Knowing we had a long drive today, we hit the road by 9am. We took I-25 north to Wyoming (since we had been in Wyoming last summer, it does not count as a new state), then I-80 west across southern Wyoming to US191. Southern Wyoming is really pretty with open plans, rolling hills, and interesting rock outcroppings. But it is also obvious that the winters are brutal. We took US191, the Flaming Gorge National Scenic Byway, south toward Vernal. The route had several long climbs, one really steep (9% grade) climb and several 6-10% descents. The truck handled the descents with aplomb. The engine breaks work fantastic and David generally did not have to use the breaks except going into curves. The climbs, for the most part were, were non-events. But the 10% grade did cause us to slow down to 30MPH at full throttle. The transmission started cycling between 2ndand third gear at one point, throwing us back and forth (stuff was all over the place in the Wanderer!) until David let off the throttle. But we made the top without any other incident. We transitioned from Wyoming to Utah (state number 15) about halfway down the byway.
We are staying at the Outlaw Trail RV Park ($25 per night, no discounts) in Jenson, Utah. It’s located right outside the Fossil Bone Quarry entrance to Dinosaur National Monument. Its an older park, at the sites are pretty tight, but the owners are trying to make improvements each year. The utilities are all good, the site is all gravel and the inside roads are paved but really narrow. Then had to bend back a young tree so we could put our galley slide out. Otherwise, it will work for ten days.
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