tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57196063015628287032024-02-21T01:29:45.539-08:00Adventures with Dave and Dimples - Glamping Airstream styleC and Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716280379406615319noreply@blogger.comBlogger200125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719606301562828703.post-56568096377428895382019-10-22T13:08:00.001-07:002019-10-22T13:08:38.673-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />C and Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716280379406615319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719606301562828703.post-30390513427338125372015-09-20T14:02:00.000-07:002016-02-14T12:25:44.464-08:00HOO-DOO-PALOOZA<div class="MsoNormal">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMNSGKvzGPrQqwDNWQuGNWQ9cFZ0bzI_b8SaPUVxRE-M-mpbsxQjYWHAN1CHTlco2fBxpkbnoYSKmVJGvpWDNp2_Yuk1kNZQBh54c7RPcwZCZ8EYTQdlGrKWE72j6svx2qIZ-MDolZAru/s1600/%253Cuntitled%253E+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMNSGKvzGPrQqwDNWQuGNWQ9cFZ0bzI_b8SaPUVxRE-M-mpbsxQjYWHAN1CHTlco2fBxpkbnoYSKmVJGvpWDNp2_Yuk1kNZQBh54c7RPcwZCZ8EYTQdlGrKWE72j6svx2qIZ-MDolZAru/s200/%253Cuntitled%253E+%25281%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">When is a canyon not really a
canyon? When it’s <a href="http://www.nps.gov/brca/index.htm" target="_blank">Bryce Canyon National Park.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="http://www.nps.gov/brca/index.htm" target="_blank"> </a>
</span>This “canyon” is actually the eroded eastern edge of the Paunsaugunt
Plateau distinguished by hoodoo-lined amphitheaters above the Paria River
Valley. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Scottish immigrant Ebenezer
Bryce with his wife Mary, settled the land below what is now known as the Bruce
Amphitheatre, over the years other settlers called the area Bryce’s Canyon and
eventually it became Bryce Canyon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When
asked about the hoodoos and amphitheaters, Ebenezer Bryce was reputed to reply,
“It’s a helluva place to loose a cow.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(For the record, the only cows we see here are plated.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We pull in mid-week before
noon and we have our pick from a number of campsites.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We choose one in a back corner just below the
rim trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One road with a series of
turnouts, parking lots and viewpoints affords a top view of the park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The vistas are vast and stunning, but we have
to wait for parking and inch through crowds to get a few shots of the
hoodoos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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option.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rim trail runs parallel to
the road and connects all of the viewpoints.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Within a hundred feet of the viewpoints we have the trail pretty much to
ourselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a few days of hiking
the rim and some of the easy trails, we decide to challenge ourselves and
tackle the Fairyland Loop Trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the hill to the Rim Trail and head south to Sunrise Point, here we take the
Tower Bridge Trail and continue onto the Fairyland Loop Trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This eight-mile hike is considered strenuous,
with a total 900 ft elevation change and three uphill grades (a total of 1,716
ft of ascent) and all this takes place around 8,000 ft above seal level. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">At this elevation it’s
starting to get a bit chilly so we continue our southerly migration…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
C and Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716280379406615319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719606301562828703.post-33008021043087662002015-09-18T16:24:00.000-07:002015-10-28T16:25:23.376-07:00THE ADVENTURES OF DAVE AND DIMPLES VOL 4.15<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />C and Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716280379406615319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719606301562828703.post-57457018760724461452015-09-17T14:54:00.000-07:002015-10-28T15:57:01.710-07:00ZWIPP… REWIND…<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">It’s time to start thinking
about heading southwest and since we had such a great beginning this year, why
not retrace our steps… First stop <a href="http://www.nps.gov/care/index.htm" target="_blank">Capital Reef National Park.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At sunset we check out the Goosenecks and
Sunset Point.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">The weather is cooler now
(mid 90s as opposed to the low 100s.)</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The baby fawns have lost their spots and the little turkeys are now
almost as big as their moms.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The stone
fruits have all been picked. Apples and pears are now in season.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two Thousand Years<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">We get in a great hike along
Pleasant Creek.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">The trail here changes
with the rains.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">It seems to be more of a
suggestion rather than a maintained trail.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: medium;">It’s hikers choice: we can hike alongside the creek and walk up over a
desert landscape or just plow through the water. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">We do a combination of both.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Along the way we explore the largest panel of
pictographs and petroglyphs in the park.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: medium;">There is over 2,000 years of art here attributed to archaic hunters and
gatherers, the Fremont culture, Ute tribes and Mormon pioneers. For the </span><span style="font-size: 19px;">entire</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> hike we never see another person… but we did come across Cougar tracks… hungry cougars? hmmm...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Next back track is to
Escalante and the <a href="http://www.shootingstar-rvresort.com/" target="_blank">Shooting Star RV Resort</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s great to catch up with Troy and Michelle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They’ve been working hard over the summer
moving rocks and planting trees. The Airstream Motel is booked solid while
we’re here. Couples, families and friends living riveted for a few days and
catching a flick on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at the Shooting Star
Drive-in. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">During the day we catch some
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Lake Powell at the<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We finally get to the end of
<a href="http://www.nps.gov/glca/planyourvisit/driving-the-hole-in-the-rock-road.htm" target="_blank">Hole in the Rock Road</a> and walk up the wagon trail to the top of the ridge and
look straight down to Lake Powell. It’s hard to imagine anyone willingly
driving a loaded wagon down this slot between the rocks… we don’t even want to
climb down this rubble trail… when does the line cross from courageous to
crazy?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Shooting Star is the <a href="http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/escalante-petrified-forest/" target="_blank">Escalante Petrified Forest State Park</a>. The sun is shining
when we start up the hill to the Petrified Forest trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the top of the mesa we take the trail of
Sleeping Rainbows down into the canyon and back up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The Juniper and Pinion Pine forest is
littered with chunks of petrified wood. By the time we get back to the
trailhead, the weather has changed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Thundershowers are on the way; time to seek shelter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Storms in this area are not to be
underestimated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This storm takes the
lives of 7 hikers in a slot canyon in Zion N.P.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to seek shelter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Box Death Hollow Wilderness</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box-Death_Hollow_Wilderness" target="_blank">Lower Box Death Hollow</a> is a
scary name for a pretty green canyon surrounded by desert. . We work our way up
the canyon, zigzagging across the creek.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After a couple of hours we stop for a creek side picnic lunch and then
head back down the canyon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Saturday morning we shop at
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small market from 9 AM to Noon, with only a few vendors but we find everything
we want and more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great baked goods,
heirloom tomatoes, wild mushrooms, green veggies, melons etc… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Next it’s onto the park we
missed last spring… Bryce Canyon N.P.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
C and Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716280379406615319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719606301562828703.post-66510258164729887572015-09-16T14:51:00.000-07:002015-10-28T14:52:42.554-07:00THE ADVENTURES OF DAVE AND DIMPLES VOL. 4.14<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Heading
to and from Littleton we cross over the <a href="http://www.crashforensics.com/vailpass.cfm" target="_blank">Vail Pass Summit</a> (elevation 10,662 ft.)
