After a fantastic breakfast of spoon-size shredded wheat and formerly frozen blueberries, we packed the truck, hitched up the trailer and set off for Escalante. We stopped at one scenic overlook on the way and gazed down on the land of sandstone. This is a drive I’ve made many, many times before.
It took almost three hours to cover the 110-mile distance. I love pulling a trailer over the mountains (no I don’t).
We checked into Escalante Petrified Forest State Park and after getting the trailer set up, downed beer and a bowl of popcorn while gazing at 130 acres of choppy water.
Our site looks down on Wide Hollow Reservoir, which is teaming with ducks and squawking geese. While the weather seems a bit iffy, only 1/100th of an inch of rain is predicted to fall tonight. It may not be fun pulling the trailer, but once again, we’re thankful to not be camping in a tent.
Tomorrow, it’s off to work (weather permitting). I’ve got several back-of-beyond roads around here that I want to cover for Utah Life Magazine, which would make this portion of our adventure a tax-deductable business trip.