FRIDAY MAY 22 GREEN RIVER UTAH drove 424 miles today
Thank goodness, the wind stopped blowing by this morning. It was still cloudy and cool, but patches of blue sky. When Larry was disconnecting, he found that he had not put the water regulator gizmo on tight enough, so we were seriously leaking— didn’t notice the wet ground yesterday since it was raining in ABQ. Hope the nice asphalt pad does not have sink problems because of us! We left about 7:15 and decided to just take Tramway north to avoid the expressways downtown— it was a perfect way to go — just caught a few red lights. It was really nice travel weather as we drove north on 25, then on to Bloomfield (stopped for gas — diesel was $2.74 — much higher in Utah we are seeing), Farmington, Shiprock, and then Cortez CO. Everything is very pretty and green— it was interesting to see water running in all the “dry washes” along the road. There are a lot of pretty rock formations along the way, tho it seems like a wilderness with no signs of civilization— except signs on the road.
Before we got to Moab, I got Larry to pull off at Wilson Arch which is right off the highway. The sign said it was named after Joe Wilson, a local pioneer. The rock is “entrada sandstone”. Cracks in rock occurred over zillions of years from ice that formed and, with wind and water, caused collapses and arch formation. We climbed a little ways up, but it was cold(!) and windy(!) there. I met a lady near the base of it that had just finished a 2 days river raft trip — she said it was beautiful, but that they froze! We drove thru Moab, and as usual— lots and lots of people walking and shopping and eating. We had planned to try boondocking (dry camping) at a Pilot truck stop in Green River— an hour beyond Moab. It was so chilly, that Larry chickened out and decided I should find an RV park. I looked on-line with my phone when i had a signal. Last year we stayed at the KOA in town — it was just dirt and rocks with no grass for $40+, so I thought I would check RVReviews.com. They described the A/OK RV park — user reviews from 2013 said it was not fancy at all, but cheap and that the owners were very nice and helpful. So I called to check if they had pull-thru sites and they did. I used the GPS — this is one of those times that it took us to the middle of nowhere. So we called and got directions. Larry made a big turn and went over a bump, and our stupid refrigerator door flew open (I forgot to bungee it), so lots of stuff fell on the floor, mostly from the freezer since I have those little bars on the shelves of the frig. I shoved everything back in the freezer (I was totally aggravated with myself!) and we found the RV park. It is right across from Green River State Park (looks like a nice state park— no hookups, but it lots of trees and it has a golf course!).
The lady at the RV park, Ruth, was very nice. She just took over the park in April. It had been a KOA years ago, then went to pot and lost the KOA title. Some other people ran it for a few years, then let it go to pot even more. They let a man stay there for free for just mowing the grass, and if anyone showed up, he just charged them. Ruth and her brother Jay (are Green River locals) are really trying to clean it up. It is a large grassy area with mature trees, and i think it has a lot of potential. Ruth used a golf cart to guide us to our big pull thru spot (for $20) in the rain, then whipped back to the office to get us the WiFi password — and the WiFi works really well. There are only about 6 vehicles in the park— one is the weird guy who stays free and does maintenance. It is a LOT nicer than the KOA we stayed in here last year. If I had not seen the RVReviews.com, I would not have even found this place— it is not in the Trailer Life book. I picked up a lot of tourist info at the office, and there is a lot of stuff I would like to do in this area — we will have to come back. The John Wesley Powell museum opens at 8 AM tomorrow, so I think we’ll go there before taking off to Ogden- -we are only going to drive about 220 miles tomorrow.
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