September 14 heading out on a trip to Austin for Pegs daughters birthday. The idea is to go from a mere 53 nights since buying our tear to 100 plus. This would give us more than one of every two nights since buying "The Silver Pullit" on the road with it.
Here is a link to the pictures.
https://photos.google.com/album/AF.../AF1QipM7vMLXqCqom_R-svMLJgSzPpWoCHxkmRdkzLs9
We stayed home most of July and August other than a two week trip to Canada and we anxious to "get back out there" wherever "there" might be.
9/14 day 1 257 miles
Headed east to Montana from our home in Coeur d'Alene ID. No particular plans, just to take a month to get to Austin. In Montana we got a phone call from a friend from Cd'A who said we just passed him. We agreed we would meet up in Phillipsburg. Cute town and wonderful candy store. Stocked up on sweets for the trip. Our friend was meeting others at Stewart Bay campground so we followed along and had a great evening among friends, until the rains started.
9/15 day 2 249mi
Peg made bacon, eggs and hashbrowns for everyone in our friends full sized trailer which was great since it was still raining. We headed south. Camped in Madison campground in Yellowstone NP. The rains has stopped though everything dripped and it was only 45 degrees so quite cool.
9/16 day 3 46mi
Hung out at Yellowstone lodge since it was pouring rain. If you are going to get rained on it a very nice place to be. Camped at Grant campground. The only generator running in the campground was right next to us. Ahh the peace and quiet of nature. lol
9/17 day 4 83mi
Woke up to the sounds of the generator. Headed to the shower which was included in our campground fee. Clean and refreshed we headed to the Tetons. Camped at Gros Ventae Campground in Teton NP. Should have had beautiful views of the mountains all day, but Murphy hit us with low clouds and rain. I bought a new coat since my Patagonia gortex shell decided it did not want to repel rain anymore.
9/18 day 5 34mi
Woke up to sunshine! Only drove 34 miles today to Hoback F.S. park right on a river. This was (and still is) then only time we camped at the first site we saw in a campground. We always drive the loop to find the best site, here we knew we were in the right site as soon as we saw it. Peg cooked us a great pot-roast dinner with green beans and honeycrisp apple and blueberries. The stars were fantastic, we could see the Milky Way. Yea, out of the rain.
9/19 day 7 46mi
Drove into Jackson Hole, visited the National Elk refuge and toured the town. Very cute but very crowed with tourists. Hit the laundry mat, stocked up on groceries.
9/20 day 8 0mi
Enjoyed staying in a beautiful site, enjoying the sunshine and quiet. Peg cooked us a brunch of pork tenderloin medallions, eggs, hashbrowns, blueberries and honeycrisp apple juice. She loves the galley in the tear and I love her cooking.
9/21 day 9 246mi
After 3 nights in a great spot we needed to go somewhere so we could charge our battery. Headed to Pinedale and the Mountain man museum. After a wonderful visit there we headed down the Flaming Gorge in New Mexico which did not impress us. When we got into the Utah part of the gorge we were impressed. Stayed at Willows campground. Saw a big horn sheep at the edge of the campground, a prong horn? sheep in our campsite and spawning salmon next to our site all with a beautiful colored shear hillside as a backdrop. We like these small campsites soooo much better than the crowded National Parks.
9/22 day 9 0mi
We are having so much fun watching the salmon we are staying another day. We even have a flower garden and tomatoes growing in our site thanks to the host that has left for the season.
9/23 day 10 226mi
On to Dinosaur National Monument. Very interesting and well worth the stop if you are in the area. Camped at Yampa River SP in Colorado. We were able to do laundry and shower though the campground was too commercial for our taste. Peg did manage to put together a wonderful steak dinner.
9/24 day 11 138mi
Headed to Steamboat Springs. Very nice cute town. We gassed up and headed to Rocky Mountain NP. We stayed Timber Creek campground where we had stayed two years previously. That trip we were still tent camping and woke to the sound of moose munching grass right next to the tent. This time we saw moose and elk very close, different experience, very cool both times.
Spaghetti tonight.