and the Eisenhower – Edwin C. Johnson Memorial Tunnel (elevation 11,013
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Just past Vail, right before
the off ramp to the town of Avon we hear a loud clang bang and Dave looses
power.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately we can get to the off
ramp, pull over and push the On-Star button.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The On-Star rep runs a diagnostic, but it shows nothing wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They call the closest GMC dealer in Glenwood
Springs, but they can’t get Dave in until the middle of September. The GMC
dealer back near Denver (just around the corner from Camping World) can take
us, so they connect us with a towing service. Because of our remote location we
were not given a time frame, only that it would be awhile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also have to make additional arrangements
to have Dimples towed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately we
have cell service so we start to research.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>While I’m working Dimples logistics, Chris pops the hood and looks to
see if he can see what’s wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The hose to the turbo has
come off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As an experiment, he zip ties
the hose back on and starts up the truck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It runs!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We call and cancel the
tow truck and look for an auto parts store to get some hose clamps to replace
the zip ties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s one about a mile
away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We head around the corner and
right there is a Home Depot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We pull in
& Chris buys a couple of hose clamps and installs them in the parking
lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once back on the road, we call the
GMC dealer in Grand Junction, where Dave had his last service, and get an
appointment for the next Monday morning. Excellent! We have a reservation at
the James M Robb Colorado River State Park Fruita Campground until Tuesday and
it’s all down hill from here… This should work out just fine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We get to Fruita late
afternoon and have a nice spot with full hookups near the laundry room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With a sick truck we don’t venture too
far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We take the time to empty out the
truck, do some housekeeping & laundry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Not all that fun. We talk about the things we missed on our last two
trips to the area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have not gone wine
tasting (SHOCKING!) and this is a premier Colorado wine region. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.tworiverswinery.com/" target="_blank">The Two River’s Winery</a> is
just down the road not too far. No steep hills to tax Dave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have a nice tasting room with free
tastings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We try all of their vintages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their Chardonnay is quite nice, buttery with
a hint of oak and ready to drink now. Their Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon are
both bold and flavorful but a bit rough around the edges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we had a cellar these would definitely be
stored for a bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Vintner’s Blend
(60% Syrah-40% Cab) is a good choice for immediate drinking with time to
breathe and maybe the Vinotemp. Their ruby port has good body and flavor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A big plus here is their prices that run from
$12 - $16. (Excellent quality to cost ratio.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Monday morning Dave goes into
the shop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That afternoon we get the call.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave’s turbo is blown and needs to be
replaced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately this is covered
under warranty, they have the part in stock and the diesel mechanic can work
Dave into his schedule, if we can leave him until the end of the week. One
Problem: Our reservation is up tomorrow and the tag on our campsite tells us
that it is reserved for the rest of the week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We need to move Dimples, so the dealer sends a shuttle to pick us up to
collect Dave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We check in the visitor
center and the park is 100% booked through the upcoming Labor Day Weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Resort across the road can accommodate us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So Monday night we get Dave and pack everything up so we’re ready to
move bright and early the next morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We’re checked in and unhitched by 8:30AM; Chris gets Dave to the dealer
before 9:00 and returns in a loaner car before 9:30.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The loaner is a cute little Chevy Cruz, it
gets us around, but it’s no Dave. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The weather is sketchy with a
series of heavy thunderstorms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a
perfect excuse to catch a movie or two.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1178665/" target="_blank">A Walk In The Woods</a></b> has just been
released.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We enjoy seeing the scenes
that were filmed up at Amicolola last year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s always interesting to see the finished product when you know what
was going on behind the camera.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also
catch <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478970/" target="_blank">Ant Man</a></b> – for mindless fantasy
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">By the end of the week Dave
has his new turbo. It’s Labor Day weekend and we know how difficult it is to
find camping spots over holidays so we stay in Fruita until Tuesday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This gives us a chance to test drive Dave a
bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also celebrate Chris birthday
and the 5-year anniversary of the great traffic jam that changed our lives. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The chef at <a href="http://fruita.nocoastsushi.com/" target="_blank">No Coast Sushi</a> remembers us when we sit at the sushi bar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After a brief rundown of our summer, we start with a bottle of Haiku
Sake and proceed to order our favorite appetizer, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Shishito Peppers</i>: deep fried, salted & tossed in a spicy sesame
sauce with bonito flakes and a trio of exotic nontraditional rolls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Technically all of their rolls are
non-traditional as they use black rice seasoned without dashi – so vegans can
partake.) Our first roll: the daily special is one of our chef’s
creations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Smoked mackerel (the
sustainable alternative to smoked eel) topped with slices of Palisade peaches.
The peaches are a sweet counterpoint to the salty mackerel and would please
mackerel fans… unfortunately no mackerel fans here. It’s not horrible but would
definitely be better with eel. The Tai influenced, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Coconut Curry Lobster Roll</i>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>fried yam, lobster, Roma tomatoes and basil with a coconut curry sauce
is a real treat for the taste buds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BUT <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">H.I.C.</i> is probably one of the most
delicious sushi rolls ever!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Smoked
Oysters, soft shell crab, avocado and cream cheese with eel and dynamite sauce.
Dinner is finished with an order of green tea ice cream (with a request for
sliced lemon wedges) and a fresh house made peach sorbet. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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C and Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716280379406615319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719606301562828703.post-16325229556488160662015-09-04T18:35:00.000-07:002015-09-16T18:36:24.379-07:00THE ADVENTURES OF DAVE AND DIMPLES VOL 4.13<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />C and Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716280379406615319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719606301562828703.post-85017132800024203722015-08-25T13:21:00.000-07:002015-09-16T13:40:51.941-07:00THREE FALLS AND A BROKEN IPAD…<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Drop from Rifle Falls</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Dropping your IPad on the
power connector while plugged in is bad, doing this when we’re 300 miles away
from the nearest Apple Store is also not so good… but buying Apple Care Plus at
the time of purchase guarantees a replacement (even if dropped) for a modest
fee, not so bad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We check the Colorado State
Park reservation system and find a spot in <a href="http://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/Chatfield" target="_blank">Chatfield State Park</a>, close to the
Aspen Grove Apple Store in the Denver suburb of Littleton.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Working backwards, we book five days at Rifle
Falls State Park and one night back in Ridgway. Then we call the Apple Store
and set up an appointment to swap out the IPad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(This is too much like work… argh!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A nice pull through<br />along the creek</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">After an overnight in
Ridgway, we arrive at <a href="http://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/RifleFalls" target="_blank">Rifle Falls State Park.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is a tiny 13-space campground and is very popular.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we check in, the campground host tells
us that we only got our space because of a cancellation and we probably booked
within the hour of cancellation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WOO HOO
Lucky us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The campsites are along the
main park road, so there’s some foot and vehicle traffic during the day but the
nights are really quiet. The sites have water and electric. The closest dump
station is down the road at Rifle Gap State Park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is an easy walk to the falls and hiking
trails from our spot, so Dave gets to park it while we’re here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of these falls<br />is not like the others</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Rifle Falls is one of the few
triple falls in the country and the only one in Colorado but this is not a
natural occurrence.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The original falls
fell in a single, wide arch over the limestone cliffs.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In 1910 the town of Rifle built a
hydroelectric plant, which changed the flow of Rifle Creek into three separate
falls. One of which, flows out of a large metal pipe.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">So the falls may not be natural; but they are
nevertheless, stunningly beautiful, a rainforest oasis in the high desert.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Limestone<br />Cave</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Caves and alcoves dot the
limestone cliffs around and behind the falls. There are hiking trails to the
top of the falls, with a walkway along the cliff edge over the falls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A loop off this trail winds across a meadow
with artificial fishponds that are stocked and open to fishing. These ponds are
