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The owner of the Broken Bow RV Park had mentioned something when I checked in that made me open up my GPS mapping software again. I had mentioned that we would leave Escalante in the morning and drive north on Hiway 12, then to Hiway 24 through Capitol Reef NP. He said something like "oh, that way". Huh? What do you mean "that way". "I hope you have good brakes in that thing".



No problem, right? I can handle these.... right? No worries - I will deal with them when I get th... Read More

Leaving California is never easy - saying goodbye to family and friends, wrapping up business, swearing at our storage one more time... Always way too much to do before we leave. This departure was also dotted with maintenance on the RV - full lube, some minor repairs. Getting ready for the road ahead.   Leaving California is always difficult in another way - Cali has some of the worst roads we drive on. It is never fun to look forward to several hours of teeth rattling, light fixture... Read More

...We've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses. Hit it.I love that line from the Blues Brothers. It always comes to mind when a big road trip begins. However, my line would have been more like "It's 881 miles to Columbus, TX. We've got a 120 gallons of diesel, a case of Rock Stars, a prescription to pick up in Tallahassee, and a dog that needs to poop. Hit it."We left Steinhatchee yesterday at 4pm, after a full day of work, and hit the road. N... Read More