Peggy woke up pretty early and soon we were both shuffling around the trailer. Today was a travel day so we gathered up all our stuff and put it away. I went outside and did the exterior stuff like dumping tanks, removing the satellite apparatus, dropping the stabilizer jacks and putting away the water connection stuff and electrical umbilical. We gathered up our stabilizer and leveling blocks and were soon on our way.
By 9:35 we were northbound on US-160 to Cortez where we turned northwest on US-491 headed for Monticello which Utah folks call “Monta-sello” but everyone else in the world pronounces “Monti-chellow.” The people here also pronounce the name of the town Manti as “Man-tie” instead of “Man-tee” like other English-speaking populations. The have a funny religion too but that is beyond the scope of this blog.
Once we made it to Monticello, regardless of the pronunciation, we turned north on US-191. The road between Monticello and Moab is a very nice drive with a wide road, ample plant life and incredible rock formations. We passed one called Church Rock which is not really shaped like a church but more like a turnip or a scoop of ice cream with whipped cream and a cherry on top. It is a pretty unique formation but we shot by it at 65 and soon it was in the mirror. Approaching Moab there are some climbs and descents on the highway but nothing to really challenge Charlotte’s superb diesel motor. However, there were some pretty substantial rain downpours but by the time we made it to the Moab Rim Campark the skies were clearing and the rain quit.
We pulled into the park and right away the operator said “I hope you have a reservation” because the place was full. We did indeed have a reservation and were assigned a nice wide space with full utility hookups, cable TV with 65 channels (no porno) and wi-fi. There are little trees offering a bit of shade between sites. We noted quite a few tenants have big-wheeled off-road vehicles that they have brought to this venue, probably to use on the numerous dirt roads in Canyonlands which, along with Arches, border Moab on both sides. The highway (US-191) is not too far away and during the day we can hear the sound of traffic. The road doesn’t look like a big transit thoroughfare so maybe the noise from the road will be minimal. The view of the fantastic slickrock terrain is spectacular from our RV spot.
We snapped a few shots during today’s travels and you can see them if you click here