We left the UtahRaptor State Park near Moab and drove south to Bluff. We are staying at the Cottonwood RV Campground for a couple days.
Bluff is a small, historic town with red rock bluffs all around. We walked to the historic site, Fort Bluff. We crossed the San Juan River which was very dark brown.
Fort Bluff commemorates the arduous journey of 70 Morman families who made the famous Hole in The Rock expedition. They spent 6 months making the journey to Bluff.
Today we woke up to a cloudy and windy day with a chance of rain.
Arches NP is our adventure for the day. Lenny stayed back at the RV to rest so we were able to hike quite a lot.
Even though we both had been here twice before, once on motorcycles and once with Linda Zubler, and once I came with Shan we hadn’t hiked the trails in several years.
We first stopped to view Balanced Rock. Yep, it’s still high above us keeping its balance.
Then came the 3 gossips and the court house rock formation.
Double arches
On to Sandstone Arch with a short walk through tall rocks
Next was a mile hike to broken arch, my fav because it looks like a heart
We finished up in arches checking out the campground, just in case we come back again!
Back at the campground, we biked to the Dalton Wells Historic Site. In 1933 during the depression, FDR created the CCC camp to provide work for unemployed men.
In 1942, during World War II, FDR signed an executive order which allowed the War Relocation Authority to force 110,000 Japanese ancestry (which most of them were Americans) from the west coast to inland concentration camps or citizens isolation camps.
Both of these camps were location here.
Sunrise from our campsite got us started. 
One of our adventures today was to bike through the National Park. Every where we looked was gorgeous. We rode our motorcycles here many years ago. Biking I was able to see so much more. Even though the word breathtaking is overused, it’s the best word to describe it.
If that wasn’t enough, Bill wanted to take a drive on Potash Road. Our fastest speed was 15 mph. Miles and miles of a bumpy, narrow, dirt road that gave more awesome views. Yes, that is the road.
We took this because we survived the adventure. Lenny couldn’t nap because we were bouncing too much.
For the next 3 nights we will stay here and take side trips.
Drove into Moab for groceries. Very touristy town.
A little sunset from our campsite
You usually think of red rocks when you think of Utah. But traveling route 50 from Nevada into Utah, you see high desert mountains, lots of sand and some salt.
We chose Harvest Host Steve’s Steakhouse so Bill could get a steak he’s been craving and I got a burger. Good stop.
We wanted to try to get our 10,000 steps in so we walked to a park from the Steakhouse.
Friday we will stay at UtahRaptor State Park for 3 days.
Before we left this morning, we took a bike ride on the Big Rock Candy Mountain Rail Trail for about 14 miles. The trail ran along the Seviee River and Route 89.
We left Fernley for a boondocking site near Ely, Nevada. Driving on Route 50, we didn’t see another vehicle for over 100 miles. Of course, that also meant we didn’t have cell coverage. I had forgotten to download an audiobook from the library so we listened to one of our favorite storytellers, Bil Lepp.
When we stopped at a grocery store in Eureka, it was a combo of an Ace Hardware and a grocery store. Great idea in a place as remote as Eureka. I saw this sculpture in front of the store. You know you’re in the west when sculptures are made out of horseshoes.
We pulled into the Sacramento Pass, our boondock spot for the night, we got the last spot. We’ve stayed here once before and liked the spot. Wondering why it’s called Sacramento Pass when we are a long way from Sacramento CA? Early historic wagon and exploration routes were looking for a route connecting Utah to the interior of Nevada and eventually California.
After a walk, we left for our next stop in Richfield, Utah at Steve’s Steakhouse.
Before we left Sawdust Acres, we spent some time with the alpacas. We even got to watch the breeding process.
You never know what you might see and do when you stay at a Harvest Host.
Below Glenn was showing Bill how the wool curls. This is what they like to see.
On the road again to Ely Nevada across Route 50, the Lonliest Highway. We will probably boondock tonight.