part of the Rifle Falls Fish Hatchery. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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bottom of the falls to the fish hatchery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we get there the hatchery
office is locked, so we just walk around and check out all of the trout in the
tanks. And read the displays about how the fish are planted: pumped out of trucks, dumped out of planes and back-packed into inaccessible lakes and streams.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the Ledge<br />Behind Rifle Falls</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">After five days in this park,
we’ve pretty much seen it all and hiked every trail. (Some more than once.) Now
it’s off to Littleton.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chatfield State
Park is on a high grassy plateau.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Besides being just outside of Denver, the park boasts a 1,450 surface
acre lake for fishing and water sports, 26 miles of trails, picnic areas, a
balloon & remote control model plane area and horse back riding. The RV
campground has full hookups and free WIFI. (No wonder we could only find one
spot for a couple of days this time of year!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We take care of business at
the Apple store – New IPad for Chris </span><span style="font-family: Monaco; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Monaco;"></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also visit the nearby
Camping World and pick up a few supplies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Now it’s back to Fruita and start thinking about heading southwest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
C and Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716280379406615319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719606301562828703.post-14658199647579877842015-08-24T13:19:00.000-07:002015-09-16T13:20:23.067-07:00THE ADVENTURES OF DAVE AND DIMPLES VOL 4.11<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />C and Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716280379406615319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719606301562828703.post-40537119229757156172015-08-18T14:29:00.000-07:002015-09-15T14:31:36.398-07:00ANCIENTS AND AFFLUENTS…<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Moving further south in western
Colorado we stay at the <a href="http://www.priestgulch.com/" target="_blank">Priest Gulch Campground</a> on the Dolores River.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The high altitude here means lower
temperatures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of the folks here are
“seasonals” from Arizona and Texas who return summer after summer to escape the
heat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But there are few spots that can
be rented for a shorter term.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our spot
across the river backs up to a mountain forest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We have full hookups, the WIFI is pretty good, and there’s a nice
laundry facility. It is also centrally located between Cortez in the Four
Corners area and the ski areas of Mountain Village and Telluride. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We visit the <a href="http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/ahc.html" target="_blank">Anasazi Heritage Center</a> in Dolores. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is also the
visitor center for the Canyon of the Ancients National Monument.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have a nice little museum with artifacts
and theories about the Ancestral Puebloan culture. Up the hill behind the
visitor center overlooking the Dolores River Reservoir, are remains of an
Ancestral Puebloan Village.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From the top
of the hill we have a 360</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">°</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">
view of the surrounding area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We see
Sleeping Ute Mountain, the San Juan Peaks, the towns of Dolores and Cortez, the
river, high desert and farmland. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Depot/119586034762649" target="_blank">The Depot </a>in Dolores serves
up fast food fare.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They write up your
order on a paper bag.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fill it up and let
you decide to eat in or take out. Don’t know how the burgers taste but they
look and smell pretty savory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both times
we eat here its The Green Chile Philly. A killer sandwich with a toasted roll
filled with tender chopped beef smothered with cheese and roasted green
chilies. (Better than any Philly we’ve had in Philly.) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In the Canyon of the Ancients
NM we visit the <a href="http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/nm/canm/Archaeological_Sites/Lowry_Pueblo.html" target="_blank">Lowry Pueblo.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is
the site of two exceptional Kivas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Painted Kiva still retains traces of the original painted plaster. When first
excavated this kiva had a beautiful painted mural on the wall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Efforts to preserve this mural in place
failed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A small section of the mural was
removed and is on display at the Anasazi Heritage Center. A modern steel roof
protects what’s left of the mural, but today it is just bits of plaster
clinging tenaciously to the rock walls. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Great Kiva is 47 ft in diameter and one of the largest kiva’s found in the
area. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Modern Pueblo people identify the structures
in the bottom of the kiva as representing winter people and summer people.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We also drive over to
Hovenweep National Monument and stop in the visitor center to watch the
informational video and check out the occupancy levels of the campground. (In
case we want to head here next.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A free public gondola
connects the towns of <a href="http://townofmountainvillage.com/" target="_blank">Mountain Village </a>and<a href="http://www.visittelluride.com/" target="_blank"> Telluride.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="http://www.visittelluride.com/" target="_blank"> </a> </span>It runs from 7:00AM to midnight daily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The system is dog friendly and paw prints
mark the cars available for folks traveling with their canine companions. Mountain
Village has a large public paid-parking garage near the gondola terminal; it’s
convenient and only $7 for all day parking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is the green way to travel: paying for fuel and driving for 20
minutes to cover 8 miles vs. parking and riding for 13 minutes on a free solar
powered gondola. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mountain Village and
Telluride are bastions of wealth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
economy is based on high-end tourism. Houses here cost in the millions so it’s
no surprise that the towns have their own gondola system to move residents and
tourists between the towns and up the mountains to the ski trails that double
as hiking and mountain biking trails in the summer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Telluride still retains the
feel of a gold rush mining town with colorful Victorian houses, red brick buildings
and clapboard storefronts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The shops are
mostly high end. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bars, breweries,
restaurants, galleries and boutiques fill the business district.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No cheesy plastic bags for customers, even
the Ace Hardware provides heavy paper tote bag to haul the few maintenance
supplies we pick up. Telluride is also known as a top foodie town.
Unfortunately we only have time to make one stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We grab a couple of pints on tap and an order of
eggplant fries, (panko crusted, fried to perfection and dusted with savory
herbs) at the Black Iron Kitchen and Bar. The beer is cold, the fries are tasty the service fast & friendly, and the ambiance welcoming. </span></div>
<a href="https://www.zomato.com/telluride-co/black-iron-kitchen-and-bar-telluride" target="_blank" title="View Menu, Reviews, Photos & Information about Black Iron Kitchen and Bar, Telluride and other Restaurants in Telluride"><img alt="Black Iron Kitchen and Bar Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato" src="https://www.zomato.com/logo/17312145/biglogo" style="border: none; height: 34px; padding: 0px; width: 104px;" /></a>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mountain Village is more of
the bedroom community with resorts, vacation homes and condos. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Guests of the Mountain Village Resort can play
</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">the Telluride Mountain
Village Golf course. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A 18-hole </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">71-par, 6,739 yard<span style="color: #524c4c;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">course tucked within the highest concentration of 13,000 and 14,000 foot
peaks in the United States.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">With the relatively short
distances between the Four Corners and the San Juan Mountains, and lots to see
and do, this is a great area to escape from the summer heat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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C and Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716280379406615319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719606301562828703.post-34806934852318585282015-08-17T14:07:00.000-07:002015-09-15T14:09:10.462-07:00THE ADVENTURES OF DAVE AND DIMPLES VOL 4.10<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />C and Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716280379406615319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719606301562828703.post-86575010037251189772015-08-11T19:07:00.000-07:002015-09-13T19:12:09.981-07:00FOUR-WHEELING IN THE SAN JUANS…<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Devil's Kitchen<br />with a fire & brimstone<br />stove</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Looks like Dave needs his oil
changed and we can get a spot at the <a href="http://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/JamesMRobbColoradoRiver" target="_blank">James M Robb Colorado River State Park</a>, so
it’s back to Fruita and Grand Junction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave
get’s his spa day: Oil change, injector cleaning and a new air filter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We get in a hike to The Devil’s Kitchen at
the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/colm/index.htm" target="_blank">Colorado National Monument</a> and then it’s back to Ridgway for more fun in
the San Juans and beyond. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This week we’re at the Dakota
Terrace Campgrounds at <a href="http://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/Ridgway" target="_blank">Ridgway State Park.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We’re on top of the hill with lots of room and views down to the
reservoir.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are water and electric
hook-ups.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No Sewer hook-ups at this
campground, but there’s a Dump Station by the entrance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Abandoned mines dot the
mountain landscape and the old mining roads are now the play ground for the 4WD
crowd.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roads are rated from easy to
extreme and attract ATVs, Jeeps, and big trucks (like Dave.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Owl Creek Pass began life as
a cattle drive trail. – This “moderate” road heads into the heart of the
Cimarron Mountains.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It winds through
ranchlands, along creeks and over high country meadows to the 10,114 ft.
