Richfield - Days Inn

... us sending sideways glances and smirks at the hippie schoolbusses and the gypsy wagon parked outside. At night and on the edge of the desert, it looked iffy to all of us, especially the ironic "no drugs" sign next to the Grateful Dead poster, but we inquired. In the end, the water was perfect, complete with a natural massaging stream of water. It turned out to be one of the most relaxing experiences of our lives.<br>

... and the work done by the archeological crew. After I left GB Parks area, I went through Border at the border of Nevada and Utah, and then through a huge, mostly flat, old dry lake bed surrounded by what appear to be low hills but are really the tops of high mountains. There are several mountain ranges in this part of the country and all of them run north to south, but are intersected extensively by fractures of geological faults that all run east to ...

... Bob and Mike braved the cold one day to go fishing. I opted to keep the home fires burning in the RV (I like to fish, but not enough to do it in weather that requires longjohns. . . .). They came back with no fish--hmmm. . . But they did have some good stories about the ones that got away! It was great to see Mike again, and we had a great time even without the fish!

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 ...

... 2 days and nights sitting by the pool relaxing and then hit the road for the home stretch into Southern California. But don't worry, we will continue to publish our adventures all the way thru Vegas, Southern California, and the recent addition of Northern California (which begins on Sept 2). Milage as of this evening: 4,400 Grease Spots on Evan's shorts from Navajo FryBread: 9 Grease Spots on Evan's shorts from Navajo FryBread after purchasing a Tide-2-Go pen: 2.5

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

... reduced state that was admitted into the Union) as development of the territory was slow (no kidding....it's a barren desert) and the centre of activity remained at Salt Lake. We were shown round the Statehouse by a cute young girl who came from Southern California and had washed up here...we never did understand why she stayed....must have been a bloke involved somewhere because this is one dead town. After our tour we headed out west based on ...

We booked a solid 365 miles today. We made our way North from Montrose through Grand Junction and then headed West. Route 50 and Interstate 70 combine for about 200+ miles so we ducked off on route 128 south and rode through Moab.....Unreal scenery!! We then headed North on 191 and back to 70/50 and finally made our way to ...

... a stark, surreal, mostly uninhabitable area, which goes on mile after mile. Cell phones do not work in most of these areas-apparently it was the last area in the country to be fully mapped and surveyed. Fortunately, there are a surprisingly large number of tourists-yes, the Germans-who travel this area, even in early October, and there are small towns every few miles, so it is not as isolated as it sounds. But is really is in the middle ...