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I started the day early.  The Ford dealership in St. George, Utah opened their service department at 7am and I was there just after opening.  They called me several hours later and the brake issue is under warranty but the part won’t arrive until tomorrow.  I went to the local Enterprise Rent-A-Car and picked up … Continue reading »

Change of Plan!  Instead of continuing to use the Panguitch area as our base for the next three days, we decided to move further south to the Hurricane/St. George area at a KOA there.  The Explorer has been having brake problems and there is a Ford dealership in St. George.  We made the decision late … Continue reading »

We woke up this Sunday morning and did a Bible reading and discussion on Genesis 6.  It talks about the wickedness of man and God’s decision to Flood the earth.  After that we set out to find new adventure from our temporary base here in Panguitch, Utah.  The weather today was beautiful- right at 80 … Continue reading »

We left the Panguitch area this morning and made the 70 minute drive to the East entrance of Zion National Park.  Immediately upon entering the  park, the view was beautiful on all sides.  This area known as the East Canyon main road has a spectacular artery named the Zion-Mt.Carmel Highway.  The road descended down several … Continue reading »

We left the campground this morning in Panguitch and headed west on Hwy 143 through the Dixie National Forest towards Panguitch Lake.  The lake is smaller at 1250 acres but well known for excellent rainbow trout fishing.  Unfortunately, fishing was not on the agenda today as this was just a quick stop. We found a … Continue reading »

We left Junction City today around 11 am to make the trip across the last bit of western Colorado and then on to Southwestern Utah.  The stretch along I-70 was very pretty.  We got some hard rain in the last 90 minutes of the trip which made for slower going.  We took some time to … Continue reading »

The plan for today was to wake early around 6:30 am and drive 1.5 hours to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, do the park for 4 hours and then drive back to Grand Junction and then do Colorado National Monument (CNM) in the late afternoon and early evening.  Sometimes, well laid plans … Continue reading »

We left the Central City area this morning.  Leaving we went down the steepest road the RV has probably been on.  We never left 2nd gear and just crawled our way down back to downtown Central City.  I had seen a secondary road that might be a good way to get back to I-70 and … Continue reading »

We headed back into Denver today to explore the city.  So many things to pick from in the Mile High City and we only had one more day in this area.  We started the day at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.  Normally, museums are not super high on my or the kids to-do … Continue reading »

We awoke refreshed and ready to start the day.  Denver is known as the mile high city and it’s elevation is indeed right at 5,280 feet.  Where we are camping in Central City west of Denver is closer to 9,000 feet elevation.  When you step out of the camper, your lungs can feel the difference right … Continue reading »