Colorado and other States

So we tried to get away from canyons but still managed a few more while travelling up through Colorado, now we are back in Utah or Wyoming (we’re not 100% sure) boondocking in Flaming Gorge Recreation area. Did the best Dam tour yesterday at the Flaming Gorge dam. We are parked about 10 metres, 30 feet (even the kids are talking in feet and miles now!) from the FG Reservoir. We had a Pronghorn eating at the lake edge while the kids played today.

We came through Vernal Utah a couple days ago and Jo noticed a sign for the County fair, so while shopping at Walmart we were online seeing what was happening and ended up going to a monster truck and demolition derby which was a nice change from canyons!

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After the event we thought we would drive a little out of town for the night when someone alerted us to having no brake lights! Whoops! So back to Walmart where we were out trying to figure out what was going on. We found a blown fuse and funnily enough George had been carrying around the exact 10Amp fuse we needed which he had found a couple days earlier. So on the road again and we found a spot off road in the dark. It’s always exciting to see where exactly you are in the morning.

We’ve had a good few sightings of animals thus far, 3 days ago driving over a pass in Colorado we waited for a Doe and two fawns to cross the road and couple minutes later a black bear ran in front of us (our second bear) also found 3 snakes, Charlotte tried her best to grab one of them, not wanting to listen to her father it didn’t help that George was saying “it’s a Gopher snake , it’s non-venomous”! Considering it was Rattlesnake country I didn’t really want her touching anything until SHE knows the difference. Marmot, deer, a whole herd of moose as we entered Flaming Gorge, ok maybe five.

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We are still figuring out a few things about the new house, I have got most things working but have found an issue with the slide out side which will require a little modification, when in Canada I will get that fixed when I have access to a welder. Otherwise it is all going well, we have removed the front entertainment unit and have been slowly burning it in our camp fires, funny how we always end up burning unnecessary bits of our houses. Another job for Canada when I can get tools to finish it off as a bunk. So much more room with it gone.

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We have been fortunate to meet a number of young families both in the National Parks and while boon-docking in National forests which has been great for both us and the Kids, we now have places across the country to leave our RV! I’m already planning our next trip! We had a lovely time recently just out of Gunisson National Park with a family from Florida with 3 girls and a Family from Texas. We stared at the stars until after midnight (the Floridians and Texans don’t get to see the stars too often because of light pollution, things we take for granted), all the while the 7 kids played havoc in their trailer! Anyway, time to go, we’ll be heading towards Jackson Wyoming tomorrow where we plan on spending 4th July, around there anyway.