Our last stop in Moab, UT was a decision point for us. We originally planned to make our way to South Dakota, our new state of residence, but we started to doubt the wisdom of moving further north this early. We were either going to stick with this plan or head a little south and go across southern Colorado and into Kansas and points east from there. After weighing our options, we decided to stick with the original plan and take our chances on the weather. The decision has had mixed results.
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National Parks x 3
After leaving Panguitch and the Bryce Canyon National Park area, we headed toward Moab, UT with a 2-day stop in Torrey. Torrey is near Capitol Reef National Park and Moab is situated near Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park. So over this past week, w, took several hikes in 3 separate National Parks.
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Kanab, UT
Our stay in Kanab was relatively uneventful. We decided to not enter the lottery for permits to The Wave, in part due to the inclement weather occurring that day. It turned out to be a good thing as Dan was a bit under the weather and hiking was not a good idea.
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We thought some of you might be interested in some data from our first 6 months on the road. Yes, it has already been 6 months! We’ve included a google map that you can explore that has all of our stops highlighted.
- Number of locations we’ve stayed at: 38 campsites
- Total cost for campsites: $4,567.69
- Average daily cost for campsites: $24.56 / day
- Total cost for gas: $2,938.05
- Miles traveled with the truck: 10,221 miles
- Miles traveled towing the 5th wheel: 5,853 miles
- Average distance traveled between campsites: 153 miles
- Longest distance traveled between sites: 277 miles
- Shortest distance traveled between sites: 9 miles
- Total days boondocking (dry camping): 61 days
- Energy generated with solar power: 252 kWh
Below is a map of the places we’ve stayed so far. The color represents how well we liked the place and whether or not we’d return. The purple colored ones are our favorites. Green means we liked it and would return if in the area. Yellow indicates that it was an OK place, probably good for an overnight. Red means we would avoid the place if possible.
10 Days in Page, AZ
With snow still on the ground in most of the Utah parks, we decided to spend extra time in the Page, AZ area. We’ve done a lot of interesting activities while we’ve been here. As a result, this posting will likely be longer than most of our other posts. We spent the first 3 days at Wahweap Campground with full hookups for $52/night and then we moved to Lone Rock Beach Campground for dispersed camping with no hookups at $14/night.
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