pass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along the way we see pine and aspen forests,
lakes and the peaks of Chimney Rock and Courthouse Monument. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Last Dollar Road is
classified “easy” and is one of 5 routes from the Ridgway/Ouray area to
Telluride.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We take this route after a
series of thundershowers do Dave gets a mud bath.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are some great views of the San Juan
Peaks and the Sneffels Range.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Over the pass, the road<br />gets exciting</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Ophir Pass another moderate
road, was established as a wagon road between mines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It starts as a gradual ascent winding through
aspen forests and wildflower meadows to the 11,789 Summit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Immediately over the pass it’s a whole
different movie. Here the trail is narrow and shelf-like and there’s one sharp
switchback.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After that it’s a beautiful
ride to the bottom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Animas Forks<br />Ghost town<br />on the Animas River</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The road to the Animas Forks
ghost town follows an old railroad bed out of the town of Silverton.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Silver was first discovered in Animas Forks
in 1875.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Harsh living conditions during
the winter prompted the government to offer free lots and assistance with home
building to early settlers and within a year the population boomed to 200 with
30 cabins, a post office, general store, hotel, two mills and a saloon. Unfortunately there was never enough silver to </span><span style="font-size: 19px;">overcome the harsh conditions & the town eventually died.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> Today it's a popular stop. The Cinnamon Pass Road starts at Animas
Forks.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">The day we visit, there is a line
of Jeeps, Trucks and ATV’s winding up and down the road. It’s a bit too
bumper-to-bumper so we pass on this pass.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Although most of our days are
spent exploring the 4WD trails, we expand our activities and stop at the <a href="http://trailtownstill.com/" target="_blank">Trail Town Still.</a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Last Year Sunset magazine
named this tiny craft distillery the “The Best Surprise in the San Juans.” They
produce 5 micro batches of: Whiskey, Vodka, Rum, Gin and Tequila and specialty
flavored versions of these spirits.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">It’s
a great spot to do a tasting flight and try some specialty cocktails.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">They don’t do bar food, but you can get a elk,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: 19px;">jalapeño</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> & cheese brat sandwich with a bag of chips to soak up some of that alcohol ;-)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">While we’re here visiting
ghost towns and close mines it’s in the news.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Seems that the Environmental Protection Agency, accidentally let 3
million gallons of heavy metal infused water from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Gold_King_Mine_waste_water_spill" target="_blank">Gold King Mine leak intothe Animas River.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The polluted waters turned the river orange
and flowed south into New Mexico, Arizona and ultimately into the Colorado
River and on into the Sea of Cortez. This is one event at one closed mine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Colorado Abandoned Mine Land program has
inventoried over 2,800 abandoned mines on public lands. That’s a lot of
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<br />C and Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716280379406615319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719606301562828703.post-76963916720082261482015-07-30T17:00:00.000-07:002015-09-07T17:41:54.176-07:00“MUCH ROCKS, BIG WATER” <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the Black Canyon, 48 miles of the <br />
Gunnison River drop an average of <br />
34 ft per mile & at Chasm View,<br />
drop 240 ft in one mile.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In our travels we’ve seen
lots of canyons. Canyons of all shapes and sizes, but none combine the depth,
sheerness, narrowness, darkness, and foreboding of the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/blca/index.htm" target="_blank">Black Canyon of the Gunnison River</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Native Americans avoided
it. The Utes dubbed it “Much rocks, big water” but stayed out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Europeans eventually conquered it in 1882
with a railroad route through the canyon, but it was costly & difficult to
operate and eventually abandoned in 1955.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Today the river is somewhat
tamed by the dams up river, but still treacherous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bottom of the canyon is accessible, but
only to the eager, willing and proficient. Expert kayakers must be prepared to
drag their gear around dangerous and impassable stretches of the river to experience
the thrill of class III-V rapids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Advanced rock climbers can scale the sheer cliffs of the inner canyon or
hikers can spend 2 hours scrambling down unmaintained draws and 4 hours
crawling back up. As if rapids, cliffs, and steep draws (one aptly named S.O.B)
aren’t a deterrent; poison ivy grows abundantly in the draws and along the
canyon floor, ticks lay in wait in the gulches ready to pounce and afternoon
thundershowers can make for a bad hair day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Painted Wall at 2,250 ft<br />
is the tallest cliff in Colorado<br />
Do you see the Dragon?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Fortunately for those of us
not willing to drag a kayak, rappel down a cliff or crawl through poison ivy
beating off ticks, there are paved roads and hiking trails along the north and
south rim, (so we can at least look down with that flutter in the stomach) and
one set of </span><span style="font-size: 19px;">16%</span><span style="font-size: 19px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">switchbacks to the river at the eastern end of the canyon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The National Park has 3
campgrounds: the South Rim provides electricity for tents & RVs, the North
Rim has dry camping for tents & RVs and the East Portal along the river, is
limited to tents and tiny trailers (max total vehicle & trailer length of
22 ft.) We opt to stay near the north
rim in the Iron Creek campground of <a href="http://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/Crawford" target="_blank">Crawford State Park.</a><a href="http://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/Crawford" target="_blank"> </a> We have water, electricity, great views of
the rolling hills, the reservoir and a small herd of deer who visit every
morning and evening.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With full sun for 33 min/day<br />
timing is everything.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Black Canyon Road, near
Crawford is the only access to the north rim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There’s a small ranger station but no visitor center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Chasm View Nature Trail starts near the
campground and leads to a number of vista points, where we can view 2,000+ ft.
sheer cliffs and look straight down to the canyon floor, safely behind heavy
guard rails.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The North Vista Trail
starts near the ranger station. After crossing the mesa, the trail winds along
the canyon rim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are spur trails
that take us right to the edge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No
civilized barriers here… just slick rock and sheer cliffs… down… down…
down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the three-mile mark, we stop at
Exclamation Point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here we have a strait
view of the river through the canyon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The cliffs are so steep that the river is in full sun for only 33
minutes a day… and we hit it pretty close to this window. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exclamation Point<br />
Top of the Painted Wall<br />
No Guard Rails Here… and it's<br />
2,250 ft straight down! </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">The south rim is the
civilized rim.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We start at the visitor
center and catch a short film about the Canyon.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Then it’s a cruise along the South Rim Drive with stops at all of the
turnouts.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Some of the views are right
off the road, while others have a short hike to the viewpoint.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Every view is breathtaking.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gunnison River below Crystal <br />
Reservoir Dam<br />
hard to believe this turns into<br />
class V rapids...</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The East Portal Road is the
only access to the river.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s paved
with a series of 16% grade switchbacks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>At the bottom of the road, the Gunnison diversion dam feeds the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/cure/learn/historyculture/eastportal.htm" target="_blank">GunnisonTunnel.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This 5.8 mile engineering marvel
diverts water from the Gunnison, through the mountain, to the arid Uncompahgre
Valley near Montrose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The road ends at
the Crystal Reservoir Dam (no public access to the reservoir here.) The river
is flowing and from the number of anglers present we assume that this must be a
good spot for fly-fishing although no fish were harmed during our visit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Besides great scenery, for
driving and hiking around the canyon there are numerous roadside fruit &
vegetable stands, selling local organic goods… Our Colorado favorites: Olathe
Sweet corn and Palisade Peaches are still on the menu… YUM!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
C and Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716280379406615319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719606301562828703.post-72208387506874303512015-07-29T15:02:00.000-07:002015-09-07T17:37:50.768-07:00THE ADVENTURES OF DAVE AND DIMPLES VOL 4.08<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />C and Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716280379406615319noreply@blogger.com0Ridgway, CO 81432, USA38.1525873 -107.7556162000000238.1276163 -107.79595670000002 38.1775583 -107.71527570000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719606301562828703.post-42988736739988262302015-07-23T14:07:00.000-07:002015-08-27T14:32:21.156-07:00THE LAND OF CHAPS AND TRUE GRIT…<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridgway,_Colorado" target="_blank">Ridgway, Colorado </a>lies in the <a href="http://www.uncompahgrevalleydar.org/history.htm" target="_blank">Uncompahgre Valley</a>, surrounded
by the rugged peaks of the Cimarron’s and San Juan Mountains. The town was
originally founded as the headquarters for the Rio Grande Southern narrow gage
