Travel with Sherpa

I thought I posted this yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon, but apparently I didn’t. So read this as if it was from Wednesday… This morning I had the inspirational words from Blazing Saddles ringing through my head as I headed out to hike a loop in Bryce Canyon. “Now go do that hoodoo that you do so…

Well, there are actually two. For starters, remember how I had a little… mishap when emptying the black water tank the first time? Remember how I suggested the previous renters didn’t fully empty the tank? I was wrong. Apparently the waste valve/dump gate isn’t fully sealing. So, I had another little issue when hooking up…

The drive from Moab to Bryce Canyon City went smoothly, and Ruby’s Inn RV Park and Campgrounds has all the amenities. It’s nice to have the full hookup again, so I can use my laptop once more. I will try to straighten up the site a bit the next couple of days. Once I got…

I took a quick nap yesterday evening as I was planning on heading into the park to take some pictures of the night sky. After that, I made dinner which consisted of leftover steak sandwiches with the steak, Colby jack cheese, and guacamole on roasted garlic and cheddar bread, turned out quite nicely with an…

This morning, I was up early again to try and get a decent sunrise in Arches National Park, and did pretty well catching the sunrise at windows or double arches. After that, I drove up to panorama point to make breakfast and decide what to do next. I ended up driving back up towards Devils…

Yesterday evening I signed up on a whim for a you-drive off road atv tour at sunset. While the clouds did not cooperate for sunset, the driving was super cool. The videos don’t do it justice, but we were rock crawling and “Mario carting” along a set course for over 2 hours. Some of the…

I started early this morning to get in the park before the timed entry stuff started, and went straight to Wolfe Ranch to hike up to Delicate Arch. It was overcast and breezy to start, but up at the arch it was downright cold and high winds. And then the rain started. I didn’t hang…

I decided to get an earlier start on the 5 hour drive, leaving at 6:30 or so. The drive went smoothly with the exception of some animal delays. I caught the sheep and deer double teaming me on camera, but I did not capture any of the multiple prairie dog smack downs I saw along…

Great day exploring Dinosaur National Monument, soaking in the amazing scenery and solitude – and dinosaurs…