From: theise@panix.com   
      
   On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 20:45:41 -0600,   
     sticks  wrote:   
   >  On 2/23/2025 10:14 AM, Ted Heise wrote:   
   > > On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:00:23 -0600,   
   > >    sticks  wrote:   
      
   > >>   That is the area we're going as soon as I get well enough   
   > >>   from the shoulder replacement.  Been there before, but not   
   > >>   in the RV.  Stayed n hotels or resorts.  What I don't want   
   > >>   is those campgrounds where you're all packed in like   
   > >>   sardines.  But I also am a little leery about parking the   
   > >>   thing out in the middle of nowhere seeing as there are so   
   > >>   many weirdos walking around the country with nothing better   
   > >>   to do than fuck with people.   
   > >   
   > > We spent a couple of weeks in southern Utah last March, the   
   > > sights were awesome.  Most of our camping was in commercial   
   > > CGs--they mostly were not full, but by April they might be.   
   > > One exception was Kodachrome Basin State Park.  Sites were   
   > > reasonably spaced, though none were remote.  They have   
   > > electric and water, no sewer hookups at sites.  One downside   
   > > is it's a good bit from the nearest highway (maybe 10-15   
   > > minutes?).   
   >   
   >  Heh, that sounds perfect.  Will look into this one for sure.   
      
   Oh, we were withut water one morning because the water in the hose   
   froze.  LOL   
      
      
   > > One day we took a drive up the river past the lodge, then   
   > > looped back and went east into Castle Valley and then up   
   > > through the La Sal mountains.  It was gorgeous, though a bit   
   > > nerve wracking. There was still a lot of snow--the road was   
   > > mostly plowed but there were narrow places where my fear of   
   > > heights really kicked in.   
   >   
   >  I can really relate to that.  Even though we've got this Bronco   
   >  which is much shorter wheelbase than my F-150 super cab with   
   >  the 6 1/2' bed on it, I still don't know if I can actually do   
   >  those type of crazy roads. I just don't have much stomach for   
   >  it anymore, and the heart really gets to pounding.  I wasn't   
   >  much good at heights when I was young, though I found a couple   
   >  beers took the fear away at the time.  Sounds like insanity to   
   >  me now and I guess I would probably just turn around.  We'll   
   >  see how it goes once we get there.   
   >   
   >  Thanks!   
      
   No problem!  I also meant to highly recommend Utah scenic byway   
   12.  Well worth the trip, with the most amazing variety of scenery   
   I ever recall seeing.  The stretch along the hogback is scary as   
   hell, though.   
      
   --   
   Ted Heise             West Lafayette, IN, USA   
      
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