railroad serving the areas rich gold and silver mines, ranches and farms. In the 1960’s the town and surrounding
landscapes served as locations for various western movies, including<i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056085/" target="_blank"> How TheWest Was Won</a></i> and John Wayne’s <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065126/" target="_blank"><i>True Grit.</i></a><i> </i>
Today, the railroad is gone, the mines are closed but ranches still dot
the valley. The town is home to art galleries, studios, boutiques, restaurants
and is designated a Certified Creative Arts District by the State of Colorado. It’s like walking through a Ralph Lauren
Catalogue, which is no surprise, since the designer’s 1,700 acre Double RL
Ranch is just outside of town. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Pa-Co-Chu-Puk (Ute for Cow Creek) Campground at <a href="http://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/Ridgway" target="_blank">Ridgway StatePark</a> is our home this week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our full
hook-up spot backs up to the Uncompahgre River below the Ridgway Reservoir
Dam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ouray - The Switzweland of<br />the Americas</td></tr>
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Just south of Ridgway at the base of the San Juan Mountains
is the town of <a href="http://www.ouraycolorado.com/" target="_blank">Ouray</a> (pronounced You-Ray.) Ouray is famous for year round
spectacular scenery, shopping, dining and hot springs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the winter the frozen waterfalls in the
Ouray Ice Park draw climbing enthusiasts. We go to the Ouray visitor center to
get the 411 of the area.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.ouraycountyhistoricalsociety.org/" target="_blank">The Ouray Historical Museum </a>is housed in the original (1887)
Ouray Miner’s Hospital.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each of its 30
rooms hosts a different collection, including: mining, gems & minerals, the
original hospital, ranching, railroad and Native Americans. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.ouraycolorado.com/directory/outdoor-activities/parks/54-box-canyon-waterfall-park" target="_blank">The City of Ouray Box Canyon Park</a> is just above the city. It
boasts a nature center, the Box Canyon Falls and three short trails. We start
with the High Bridge Trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This takes
us up to a footbridge at 8,100 feet above sea level that crosses the falls and
connects to the Ouray perimeter trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
short climb rewards us with outstanding views of the mountains and surrounding
forests above the town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately a
large number of evergreens are victims of the Pine Bark Beetle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Falls Trail is mostly expanded metal
walkways and stairs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It winds along
Canyon Creek all the way to the falls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The thundering water cascades between and behind walls of stone it’s wet
and loud, but that doesn’t discourage the rare Black Swift that summer’s here
in the Rockies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The final Nature Plant
Loop winds along the creek, past the hot springs pipe that feeds the public hot
pools in town and back to the visitor center. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colorado's Forests are not<br />too healthy these days...</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.colorado.com/articles/colorado-scenic-byway-san-juan-skyway" target="_blank">The San Juan Skyway Loop</a> – considered one of the most scenic
drives in the U.S. is an all day 232-mile loop starting in Ridgway and passing
through Ouray, Silverton and down to Durango.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It loops back up through Cortez to Dolores and up to Telluride and back
to Ridgway. What makes this loop so special is the spectacular variety of
scenery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some places it’s a
four-vomit-road that clings to the mountain without guardrails. It winds along
rushing rivers fed by towering waterfalls, through forests and flowering alpine
meadows past old mines, and ghost towns and over sagebrush mesas. A great
sampling of what this area has to offer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We’re now convinced to explore the area more… and of course we’ll have
to stay around for the Palisade Peaches and Olathe Sweet Corn through the
summer… <o:p></o:p></div>
C and Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716280379406615319noreply@blogger.com0Ridgway, CO 81432, USA38.1525873 -107.7556162000000238.1276163 -107.79595670000002 38.1775583 -107.71527570000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719606301562828703.post-78656545520591564772015-07-22T14:02:00.000-07:002015-08-27T14:05:32.459-07:00THE ADVENTURES OF DAVE AND DIMPLES VOL 4.07<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />C and Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716280379406615319noreply@blogger.com0Ridgway, CO 81432, USA38.1525873 -107.7556162000000238.1276163 -107.79595670000002 38.1775583 -107.71527570000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719606301562828703.post-41319902060723118362015-07-18T12:00:00.000-07:002015-09-07T07:56:45.931-07:00FROM FRUITA TO FRUITA...<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 184.5pt;">
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It only takes a couple of hours to
drive from the Fruita Campground in Capital Reef National Park to Fruita,
Colorado.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We book a few nights at the
<a href="http://www.monumentrvresort.com/" target="_blank">Monument RV Resort, </a>just a few miles down the road from the Colorado National
Monument and down the street from the Dinosaur Museum and across the street
from the<a href="http://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/JamesMRobbColoradoRiver" target="_blank"> James M Robb – Colorado River State Park.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Campground is clean, the staff friendly, WIFI
is present but not robust and spaces are close together.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After grabbing a forgettable
dinner at the Chinese restaurant down the street we stop by the State park for
the 411 on camping there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Walk-ins can
get available spaces for up to 3 days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Everything else is booked on-line through Reserve America three days in
advance or more. There is also a day use fee of $7 per night, or an annual park
pass for $70.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We immediately go on-line
and book 4 nights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once we move across
the street and see what a great spot we have; full hook-ups, laundry facilities
and stunning views of the red cliffs, we go back on-line and book the next 4
nights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also purchase an annual pass.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This gives us a total of 12 days here in
the Fruita/Grand Junction area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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This time of year the weather in western Colorado is pretty variable and the weather app unreliable… A sunny
morning can suddenly morph into gusting winds, thundershowers with huge
displays of lightening, or a gentle summer rain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But nothing last very long… the saying here
is, “If you don’t like the weather, wait fifteen minutes.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.visitgrandjunction.com/dinosaur-journey-museum" target="_blank">The Dinosaur Museum </a>is a perfect
diversion on the first rainy day. The exhibits are well done and are geared to
both young and not so young visitors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There is a lot of current information on new paleontology discoveries
including some of the dinosaur egg and embryo exhibits that we saw last summer
at <span style="color: #1e1d1d; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Yale University Peabody
Natural History Museum.</span> <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.visitgrandjunction.com/museum-west" target="_blank">The Museum of Western Colorado</a> in
Grand Junction is light on artifacts but rich in information about the
area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lots to read here with small
displays about the earliest nomads, the pre-Colombian Fremont culture and the
Native Ute tribes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bulk of the
museum is dedicated to more recent (as in the last 200 years) history of the
local economy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The precious metal mining
busts and booms of the 19<sup>th</sup> and 20<sup>th</sup> centuries (including
a replica of an uranium mine) and the cowboy culture complete with famous
gunslinger weapons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is also a
tower to climb and get a great 360<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">°</span> view of the entire valley and
surrounding mesas.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.nps.gov/colm/index.htm" target="_blank">The Colorado National Monument </a>offers
spectacular scenery and some challenging hikes in a compact footprint.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the visitor center we pick up trail maps
and a BLM handout for ancient petroglyphs and pictographs in the area. The
drive along the rim with sheer cliffs and a distinct absence of guardrails is
not for the timid, but they still drive it and stop on a blind curve and wave
us to pass… argh!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From the top of the
canyon we do a couple of hikes, the short Canyon Rim Trail grants great views
of the colorful Wedding Canyon, Window Rock, the Book Cliffs, the Colorado
River and the town of Fruita.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Coke
Ovens Trail, skirts just below the top of the canyon with views of the iconic monuments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From the bottom of the canyon we take the
Monument Canyon Trail to Independence Monument and loop back along the Wedding
Canyon Trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along the way we hear what
sounds like gunshots reverberating in the canyon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once around the corner we see the source of
these sounds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A group of six young Desert
Big Horns are gathered in a circle (much like a Rugby scrum) practicing bashing
heads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rest of the herd is up the
canyon with the top ram carefully watching over his haram.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Mesa" target="_blank">The Grand Mesa</a> the largest flat-topped
mountain in North America dominates the Grand Junction Skyline.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hwy 65 winds up past the Powderhorn Ski Area,
across the Mesa and down the other side. At 10,000 ft above sea level, the mesa
top is a variety of dense forest, colorful alpine meadows dressed in a plethora
of wild flowers and sparkling mountain lakes. There are lots of camping
opportunities here, down dirt roads that turn to mud with the afternoon
thundershowers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At one point while
exploring the area, we stop and help a guy who stopped to take a picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His truck is axel deep in the muddy turnout. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All it takes is a length of rope and Dave
