Hot August Nights 2012 - August 20 - 22

We had a pleasant drive from Moab to Gypsum on Monday. It was overcast, but not too bad. We passed Arches National Park and later some hills that appeared to have striations of copper in them. It was interesting.

Along I-70 we could see the Colorado River and knew that were were “home” to Colorado!

The solar panel came loose again, so Tobey pulled over on the shoulder on I-70 to reseal it with duct tape. As he was going out the back door, a highway patrol officer stopped and was walking to the front door to make sure we were okay. He waited behind us with his lights on until Tobey finished and we were safely on our way. Nice.

We enjoyed two nights with Tyler. We took the dogs to the pond and they all (ours, Tyler’s, and two that live on the ranch) had fun chasing balls and sticks and cooling off. It was fun looking out his living room window to see the hot air balloons in the morning. You can see the green climbing wall in the lower part of the picture which he constructed for the camp this summer.

Some cows from a neighboring ranch got into the pasture so Tobey and Tyler had to go chase them out. They thought they had come in from an open gate in the lower pasture, but when they were back later in the day. Tyler’s further investigation found a couple bad spots in the fence which he repaired. Penny tried to herd the cows away from the ranch which was pretty funny to watch!

Tuesday was a beautiful day so Tobey and I took Penny and Lucy for a 1-1/2 mile hike up Sunset Ridge and back. Both dogs were quick to find the creek and wade in it before we got back to Tyler’s. They were excited about going into the pond to chase balls again. Tobey even got Penny to jump in off the dock. In the past, she was afraid to jump, but I guess her desire to chase the ball was stronger than her fear this time.

This morning we loaded up and headed home. We stopped at Camping World to see if they had an adhesive to repair the solar panel, but they were hesitant to recommend anything until we talked with the company about warranty issues. We arrived back in Fort Collins about 1:30 and unloaded the RV. I’ve started the laundry and tomorrow will work on cleaning the inside of the RV. It was a fun trip, but good to be home.