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Day 2 – Arches

October 16, 2016

Jack kicked off the day by learning what happens when you step on a cactus.  Made for an interesting lesson in biology and pain management.  It was an aggressive little cactus too… it left a lot of needles in his foot.  We pulled out everything we could see and used some hydrogen peroxide.  He seems…

Moab

October 14, 2016

After going 4-wheeling in our 33′ 1985 Winnebago and getting towed by the real Mater we finished our day in a perfectly nice, low speed high drag boondocking spot.  We woke up to people talking (not altogether unusual since there are other RVs near ours), some scraping sounds and a “woosh”.  It was the last…

Enjoying SLC

October 9, 2016

With Scott in DC for a few days to collect our things, the kids and I had 48 hours to explore Salt Lake City.  I’ve always enjoyed my time in SLC, brief though it was.  I was excited to see if it could live up to my memories.  Day 1:  Get up at the crack…

Old Faithful Isn’t Always On Time And Other Secrets of Yellowstone

October 3, 2016

Today is the day to see Old Faithful.  It goes off consistently every 90 minutes, plus or minus 13 minutes.  I woke up and checked the schedule to get an idea of when we should drop by and I see this:   If you can’t read it, it says something to effect of, “Last eruption,…

How To Enter Yellowstone On Your First Day

October 1, 2016

Scott and I love the thrill of looking for that unexpected grab-you-by-the-ass wonder.  There’s no cool kid way of describing how it feels when your soul gets tickled.  That’s why we travel.  Often places will do that to people and they talk about it with a reverence.  When you get there yourself… it just doesn’t…