pulls the other truck onto solid ground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Both times we explore the Grand Mesa, instead of taking the civilized
highway back, we opt for the more adventurous route down the unpaved narrow End
of Land Road. It’s a shorter distance and much more exciting!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Just northwest of Fruita, Highway
139 connects the towns of Loma and Rangely through the <a href="http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/wrfo/Cultural_Resources/canyon_pintado_national.html" target="_blank">Canyon Pintado HistoricDistrict.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along this road are nine sites
of Fremont Culture and Ute petroglyphs and pictographs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We use the BLM printout with a map and detailed
descriptions of the sites that we picked up at the Colorado National Monument
visitor center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are also signs
along the highway and information at each location.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of the sites are visible from the road;
others a short hike from the highway. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.coloradowestoutdoors.com/home/hiking/black-ridge-wilderness/dinosaur-hill/" target="_blank">Dinosaur Hill </a>with a large
dinosaur bone imprint in the hillside along the highway looks interesting so we
stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The hiking trail winds around the
hill where in 1901 a mostly complete 70-foot long 30 ton Apatosaurus skeleton
was exhumed and shipped off to what is now known as the Field Museum of Natural
History in Chicago. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As far as Dino-sites
go, there’s really not a lot to see here except a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rock outline on the hillside where the bones
where the skeleton was laid out prior to shipping, and the blocked off opening
to the tunnel where the skeleton was exhumed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The interactive signs are missing or so faded that they’re tough to
read. The best feature is the imprint of a large dinosaur bone that was
illegally removed – the one visible from the highway. It’s like those movie
trailers where the only good scene in the movie is the one in the trailer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a hot short hike through high desert
overlooking the Colorado River and the town of Fruita, where dinosaurs used to
roam and their ancestors:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>birds and
lizards (depending on which school of paleontology you subscribe to,) still
call this hill home.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Staying this close to a larger
city has its advantages. We can shop at REI and Cabellas for our outdoor
needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The City Market has good
selections for most of our foraging needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But once we discover <a href="http://www.visitgrandjunction.com/perfect-palisade-peach" target="_blank">Palisade Peaches </a>(fuzzy balls of juicy goodness) and <a href="http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/318741661.html" target="_blank">Olathe Sweet Corn </a>(probably the
best in the world) we frequent the roadside fruit stands. <o:p></o:p></div>
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to choose from when cooking is not on the menu.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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dinner, another average Mexican meal and a Sushi surprise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://fruita.nocoastsushi.com/" target="_blank">No Coast Sushi </a>has two locations,
one in Grand Junction and a new location in downtown Fruita.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We sit at the Sushi Bar so we can interact
with the Chefs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Traditionalists can
enjoy Nigiri and Maki Sushi with fresh seafood flown in from Hawaii 3X a
week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also offer innovative rolls
with regional ingredients created by local chefs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We take a chance and order a couple of their
specials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Smoked Duck Roll</i>: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">with
shitake mushrooms, asparagus, fresh mozzarella, tea-smoked duck, hoisin,
raspberry, cilantro and gyoza strips.</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If it looks like a Sushi roll and tastes like a duck is it still
Sushi?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Regardless it tastes really good!
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Cougar: fried oysters, cucumber and
cream cheese wrapped in marlin with wasabi tobikko, ponzu-katsu sauce and
Japanese Mustard</i> has more traditional ingredients and a bright combination
of flavors and textures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of the
specials are created by the No Coast Chefs and they are constantly developing
new items with hopes of making the menu.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Our chef treats us to her version of a traditional soba salad, with
glass noodles in lieu of the soba topped with a diced octopus ceviche, it’s not
on the menu yet but with the great balance of flavors and textures it’s
probably only a matter of time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All this
and a bottle of Sake and we’re happy glampers. <o:p></o:p></div>
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There are also the purveyors of
adult pick-me-ups in the area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We don’t
make it to any of the area’s wineries (we’ll save this for later.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We do stop for a pint of stout at the <a href="http://www.sudsbrothers2fruita.com/" target="_blank">SudsBrothers Brewery</a>. And we pass by the green-cross dispensaries… After 12 days we
officially like this part of Colorado and their state park system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve already bought the annual pass… so it’s
off to Ridgway State Park and the land of Ralph Lauren… <o:p></o:p></div>
C and Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716280379406615319noreply@blogger.com0Fruita, CO, USA39.1588696 -108.728988239.060362100000006 -108.8903497 39.2573771 -108.5676267tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719606301562828703.post-14150079725993812332015-07-17T13:18:00.000-07:002015-08-27T13:28:59.574-07:00THE ADVENTURES OF DAVE AND DIMPLES VOL 4.06<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />C and Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716280379406615319noreply@blogger.com0Fruita, CO, USA39.1588696 -108.728988239.060362100000006 -108.8903497 39.2573771 -108.5676267tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719606301562828703.post-83094509377673093762015-07-06T21:00:00.000-07:002015-08-07T22:20:10.174-07:00ANOTHER DESOLATION DESTINATION<div class="MsoNormal">
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When forces built the Colorado Plateau 65 million years ago,
they created a geologic monocline (translation: a wrinkle on the earth’s
surface.) Now this is not just any small
wrinkle but a hundred mile folded bulge in south central Utah, known as the
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterpocket_Fold" target="_blank">Waterpocket Fold.</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterpocket_Fold" target="_blank"> </a> This warp in the
earth’s crust is the reason for the<a href="http://www.nps.gov/care/index.htm" target="_blank"> Capitol Reef National Park. </a> There are three distinct areas of this park
with varying degrees of difficulty to explore.<br />
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Near the visitor center, along highway 24 is the Fruita
section. This is the civilized part, with paved roads and maintained trails
where the average visitor stops for 1-2 hours before heading to Arches, Bryce Canyon
or the Grand Canyon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>95% of Capital Reef
Visitors see only this section of the park. Despite the human presence,
wildlife flourishes here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition to
the usual collection of squirrels and chipmunks, lizards and snakes: Deer and
wild turkeys regularly cruise through the orchards and the campground. Ringtail
raccoons are spotted at night, stealthy black bears leave signs but are rarely
seen and mountain lion’s have been filmed stalking deer in the orchards and
strolling along the canyon rim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Civilization is nothing new to this protected section of the
Fremont River. Archaic hunters and gatherers began migrating through the area around
some 10,0000 years ago. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>About 2,000
years ago the Fremont Culture settled here for around 1,000 years and left
significant petroglyphs and pictographs. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the 1800’s Mormon pioneers gave the area
its name, built homesteads and planted orchards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The buildings of the Gifford Homestead (the
last residents of Fruita) are still standing and give a glimpse into pioneer
life. The Gifford House is used as an outlet to sell pioneer arts and crafts,
locally baked pies, bread and cinnamon rolls and homemade ice cream.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(All very tasty BTW!) The orchards are still
maintained by the park service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Visitors
can pick all the ripe fruit you can eat in the orchards or pay a dollar per
pound to take some home. For us, apricots are in season – Yea! Apricot crepes
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The park campground is located in Fruita.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are no reservations here. Its first
come/first serve for dry camping with limited generator hrs. (No problem we
have solar.) There are public restrooms but no showers. (Not something we
need.) No cell service (a nice break) Wi FI is available 8 miles away at the
visitor center in Torrey for when we need that WWW fix. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s a dump station and potable water and
lots of shade. (Which is very important when temps are hitting upwards of 100
degrees.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We arrive early in the day,
early in the week and score a great shady spot on the end. This spot is so
nice, that we decide to stay the fourteen maximum days allowed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Our golden geezer discount of $10 a day also
weighs in on this decision LOL)<o:p></o:p></div>
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There are a number of trailheads near the campground. <a href="http://liveandlethike.com/2015/05/31/cohab-canyon-trail-capitol-reef-national-park-ut/" target="_blank">The Cohab Canyon Trail</a> starts with a series of switchbacks that get us up about 400
ft to the canyon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here we explore hidden
canyons and climb higher to the Spur Trail View Points for vistas of the Fruita
Cliffs and the valley below. <a href="http://liveandlethike.com/2015/02/26/fremont-river-trail-capitol-reef-national-park-ut/" target="_blank">The Fremont River Trail</a> is an easy stroll along
the river and then a 480 ft climb for more panorama views. The visitor center
trail winds along Scenic Drive from the campground to the Visitor Center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This trail is also bike friendly, so we ride
here instead of walking. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just up Hwy 24
from the visitor center is the Fremont Petroglyph Panels with a wooden boardwalk,
informational displays and mounted binoculars to view the panels.<br />
