We leave next Wednesday for our 2020 road trip. This year’s itinerary takes us out west and will include:
Great Sand Dunes National Park
Mesa Verde National Park
Deadhorse Point State Park
Arches National Park
Canyonlands National Park
Capital Reef National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Zion National Park
Grand Canyon National Park (North Rim)
And other places as we go..... sounds like a lot but we actually have enough time without killing ourselves. We will be gone about six weeks.
We have spent a lot of time making the camper self sufficient to reduce our virus exposure.
We took the camper to Florida to a guy that renovates vintage Airstreams and he added a tank for wastewater, the new toilet and made some other repairs. So, we will not have to use other restrooms if we don’t feel it is safe.
I took out the old heater..... it made me nervous and with the help of Paul W., added a modern heater.
We did a lot to the electrical system so we could camp off grid more or less indefinitely. This included adding a battery, purchasing a small generator, installing a battery monitor system and a solar panel. We can run everything but the air conditioner.
I spent a couple of weeks shining the exterior and we have been working to spruce up the interior with new curtains, a new mattress and kitchen stuff.
Last week, I took the camper to the local tire place to repack the bearings so I think we are just about there.
We have been working to pack up and fit everything into the camper and truck, this is a practice truck packing practice.
We have booked some fishing trips and excursions, printed maps and dehydrated a bunch of food.
I think our internet will be a bit more sporadic this time so I will publish updates as I can. We can be reached in the regular ways. So, wish us luck and we will see you in October.
Susan and Larry
