The 201703 trip – sick, Goblin Valley, Capitol Reef, drunk driver, Dead Horse

Saturday, April 1 

Jen was still sick, but thought she was

Goblin Valley Pano
Goblin Valley Pano

feeling better. Not well, but better so we all went. We had fun at Goblin valley and pushed on to Capitol Reef. We stopped at the campground bathrooms, then the little store there for ice scream, then bathrooms again.   Then headed for home by a different route – Hwy 72 back to interstate. 72 was increadibly hilly and curvy.  I’m glad we weren’t pulling the trailers.  Shortly after hitting the Interstate, a car passed us – then another without its headlights on.  After it got a couple of hundred feet up – the driver realized it had no lights – hit the brakes, found the light switch and accelerated off. But that wasn’t the end. He would slow down, speed up, change lanes for no reason then slam on the brakes. All indications of an impaired driver. We called 911, got transferred to USP. We managed to provide a running location and direction as well as description and license plate – but no cop showed up. The car pulled into Green River, into a gas station there. I told the UPD dispatcher and we went on. They got our contact info incase they needed us to file a report – but never contacted us. So, either they never caught up with the person or they did and had all the evidence they needed.

Sunday, April 2 

Jen still sick. Almost took her to ER, but she regained her appetite for breakfast. We decided to leave her at the trailer again and take the girls to Dead Horse Point State Park. Beautiful views, but was cut short because Jenn was feeling worse.  We had no cell coverage in most of the park, but at the main visitor center, there was just enough cell to get a call through.  When she called and said she was running a fever. So, we packed up, and headed back as fast as we could. After lots of discussion – the decision was to wait another day because of the cost of going into an ER this far from home.

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The 201703 trip – Laundry, birthday, Pasta Jay, and bugs

Thursday, March 30 Mikes BDAY.

The closest camp we could find to Moab as Shady Acres in Green River – about 48 miles away. Why so far away?  We had gone to a popular area during SPRING BREAK. Worse even, the coming weekend was the time for a huge motorcycle demo/rally at Moab. Every campsite for 47 miles around were full of motorcycle toting toy haulers and every other kind of camper known to man.  I wish we had been more equipped for boon-docking – as in, willing to take a chance with the large group we had. For the next week we wasted a couple of hours a day, commuting back and forth.  Shady Acres had a couple of small playground areas that the girls made use of and our laundry.  When the clothes were put away, we drove to Moab and spent some time walking around.  On the way there, we turned off the highway on “some random road” to see if we could find a good spot to take pictures with the mountains that were south west of Moab.  We had bee seeing these snow covered mountians since we arrived in the area.  Mts Waas, Peale and South, the group contains.

Mts Waas, Peale, South
Mts Waas, Peale, South  & Truck Blue
MikeDeb Selfi with Waas, Peale, South Mnts
Mike&Deb Selfi with Waas, Peale, South Mnts

 

We eventually settled on Pasta Jay’s for supper.  It was a great place and I opened my birthday present after dinner – an Apple Watch.  Desert was Ice Cream from a near by shop, and across the street to the visitor center for some more literature.

Then back to Green River to rest up for the next few days trips to National Parks.

Friday, March 31       Jenn is sick. Headaches and severe weakness.  Something she ate?  Some other “bug” she picked up somewhere.  We didn’t know and getting healthcare way out here was going to be a problem.  After some discussion, it was decided to leave the youngest with her and the rest of us would rive out to Canyonlands and take in some views.  We drove through Canyon lands, stopping at various overlooks.

 

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CanyonLands Mike

 

Canyonlands Pano
Canyonlands Pano

 

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