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The only paved road in the park is Scenic Drive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It winds 25 miles from the visitor center,
past the homestead orchards, red rock monuments, tilting rocks, pocketed and
rippled sandstone, washes and slick rock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is the number one attraction here.</div>
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The next most accessible section of the park is the
Waterpocket District in the southern portion of the park. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is for the five-per centers looking for
ambitious day hikes, canyoneering and backpacking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Notom-Bullfrog Road runs along the east side
of the Waterpocket fold for 34 miles from Hwy 24 to Burr Trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first 11 miles are paved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In good weather the road is passable for
passenger cars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After rain, washes that
cross the road make for slick and sometimes impassible driving. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We drive this road multiple times during our
stay in Escalante and while here and every time it’s a different experience, (One
time after a heavy rain it’s totally impassable at the last wash before the
Burr Trail intersection.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along this
road are the unmaintained and rugged (but well trodden) trails.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We hike <a href="http://liveandlethike.com/2015/02/12/headquarters-canyon-capitol-reef-national-park-ut/" target="_blank">Headquarters Canyon</a>, which is
considered the area’s best hike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s 3
½ miles across the Waterpocket Fold and up into the canyon with a sandy wash,
colorful rock formations, a good slot section a 35-40 degree sandstone ramp up
to a 6 foot dry fall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We stop here for a
snack and decide to turn around rather than climbing up only to walk a few
minutes more to the 70 ft dry fall at the canyon end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The third section of Capital Reef is<a href="http://www.nps.gov/care/planyourvisit/cathedralvalley.htm" target="_blank"> Cathedral Valley </a>to the
north.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Less than 1% of park visitors
venture here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The primary deterrent is
accessibility.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With no signs of pavement
and only a ghost of grading, it takes good weather, high clearance 4wd, and
patience to complete the 59-mile Cathedral Valley Loop Drive. Before starting
this drive, we stop at the visitor center to check road conditions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Ranger hands us a half sheet with
directions to make the Fremont River crossing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Eleven plus miles from the visitor center we turn off on
Hartnet Rd.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A short drive and we splash
into the Fremont River.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here the river
becomes the road for about 400 ft then the road exits to the left.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We stop and explore along the way. Pictures tell the story:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">An abandoned truck at a cattle water tank</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">ant hills in the desert surrounded<br /> by rings of wildflowers<br />Martha Stewart Ants?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">Bentonite hills</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heart Stopping...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overlooks</td></tr>
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A Glass Mountain and Red Rock</div>
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Monoliths: R-L Glass Mountain, </div>
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Temple of the Moon, Temple of the Sun </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">and a gypsum sinkhole.</span></td></tr>
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The journey also takes us across a zillion washes: dry, damp
and wet. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wilderness Dave</td></tr>
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Eight miles from the park is Torrey Utah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition to the free Wi Fi at the visitor
center, fuel is reasonably priced and the Chuckwagon is a good spot to pick up
essentials like beer, margarita mix, a deli lunch and do our laundry.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">Goblets of goodness YUM!</span></td></tr>
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For a
more upscale meal, it’s <a href="http://cafediablo.net/" target="_blank">Café Diablo.</a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have an impressive Tequila offering and a
menu of specialty Margaritas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While
perusing the menu we sip top shelf blood orange margaritas. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We decide to split two
entrees:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Steak & Green Chile
Lettuce Rolls: Garden greens, roasted corn, crisp tortilla chips, green chile
dressing and cumin cheddar cheese rolled in Romaine lettuce leaves topped with
a perfect fillet of beef and the Shrimp & Crab Stack: layers of shrimp,
crab, horseradish remoulade, mangos, tomatoes, avocado, red pepper and arugula.
Both dishes were light, bright and balanced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The combination of these two dishes is our interpretation of surf and
turf.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The closest town to forage for groceries is Loa, 17 miles
past Torrey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Royal Market is well
stocked with reasonable prices. Fuel is a bit cheaper here.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Escalante-Grand Staircase and Capitol Reef are some of
the most desolated spots in the US.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
have just scratched the surface here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But July & August are not the months to explore the desert. Daytime temps
are hovering around the 100 mark, and the monsoon season has started early so
it’s off to Colorado to get high… altitude.<o:p></o:p></div>
C and Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716280379406615319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719606301562828703.post-2897084370888094872015-07-05T20:55:00.000-07:002015-08-13T10:37:43.699-07:00THE ADVENTURES OF DAVE AND DIMPLES VOL 4.05<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Drive from Zion to the town of Escalante is pretty
spectacular.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our base camp here is the
<a href="http://www.shootingstar-rvresort.com/" target="_blank">Shooting Star V Resort/Drive-in/Airstream Motel.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We read about this place during the
incubation period of our nomad lifestyle and now after almost four years the
stars have finally hit the bulls eye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The original developer dreamed of an Airstream only RV Park with an Airstream
Motel renting vintage trailers decorated as luxury movie star on-set trailers
and a drive-in movie theatre screening classic films nightly with classic car
seating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He built it but they didn’t
come.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2014 the park was sold to the
current owners. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Our host Troy is super friendly and has lots of information
about the area. With only word of mouth advertising, the Airstream Motel is
fully booked the ten days we’re here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
fact they just purchased another vintage trailer and plan to add an Elvis
Airstream to the collection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Movie night
is now only Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You can rent a classic car to sit in or just bring a lawn chair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course the snack bar is in a renovated
Airstream. The movie is free and snacks are really reasonable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Airstream only RV Park didn’t work out,
so it is open to all classes of trailers, RVs and tent camping.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We get a spot nestled between two movie star
Airstreams with stunning views.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a
great quiet location outside of town.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Just down the road toward the town of Escalante, is the
<a href="http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/grand_staircase-escalante/Recreation/visitor_centers/Escalante_Interagency_Visitor_Center.html" target="_blank">Escalante Interagency Visitor Center.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Here we get maps and check road conditions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The BLM Ranger is pretty clear that when we
venture out onto the unpaved roads of the region, we are on our own, self-rescue
is expected, and we need to travel prepared and with plenty of water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He won’t tell us where to go, but he’ll
gladly answer any questions and give us a map or handout if we ask for it… OK…
this is our first time here…. And… Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM)
spans nearly 2 million acres… and… <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it
was the last place in the continental United States to be mapped… “Umm… How
about hiking trails?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With a big smile
he hands us a map and list of eleven hikes and two scenic drives. A beginner’s
guide to the GSENM Perfect!<o:p></o:p></div>
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We also stop at the <a href="http://www.escalanteheritagecenter.org/" target="_blank">Hole in The Rock Escalante HeritageCenter</a> and learn about the Mormon pioneer project to forge a short cut through
Escalante to the isolated San Juan region in southeastern Utah. 236 folks dragged
all of their personal belongings in wagons across the mesa and camped in the
desert for six weeks. The men blasted a notch in the cliff a few miles away and
built a trail a mile long with a 25 to 45 percent grade, down to the Colorado
River. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the pioneers described the
area: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“It’s nothing in the world, but
rocks and holes and hills and hollows.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The same description applies today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The hole and the steep trail are still there, accessible from the top at
the end of Hole in the Rock Road, (55 miles of unpaved 2wd high clearance road
– last 5 miles 4wd) or from below by boat from Lake Powell.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There is so much to see and do along the 55 mile, unpaved
2wd high clearance (last 5 miles 4wd) <a href="http://www.nps.gov/glca/planyourvisit/driving-the-hole-in-the-rock-road.htm" target="_blank">Holein the Rock Road t</a>hat we have to make multiple trips to see only a fraction
of the attractions. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dry Fork Gulch</td></tr>
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Our first foray takes us 26 miles out to a turnoff onto a narrow,
muddy, with deep ruts and high banks, dirt road that gets us to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote_Gulch" target="_blank">Dry Fork Narrows</a> Trailhead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A family in a Range
