"Homeward Bound" 6.30.09

We left by 7 am from Groveland, CA and began the long trek home. We spent all day Saturday (6.27.09) heading toward Nevada. On the way we saw some beautiful country. We went back through Yosemite and through the Tioga Pass. (top) It was amazing. After eleven hours on the road we spent the night at a Flying J in Winnemucca, Nevada.

The next morning we hit the road again and made our way across Nevada, the Salt Flats of Utah and stayed the night in a campground in Provo.

Then Monday we again drove all day. We drove through the eastern part of Utah and passed through the glorious Spotted Wolf Canyon. We stopped there and enjoyed the view and walked out to an unoffical overlook. It was about 100 degees, but it was a dry heat. Kind of like getting blown in the face with a hairdryer.

At the end of the day we were in Glenwood Springs, CO. We decided that we would spend the next few days here and enjoy Glenwood Canyon. As I mentioned in an earlier blog, I wanted to come back here. So... here I am. We went into town and ate at a wonderful Italian restaurant call "Italian Underground."

Today we decided to whitewater rafting. The Colorado river is running about twice as fast as normal due to a rainy spring. The river wasn't a problem, in fact, it was alot of fun.

Afterwards, I rented a bike and headed east into the canyon. The paved bike path winded around the canyon with the Colorado River and went around and underneath the elevated highway. Twenty miles later I was back at camp. It had been a fun day but tomorrow it will be back on the road. We are going to try to make it to Mammoth Cave by Saturday afternoon. There is still a great deal of road to cover. Pray for our safety. -Alan