9/25-29 day 12-16 88mi
Spectacular scenery, the aspens were a brilliant yellow. Stopped in Estes Park for lunch and to visit the Stanley Hotel where the movie The Shining was filmed. Down the road we went and stopped in Neederland for ice. We came out for the grocery store and started the Audi. Something was not right! started toward the highway which was only a block away, well we made it a block and a half. Now parked on the edge of town on the side of the highway the car is not running well enough to continue. Its a nice little "hippie" town and it is Friday afternoon. Not a place to find a mechanic for any car let alone an Audi. We sat on the curb pouring over the manual, googling mechanics, and keeping our fingers crossed. Finally we called a tow truck.
When they came they put the car on a flat bed and hooked "The Silver Pullit" to the back. We were lucky that it died when it did, the road from there to Boulder is very twisty with no cell signal. Glad we did not try to drive further. The tow truck backed our little trailer into a spot in the Audi parking lot and put our can next to it. It is now late Friday and the dealership is closed. First thing in the morning when they opened I explained our dilemma. They found that one of my fuel injectors stuck open flooding that cylinder with gas. They said it was a VERY unusual issue with my model car and they had to get the part from Texas which they could not order until Monday.
We ended up camped in the Audi parking lot for 5 nights! They treated us VERY well, ran an extension cord to the tear and gave us a new A6 loaner car so we could explore the area and we had wifi. Silver lining, I mentioned earlier in this post that my coat no longer was water proof. We found a Patagonia dealer while in downtown Boulder and when I explained what happened they said to bring it in as they warranty forever. They looked up the coat in an old catalog (1998 i think) and gave me a gift card for the full value.
9/30 day 17 106mi
Stayed in Prospector campground above Frisco lake. When we were here in the spring we were right on the lake and loved the spot. In this campground we were way above the lake. Great having different views.
10/1 day 18 129mi
The camp host came around to collect our fee and told us that there was a rec center in a nearby town where we could shower. Hmmm, no showers at the Audi dealer, did he think we needed one? Anyway we were very pleased at the prospect. Headed to town and showered. When you live in a tear showers are such a wonderful luxury.
Before I hit a key I shouldn't and loose this I will post and continue in a new post. See part 2
Here is a link to the pictures.
https://photos.google.com/album/AF.../AF1QipM7vMLXqCqom_R-svMLJgSzPpWoCHxkmRdkzLs9
We stayed home most of July and August other than a two week trip to Canada and we anxious to "get back out there" wherever "there" might be.
9/14 day 1 257 miles
Headed east to Montana from our home in Coeur d'Alene ID. No particular plans, just to take a month to get to Austin. In Montana we got a phone call from a friend from Cd'A who said we just passed him. We agreed we would meet up in Phillipsburg. Cute town and wonderful candy store. Stocked up on sweets for the trip. Our friend was meeting others at Stewart Bay campground so we followed along and had a great evening among friends, until the rains started.
9/15 day 2 249mi
Peg made bacon, eggs and hashbrowns for everyone in our friends full sized trailer which was great since it was still raining. We headed south. Camped in Madison campground in Yellowstone NP. The rains has stopped though everything dripped and it was only 45 degrees so quite cool.
9/16 day 3 46mi
Hung out at Yellowstone lodge since it was pouring rain. If you are going to get rained on it a very nice place to be. Camped at Grant campground. The only generator running in the campground was right next to us. Ahh the peace and quiet of nature. lol
9/17 day 4 83mi
Woke up to the sounds of the generator. Headed to the shower which was included in our campground fee. Clean and refreshed we headed to the Tetons. Camped at Gros Ventae Campground in Teton NP. Should have had beautiful views of the mountains all day, but Murphy hit us with low clouds and rain. I bought a new coat since my Patagonia gortex shell decided it did not want to repel rain anymore.
9/18 day 5 34mi
Woke up to sunshine! Only drove 34 miles today to Hoback F.S. park right on a river. This was (and still is) then only time we camped at the first site we saw in a campground. We always drive the loop to find the best site, here we knew we were in the right site as soon as we saw it. Peg cooked us a great pot-roast dinner with green beans and honeycrisp apple and blueberries. The stars were fantastic, we could see the Milky Way. Yea, out of the rain.
