Heading north on AZ Hwy 277 we encountered more stupid drivers than we have in a long time. I find it hard to believe that driving 58 in a 65 mph zone is a big enough reason to pass in No Passing Zones. We had TWO cars do that – and we were praying when they pulled in JUST in front of us to avoid head-on collisions because of the oncoming cars. In both cases, if they had waited less than 1/2 mile, there were passing areas and no cars coming the other direction.
Just after getting on I-40 at Holbrook we heard a new noise so I got up to investigate. It sounded like something on the roof so we took the first exit and Tobey went up top to check it out. The solar panel was coming loose. I tossed the duct tape up and he taped it down, but it looks like part of the solar cell is damaged. Twenty miles down the road and it had come loose again, so Tobey went back up and added more duct tape. The roof isn’t the best surface to adhere the tape, so it will be a challenge getting home. Tobey said to watch for an RV dealer or repair shop – not likely to happen in northeastern Arizona on the Indian Reservations! Our GPS routed us north on Hwy 6 which is TINY and passes through four different Indian reservations.
About 10 miles west of Ganado, AZ we finally connected to Hwy 191 which is what we had originally planned to take – I need to really look closer to the route BEFORE we take off in the morning! We did pass through some really beautiful areas with lots of interesting rock formations, as well as areas of open range, which reminded us of our trip to Mexico!
As we came into southern Utah near Bluff, we passed Twin Rocks which was really cool.
I didn’t see the name of the rock formation below, but it was really fun to see. The colors and shape were most unique!Less than ten miles later, Tobey thought this reminded him of an Egyptian sphinx.
We stopped and climbed up Wilson’s Arch. It is named after Joe Wilson, a pioneer who had a cabin nearby in Dry Valley. The formation is entrada sandstone.
It may not look like it, but the climb up Wilson’s Arch was actually quite steep.
We enjoyed the hike up, but coming down was more difficult – I looked like a crab scrambling down on my rear!
We are camped about five miles south of Moab at Ken’s Lake, a BLM campground. I think Penny could smell the water even though it was about a half mile from our campsite! After dinner we walked over and let her swim – even though the shoreline was quite muddy. She was mostly dry by the time we walked back to the RV. It is a quiet place – only three other RVs and they are on a different loop! Tomorrow we head north and will probably try to get to Tyler’s house near Gypsum, Colorado.
As we came into southern Utah near Bluff, we passed Twin Rocks which was really cool.
I didn’t see the name of the rock formation below, but it was really fun to see. The colors and shape were most unique!Less than ten miles later, Tobey thought this reminded him of an Egyptian sphinx.
We stopped and climbed up Wilson’s Arch. It is named after Joe Wilson, a pioneer who had a cabin nearby in Dry Valley. The formation is entrada sandstone.
It may not look like it, but the climb up Wilson’s Arch was actually quite steep.
We enjoyed the hike up, but coming down was more difficult – I looked like a crab scrambling down on my rear!
We are camped about five miles south of Moab at Ken’s Lake, a BLM campground. I think Penny could smell the water even though it was about a half mile from our campsite! After dinner we walked over and let her swim – even though the shoreline was quite muddy. She was mostly dry by the time we walked back to the RV. It is a quiet place – only three other RVs and they are on a different loop! Tomorrow we head north and will probably try to get to Tyler’s house near Gypsum, Colorado.
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