Month: May 2018

Day 9 – Made it to Idaho…. first time for me. This is the 45th state in the USA that I have officially visited. Longest drive we’ve done yet, mostly due to delays while trying to avoid bands of heavy rain and hail. You meet a lot of friendly people while trapped in a rest stop during a storm. Finally got to our destination and set up camp (supposed to rain again tonight). Did a quick 18 mile ride on the tandem on an old rail trail and stopped for ice cream at a cute old-fashioned soda fountain. Idaho looks alot like upstate NY, except for those white-capped mountains in the background.

Day 8 – Crystal Hot Springs in Honeyville Utah. They have a string of pools that fill from a natural hot spring with the highest mineral content of any hot spring in the world (so they claim). Swimming time was cut short due to the first rainstorm that we’ve encountered on the trip. Luckily, our camping equipment withstood the storm and we woke up nice and dry.

Day 7 – Two hundred miles north in Utah and the topography has completely changed. Lots of farmland, trees and other greenery. Lots of bright “Indian Paintbrush” growing along the side of the highway. Had to stop for cheese curds at a dairy store (lost my connection for them when my sister Cathy moved out of Wisconsin). Another night, another reservoir campsite. Took the kayak to the other side to investigate “Bigfoot” noises, but it was a random herd of cattle (no idea what they are doing on the beach in the State Park). Watching a flock of American White Pelicans and listening to the fish jump.

Day 6 – Sand Hollow State Park in Hurricane, UT. The scenery is amazing. Red sand everywhere. Water is 72 degrees. Life is good.

Day 4 – Biked 34 miles on the River Mountains Trail near Lake Mead (on the tandem pedal bike, not the Harley). Started at the lowest point in Boulder Beach and headed toward Lake Mead NRA. Lots of uphill climbs. Stopped in Boulder City for a BBQ festival and enjoyed the downhill coast back down to the beach.

Day 5 – Sore and sunburned from yesterday. Took a “rest day”. Drove into Vegas to go see “Solo”. Packing up and heading to Zion tomorrow.