9/19 day 7 46mi
Drove into Jackson Hole, visited the National Elk refuge and toured the town. Very cute but very crowed with tourists. Hit the laundry mat, stocked up on groceries.
9/20 day 8 0mi
Enjoyed staying in a beautiful site, enjoying the sunshine and quiet. Peg cooked us a brunch of pork tenderloin medallions, eggs, hashbrowns, blueberries and honeycrisp apple juice. She loves the galley in the tear and I love her cooking.
9/21 day 9 246mi
After 3 nights in a great spot we needed to go somewhere so we could charge our battery. Headed to Pinedale and the Mountain man museum. After a wonderful visit there we headed down the Flaming Gorge in New Mexico which did not impress us. When we got into the Utah part of the gorge we were impressed. Stayed at Willows campground. Saw a big horn sheep at the edge of the campground, a prong horn? sheep in our campsite and spawning salmon next to our site all with a beautiful colored shear hillside as a backdrop. We like these small campsites soooo much better than the crowded National Parks.
9/22 day 9 0mi
We are having so much fun watching the salmon we are staying another day. We even have a flower garden and tomatoes growing in our site thanks to the host that has left for the season.
9/23 day 10 226mi
On to Dinosaur National Monument. Very interesting and well worth the stop if you are in the area. Camped at Yampa River SP in Colorado. We were able to do laundry and shower though the campground was too commercial for our taste. Peg did manage to put together a wonderful steak dinner.
9/24 day 11 138mi
Headed to Steamboat Springs. Very nice cute town. We gassed up and headed to Rocky Mountain NP. We stayed Timber Creek campground where we had stayed two years previously. That trip we were still tent camping and woke to the sound of moose munching grass right next to the tent. This time we saw moose and elk very close, different experience, very cool both times.
Spaghetti tonight.
9/25-29 day 12-16 88mi
Spectacular scenery, the aspens were a brilliant yellow. Stopped in Estes Park for lunch and to visit the Stanley Hotel where the movie The Shining was filmed. Down the road we went and stopped in Neederland for ice. We came out for the grocery store and started the Audi. Something was not right! started toward the highway which was only a block away, well we made it a block and a half. Now parked on the edge of town on the side of the highway the car is not running well enough to continue. Its a nice little "hippie" town and it is Friday afternoon. Not a place to find a mechanic for any car let alone an Audi. We sat on the curb pouring over the manual, googling mechanics, and keeping our fingers crossed. Finally we called a tow truck.
When they came they put the car on a flat bed and hooked "The Silver Pullit" to the back. We were lucky that it died when it did, the road from there to Boulder is very twisty with no cell signal. Glad we did not try to drive further. The tow truck backed our little trailer into a spot in the Audi parking lot and put our can next to it. It is now late Friday and the dealership is closed. First thing in the morning when they opened I explained our dilemma. They found that one of my fuel injectors stuck open flooding that cylinder with gas. They said it was a VERY unusual issue with my model car and they had to get the part from Texas which they could not order until Monday.
We ended up camped in the Audi parking lot for 5 nights! They treated us VERY well, ran an extension cord to the tear and gave us a new A6 loaner car so we could explore the area and we had wifi. Silver lining, I mentioned earlier in this post that my coat no longer was water proof. We found a Patagonia dealer while in downtown Boulder and when I explained what happened they said to bring it in as they warranty forever. They looked up the coat in an old catalog (1998 i think) and gave me a gift card for the full value.
9/30 day 17 106mi
Stayed in Prospector campground above Frisco lake. When we were here in the spring we were right on the lake and loved the spot. In this campground we were way above the lake. Great having different views.
10/1 day 18 129mi
The camp host came around to collect our fee and told us that there was a rec center in a nearby town where we could shower. Hmmm, no showers at the Audi dealer, did he think we needed one? Anyway we were very pleased at the prospect. Headed to town and showered. When you live in a tear showers are such a wonderful luxury.
Before I hit a key I shouldn't and loose this I will post and continue in a new post. See part 2
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