Lamplighter Inn Vernal

Dinosaur National Monument http://www.nps.gov/dino/ straddles the Colorado/Utah border. of second-class National Park, and Dinosaur became one in 1915 to protect the dinosaur quarry. About 10 different species of dinosaurs have been unearthed here including Stegosaurus. A National Monument ...

We were up and ready to go early this morning as we have a lot of ground to cover. We started out of Steamboat and decided to take a side trip to Steamboat Lake which a local suggested to us. The scenery was incredible, the mountains were fantastic! Parts of the drive reminded me of being in parts of Switzerland. We gained more elevation and hence more snow was on the ground and it was cooler than down in Steamboat. Kevin and I fell in love with the area and wished we could ...

... pass, we understood. Between the ultra blue water in the resevoir and the color of the rocks on the mountain pass out, we could not get enough. Plus, we climbed and climbed up to about 8,000 feet. At the top there were the normal (for us) free range cattle all over the roads. I don't think I will ever get used to, or bored by seeing these creatures all over the road. Enjoy the pictures...

... to church with Sarah, Nathan, and their 3 boys. They are Mormon and so the service was different from what I am used to. It was the first Sunday of the month, so it was Testimony Sunday. Anyone who wanted would go to the podium and tell the congregation about how the Lord is working in their lives. It was interesting. Good idea. We also had communion. I asked Sarah if it was OK for ...

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The first time I kayaked this river was when I 13 years old and my brother kayaked as well at age 11.  I had this insane experience where I rolled my kayak at the beginning of a long stretch of rapid.  My kayak went up against of rock and I lost my paddle.  Key thing for anyone who whitewater kayaks, and that is staying as calm as possible.  Key point for any situation I guess really, panicking never really gets you anywhere ...

... had to evacuate to the minivan for half an hour. Cathleen and Kevin have to get tent training. Then we finally get to Dinosaur National Monument to see the dinosaurs!!! Except, they condemned the visitor center with the big wall in 2006! So instead they let you hike a desert trail for 90 minutes in 100 degree heat to see 3 bones stuck in the side ...

... dame nous explique où aller et comment identifier nos fossiles et nous partons pour une randonnée à pieds dans le monde des Dinosaures. En marchant dans les montagnes comme les chercheurs de fossiles, on s'est rendu compte que ces grosses bêtes étaient difficiles à trouver à travers tous ces immenses rochers qui nous entouraient. Nous avons très distinctement identifié les os d'une queue de Dinosaure ...

... 100's of miles of barren wasteland you need some serious kit. The scenery down to Vernal is (I know...you've heard it before) incredible including the last piece where you work down the mountain through 10 switchbacks. The KOA however is not incredible (other than how it won a 2006 Presidents Award?) - the site is ok but the washrooms are really poor and need a complete renovation. The woman who checked us in was English - her husband is working on the oil/gas fields in the area so ...

Hello, Thank you all for subscribing to my travelpod. I learned so much; travelling with just a carry on is so much easier, read and reread the Lonely Planet in advance, negotiate taxi prices before you get in, Myanmar has some of the nicest people in the world, I want to travel to Nepal and Tibet on my next trip, I love being an American, I love the fact that I speak English. We met people from Aspen and people who knew my ...

... wrench, and with few words (and a bemused eye at us goofballs with the fancy trailer) walked over to the Airstream, jacked it up, replaced the tire with the spare, and set it back down. He refused the money I offered, but said only, "Just get a real lug wrench." Two hours later we did have a new tire--and a new lug wrench. I don't think the post office guys in Washington, D.C. would have done that, do you? Next entry: Colorado and more kindness of strangers.