Preparations

This morning on our walk we saw an interesting van in the day use area. At first we wondered whether it was a commercial vehicle or just a very striking personal paint job. The nice folks sitting by it told us it was a rental from Escape Campervans.

We spent today mainly getting ready for our trip to the Utah parks with Dennis and Cheryl. It was even more frustrating than usual trying to use our Verizon USB modem. It just wouldn’t stay connected. That made it hard to make plans for visiting Arches and Canyonlands.

I did some shopping, so we’re stocked up for our travels in the back country. We’re not expecting to see any major supermarkets for a while. I was also happy to find a plate to replace the one that broke falling out of the cupboard.

On our walk tonight we marveled again at the wonderful light on the cliffs and the unusual formations. We sat at our picnic table and enjoyed our “big backyard.”

We’ve been enjoying watching the little ground squirrels bounce around, showing their tiny white tails. We wonder what evolutionary advantage a white tail might confer on deer and cottontails and such.

We installed the refrigerator access panel behind the toilet. Dennis used his handy garage workshop to modify the panel so we could fit it in behind the new toilet. First he cut it down the middle so we could slide each side in. Then he cut a notch in the top framing to allow space for the back of the new toilet. We've been very lucky to find talented friends like Dennis and Tom just when we needed help with carpentry work. We did have to cut a small patch and glue it in place because the access hole turned out not to be centered....