I
try not to drive more than two days in a row, but after we revised our trip to
shorten it a little, we needed to get from Sisters, OR to Grand Junction, CO
(960 miles) and there was no where we wanted to spend an extra day so it was
three straight behind the wheel.
We
took route US-20 from Sisters to Caldwell, ID and I think it may have been the
longest 313 mile drive I’ve taken. We
went through desert, agricultural areas and curvy mountains. By the time we got into the Ambassador RV Park, I
was pretty whipped but check in was a breeze and the park was very nice with
concrete patios and river rock parking spots – first time I’d seen that and I’d
definitely stay there again.
This
area of eastern OR and ID refers to itself as Onion Country USA and after
passing some huge fields of Spanish onions laying in the fields with their tops
drying, I believe it.
From
Caldwell, we headed down to Salt Lake City and after a seven hour drive we
settled into our very tight site at the SLC KOA – I would not stay there again
in our big rig.
The
third day was the shortest but it may have been the most tiring as we drove in
rain for about an hour then the curvy road through the mountains and per
Wikipedia – “the 120 miles (190 km) section of US-6 between Spanish Fork and
Price is considered one of the deadliest stretches of highway in the United
States. A high volume of trucks and automobiles travel that stretch at
interstate speeds, along hairpin turns, through narrow canyons.” During the trip to Price and from there to
I-70 we encountered a pretty high wind situation until we got into CO so I was
constantly adjusting the steering to compensate for it – remember it’s like
driving a sail when there’s a crosswind.
We
finally settled into a very nice site at the Grand Junction KOA and we were
lucky to get it as this is the weekend for the Colorado Mountain Winefest in Grand Junction and nearby Palisade.
While the campground was pretty much all gravel, it was nicely done and
I liked that we had a little grass and a gas grill at our site.
Photos
can be enlarged by clicking on them.
Have
a great day and thanks for stopping by Almost Heaven South.
Larry
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You did get some miles under your belt, now maybe take it easy for a bit?
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of driving Larry. I bet by the end of day three you were glad to put your head on the pillow that night and have that long drive come to an end.
ReplyDeleteSam
Time to rest for a bit. Be careful out there.
ReplyDeleteThe gas grill at the last KOA is a great touch! Looks like you have had great fortune with your RV sites this trip.
ReplyDeleteGood that you had a safe trip after the grueling drive, rest up!
ReplyDeleteI just can't handle those long travel days anymore. We drove 245 miles from Helena to Billings and it felt like we were on the road forever. Thank goodness when we leave here we can slow back down again. Glad you made it safely through the winding and windy road.
ReplyDeleteThree long days! Glad you liked two of the rv parks along the way.Safe travels.
ReplyDeleteThat is a long three days to be driving! Hope you can rest up before hitting the road again.
ReplyDeleteLarry, Having driven a school bus much earlier in life, I understand the 'wind effect' on a high sided vehicle. I'm glad that I only had to drive the bus around a city area and not out in the mountains and canyons of the west! Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
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