much better weather almost immediately. It turned out to be a lovely, but cold and windy day, with some spectacular scenery after the snow stopped. I couldn't see the peaks of the Great Basin Park, but went to the two visitor centers that were ...

... of Fish Lake made for quite a beautiful landscape, as you can see from the pictures. The area is part of the National Forest land, and once beyond the lake area, there are many forest roads leading to solitude and beautiful camping areas. And lots of free range cattle! Mike chauffeured us in his SUV around the area, through the mud and snow, to get a look at the ...

Today deciding that we'd had enough laziness (not really) we went for a hike. Nice enough until I made the decision to go up this huge steep hill. We walked along while I wondered how I'd get back down that huge hill. After another series of small hills we figuered we'd hit the other side of the mountain and we'd be able to come back around on flat terrain...No. The ...

... or hike trails to get up close. Underneath the area is large amount of salt which over the years has led to the development of the unique formations. We did a combination of hiking and viewpoint photo-shoots. The hikes were anywhere from 2 miles to .5 miles round-trip. All that walking and climbing will certainly effect our weight gaining plan, plus we had barely eaten up to that point. But the views were worth it. The park was an incredible sight; nothing ...

A few more bus jobs for Neil, more laundry and blogging for Mel. Another nice dip in the pool for Mel, first one of the trip for Neil, then just chilling out really! <br><br>Distance travelled: 0 miles <br><br>Total distance travelled: 3103 miles <br><br>Days on road: 32 <br><br>States visited: 6 <br><br>National Parks visited: 6

... br><br>Nice dip in the pool for Mel, nice dinner, chilling out, beer and "24"! <br><br>Distance travelled: 0 miles <br><br>Total distance travelled: 3103 miles <br><br>Days on road: 31 <br><br>States visited: 6 <br><br>National Parks visited: 6

... change (yes they even do that) we found a camp-site that we can park up at for a few days. It's a KOA, which are usually quite expensive, but they had a special mid-week offer on and we got three nights for the price of two. <br><br>After settling Mel in with the laptop and wi-fi, Neil went back into town to get all the bits he needed ...

... Ratatouille" (which is EXCELLENT - go see it). We brought some popcorn and walked into the long thin cinema which was right out of the 40/50s. It was Saturday night and they only show one film (at $5 each) and the place was pretty empty really. Can't see how it pays but hope they don't close it (the one in Cedar City which is loads bigger has closed). It was a wonderful experience like walking back 50 years in time. Whilst it had been the ...

... seemed like they cook it and then either microwave it warm or put it back on the skillet for a few minutes. They have all the materials to make great food but have this "fast-food" factory approach to service which ruins it. We sat on our cabin porch in the evening warmth and read our books - if we were doing this as part of a two week break it would be idyllic...guess we're missing company and (coincidentally with our accommodation) getting mild cabin-fever.