Rover and a group in a small Honda follow us in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After we all park, the woman from the Rover
looks at us, then to the Honda, points to her car and says, “Why did I pay $90k
for this?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all laugh and head to the
trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s all down hill to the Dry
Fork Drainage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It rained the day before
and the canyons are wet and muddy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
hike up Dry Fork Gulch until the mud threatens to pull our boots off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We hear that Peek-a Boo Gulch has a
forty-foot mud pit, which doesn’t sound too appealing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the hike back up to the trailhead we
decide to see how far we can get out Hole in the Rock Road.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dance Hall Rock</td></tr>
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The scenery is stunning and the going is slow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Lots of rocks, ruts, mud, washboard, and
washes and of course stops to take photos.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>At the <a href="http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=19028" target="_blank">Dance Hall Rock,</a> we get out and explore the area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We get five miles from the end of the road,
this part is 4wd and the going is slow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We estimate at least another 45min to an hour to get to the hole in the
rock, which will add 1.5-2 hrs. to this trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s getting late and the sun will definitely set before we get back to
camp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We reluctantly turn around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The sun is going down when we get back into town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We stop at <a href="http://www.escalanteoutfitters.com/restaurant/" target="_blank">The Escalante Outfitters</a> for Pizza
and Brews. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A couple of Polygamy Porters each
(You can’t have just one,) a farmer’s Market Veggie Salad, (spinach, red onion,
goat cheese, and slow roasted tomatoes with house raspberry vinaigrette) and a tasty
King’s Mesa Pizza, (grilled chicken, ham, peperoni, smoked apple wood bacon
& local Italian sausage) finish off our long day of driving and hiking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arch</td></tr>
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Another day and its 13 miles out Hole in the Rock Road is
the Devil’s Garden. This is a great area
for hiking around hoodoos and under arches.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dino-Hwy</td></tr>
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Just past The Devil’s Garden we turn off on Collet Top Road
and go 2.6 miles. Destination: the Twenty-mile Wash Dinosaur
Mega-trackway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We hike around the area
and check out the slick rock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are
over 800 dino footprints, so many overlapping that the individual prints are
hard to distinguish. <o:p></o:p></div>
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However, Hole in the Rock Road is just one of many scenic
drives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Actually, just about every road,
paved and unpaved, in this area is a scenic byway. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Kiva Koffee</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.scenicbyway12.com/" target="_blank">The All American Highway 12</a> runs from Bryce Canyon to
Capitol Reef National Park. Some of the most spectacular views are between the
towns of Escalante and Boulder, especially over the narrow Hogback, where both
sides of the road have steep drop-offs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A little gem along this road is the <a href="http://www.kivakoffeehouse.com/" target="_blank">Kiva Koffee House</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Away from everything this is a great place to
stop for breakfast or lunch, or an espresso or mocha chai and amazing views.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Calf Creek Falls</td></tr>
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Trailheads off Hwy 12 lead to some amazing sites.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Best experience: Removing our boots and
soaking our feet at the base of <a href="http://www.climb-utah.com/Escalante/calfcreek.htm" target="_blank">Lower Calf Creek Falls</a> after a 1.5 mile uphill
trek in 95 degree weather is heaven. A picnic lunch and a nap on the beach and
then the downhill trek back to the parking lot. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Box-Death Hollow</td></tr>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell%27s_Backbone_Road" target="_blank">Hell’s Backbone Road </a>is another unpaved byway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It runs from Highway 12 in the town of
Escalante up Boulder Mountain (9,000 ft) and back to Hwy 12 in Boulder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mid-point is the turnoff to Posey Lake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At 8,800 ft this is a great place to beat the
heat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The road also passes through Box-Death
Hollow where the Hell’s Backbone Bridge spans 109 feet over a 1,500-foot drop
on both sides of the narrow one lane bridge. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 38 mile road is narrow, winding and not
for the faint of heart or those with acrophobia. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.nps.gov/glca/planyourvisit/driving-the-burr-trail.htm" target="_blank">The Burr Trail</a> connects the town of Boulder with the Capitol
Reef National Park. Along the way:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>sandstone sand dunes, towering red cliffs, golden narrow canyons, a slot
canyon, arches, washes, and creek crossings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The road is paved for the first
31 miles until we reach the national park where it becomes gravel, after about 4
miles we reach the top of the mile of switchbacks that descend into the
<a href="http://www.utah.com/nationalparks/capitol_reef/Capitol_Reef_Waterpocket.htm" target="_blank">Waterpocket Fold.</a> At the bottom of the switchback, the Road tees south toward the
town of Bullfrog on Lake Powell, north heads up to the Capitol Reef National
Park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We venture in both directions over
a couple of days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lots of hiking trails
and stunning scenery point us to our next destination:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.nps.gov/care/index.htm" target="_blank">Capitol Reef National Park.</a><o:p></o:p></div>
C and Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716280379406615319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719606301562828703.post-30946541094001135902015-06-19T20:38:00.000-07:002015-07-31T20:40:52.103-07:00THE ADVENTURES OF DAVE AND DIMPLES VOL 4.04<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />C and Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08716280379406615319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719606301562828703.post-29467235475228170432015-06-12T12:49:00.000-07:002015-07-31T13:06:46.335-07:00ZION: POPULAR AND POPULATED<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zion Canyon Campgrouns</td></tr>
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It’s the start of summer vacations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The campgrounds in <a href="http://www.zioncamp.com/locations/utah-rv-campground-zion-national-park/" target="_blank">Zion National Park </a>are
full.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are fortunate to get a spot for
a few days at the <a href="http://www.zioncamp.com/locations/utah-rv-campground-zion-national-park/" target="_blank">Zion Canyon Campground</a> just outside the park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The spaces here are tight and we’re backed up
to the tent sites. It’s crowded, noisy and populated with pyrotechnically
challenged campers who build smoldering campfires that produce billowing clouds
of heavy black smoke each evening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On
the plus side: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It situated along the
Virgin River and is within walking distance to the park visitor center.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There are basically three roads in the park:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Scenic Drive, Kolob Terrace Road and the
Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway. Private vehicles are banned from the Scenic Drive but
the park provides a free bus service to shuttle visitors up and back through
Zion Canyon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every Shuttle is packed and
we get off at each stop to view the geologic icons and do a little hiking. The
trails are terribly crowded, it’s human bumper cars; folks looking up crash
into bodies stopping to admire or photograph the stunning scenery. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kolob Reservoir</td></tr>
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After one day spent in the canyon we decide to concentrate
on the more remote sections of the park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This summer Kolob Terrace is closed from 8:00AM to Noon and 1:00PM to
4:30 for roadwork.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since we like to
sleep in, we get to the closure site a little before noon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, normally, sitting in traffic waiting for
the pilot car can be frustrating, but the views here are 360-degees of
stunning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once the road opens we take it
all the way to the end to the Kolob reservoir.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We follow the dirt road around the reservoir until it becomes
impassable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are a number of
disbursed campsites around the lake. It’s a great spot for our picnic
lunch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since the road won’t be open
until 4:30, we take our time returning and stop at Lava point for a short hike
and some dramatic views.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zion- Mt Carmel Hwy</td></tr>
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Heading out we take the Zion Mt. Carmel Highway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The road passes through the Zion Mt. Carmel
Tunnel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tunnel was built in the
1920’s and is not large enough to allow two-way traffic for oversized
vehicles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From 8:00AM to 8:00PM the park
operates one lane traffic control. According to their standards, poor Dimples
is 12 inches too wide, so we must pay a $15.00 bounty to pass. Again the scenery
is amazing. Towering red cliffs against cloudy skies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We even spot a small herd of Bighorn sheep
lazing about on the rocks.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Visually Zion does not disappoint.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re glad we could only book a few days
here. Now we have incentive to return during the off or shoulder season. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Life is all about balance… so next stop should
be Bryce Canyon, but we’ll save that for another time and head onto one of the
least populated spots in America…<o:p></o:p></div>
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