Aug 11, 2012 - Flaming Gorge exploration

Today we spent the day exploring Flaming Gorge by going to Sheep Creek Canyon. Very impressive rock formations and a great climb up the mountain. We tried our luck at Browne Lake high in the mountains, and found some small brookie trout and I mean small, like fingerlings !!! It was fun trying to catch the little devils. Enjoyed the day, back to home for BBQ chicken on the grill and as usual it was delicious.

Aug 10, 2012 - Flaming Gorge & Dinosaur Park

Heading to Flaming Gorge, Utah and visiting Dinosaur Park en route. The Park was interesting and had changed significantly since our last visit, we think about 30 years ago !!! The drive over the pass at Flaming Gorge was the worse we've ever done and probably won't do it again. It was 8% grades up and down and up and down and we were both worn out by the time we got to Manila Utah on the West side of the Flaming Gorge. We were grateful we didn't have to go back over the pass again !!!

May 23, 2011 - Flaming Gorge, UT

After leaving the RV park we drove through the Colorado National Monument, which is located just east of Grand Junction. Pretty drive, gorges and canyons, looks a lot like Zion and Bryce canyons. After leaving the monument, we drove west to Utah and the Flaming Gorge area. Lots of high passes to pass through. We saw hail and freezing temperatures most of the day, but by the time we got to the Flaming Gorge area, it warmed up a little, but we did get a brief hail storm when Mike lit the campfire.

Jul 15, 2010 - Vernal, Side trip to Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area

After seeing how large the area to explore around the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area was going to be, we opted for an early morning start and were underway, out of the coach by 0815! The campground where we are currently staying is located right on the route north (US 191) so this made for an easy get away out of town. The drive up north was spectacular. Very windy and curvy roads and yet, they seemed like nothing compared to the ones we had been on – or heaven forbid; we are getting used to them! Our first stop was at the Flaming...

Jun 17, 2010 - Dutch John, Flaming Gorge, Utah

Labeled photos in wrong place. They are the Tuacahn theater in St. George, UT, the Flaming Gorge Dam in Dutch John UT, the suspended road just after crossing the dam & Red Canyon. Hello to all, Rain did not last long last night. Was able to walk Bailey. We woke to a magnificent, clear, very bright blue ski, perfectly cool dry morning. This was our first stay put day. Yeah right! My driver managed to schlep us in the car all around the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Red Canyon, Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Area, the Flaming Gorge...

Jun 16, 2010 - Flaming Gorge, Utah

Howdy do to all my buddies! Good news! Carol walked the halls! Whoo hoo! Both yesterday afternoon & today Wed! She is on a little less meds, no more spacey-ness & the spasms are not as often. I hope this is the beginning of a speedy recovery! She sounds wonderful. Bad news! Ms. Garmin croaked! For the uninformed that is our mobile GPS system. Kind of an important tool for our journey. We use it in both the RV & the car. Now I have to look at the maps. Feh! We will try to get a new one when we get to a major city which may not be for several...

Jun 6, 2010 - Flaming Gorge, Utah and Wyoming

Today was another pretty drive day with more spectacular clouds to add interest. We left Vernal and headed north. The weather guessers are predicting hot temps in Vernal for this coming week. Gordon has been reporting daily rain and possible snow in West Yellowstone, so we are not anxious to move that far north just yet, but we don't want to sit in the heat in Vernal either. So, we decided we would move just enough north to hopefully beat the heat, but not up far enough for winter conditions again. -- We took Highway 191 to Highway 44 and...

Jun 30, 2008 - Northwest to Utah

Today is moving day but prior to leaving, we washed the truck, trailer and Melanie’s car. All were extremely dusty due to the desert like dry conditions and travel on unpaved roads in Meeker. After finishing the vehicle cleaning, I drove to downtown to get breakfast, planning on McDonalds. I drove past the Chic Fil A and traveled for several more blocks without finding a McDonalds, therefore I returned to Chick Fil A and picked up breakfast. Since Melanie had requested a chicken biscuit from McDonalds, I got her two Chic Fil A sandwiches,...

Aug 11, 2007 - Rock Springs, WY

We arrived in Rock Springs yesterday. We are staying at the Rock Springs KOA. It's a nice gravel RV park, very crowded. We had to stay on a 30-amp site because the 50-amp sites are taken for the next 3 days. Its working out okay, we just run one air conditioner at a time. It's cool enough here that is all we need. As a matter of fact when we got up this morning, it was cold. Yesterday, we first got my bowling ball to a pro shop to get it repaired and Bill bowled a few games. Then we just scoped out Rock Springs. It is kind of barren with...

Jul 3, 2007 - Flaming Gorge Nat'l Recreation Area

Highway 191 from Vernal is known as the Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway. Just 45 miles in length, it climbs high into the Uinta mountains with aspen and ponderosa, limestone towers and slick-rock cathedrals; then opens onto the blazing cliffs and blue water of Flaming Gorge! We stayed at the Lucerne Valley Marina & Campground, which is run by the Forest Service, near the town of Manila, UT. We were given a beautiful site with lake view and electricity for $11 per night. Being a "national" campground our Golden Access pass came thru again!...

Oct 13, 2005 - Flaming Gorge / Dinosaur National Monument, Utah

We drove north out of Denver up to Wyoming then across I80 to Flaming Gorge. It was a great drive through the rockies. Most of Flaming Gorge is in Wyoming but we camped just south of the gorge in Utah. Flaming Gorge Reservoir is caused by a dam in the Green River and it is a very beautiful place with amazing red colours. We decided to also visit neaby Dinosaur National Monument. The dinosaur quarry was really interesting, there are loads of complete dinosaur fossils still embedded in the rock. Many of the great dinosaur finds have come from...