The Early Bird gets the Campsite (5/30/14)

This morning we were up and out by 7:00 AM. We knew that we had about 120 miles of driving over mountainous terrain and wanted to get to the National Park early to get a camp site. So far, we have been on the road for 4 weeks and the days I’ve been most concerned with are Fridays and Saturdays as on those days we are competing with the “weekend working folks!” To put it mildly, the trip from Kodachrome Basin to Capital Reef NP was interesting. At one point, we were up about 9,000 feet on the ridge line of the mountain. The width was just enough to have two lanes of traffic with a drop off on each side. Barbara was leaning in towards my side of the car! Not only did we have outrageous climbs and descents, but we also came across some  outrageous run. We saw signs for runners in the road for over 100 miles! Once we started seeing them, they were running up 8 to 12 degree climbs! Well, we got close to the campground and saw a “campground full” sign but decided to keep going into the park and campground. Luckily, when we got here, there were still openings. We added freshwater to our tank, set up our camp site and had an early lunch. Within 1-1/4 hours of our arrival, the campground was full! Since we were at a national park, we went up to the visitor center, Barbara stamped her passport and we watched the park movie. (We do that at every National Park that has one) We wanted to walk the campground as there are bunches of historical exhibits, but the weather was threatening. Instead, we drove into the town of Torrey (about 11 miles away) where a restaurant had been recommended. We caught up on Wi-Fi and phone calls and had another fabulous meal. When we got back to the campground, we enjoyed some Jessie’s Grove Winery Wine and sat back and watched a thunderstorm move in. We can have a leisurely morning tomorrow as we have reservations for a State Park . So, for now, we sit back, relax and contemplate another great day on the road. We have now been in the camper for 4 weeks and have covered 3600 miles with it! No regrets!!!