2 RVs to 1,000 Oaks CA

... spending the night at Green River UT

HOW hot is it?

... hot enough to crack my windshield. Dash said 126 when I started the RV. That was at the end of the day ...

It was actually cool this AM so we went for a walk almost as soon as we got up. Plan was to walk down one of the roads that were showing on Google Maps. But all three of the roads had gates, two were closed. The other gate had a sign by it that made it look like it was also private property.

But what we hadn't seen on the map was a park. That is where we walked. Frisbee golf park but it also had a lot of walking trails. Right down next to the river so almost no inclines.

The hotel did have breakfast but I only got a little and then finished my sandwich from last night.

With the walk added, we were running late. It was almost 9 AM when we pulled out of the hotel.

Five plus miles down the road is our first scale of the day. I had tried to call them this AM but forgot about the time difference. Or they just were not answering their phones. So we crossed. No issue.

An hour down the road is our first fuel. Hudson at Loves. We were not paying attention when we left so we had to take a right out of the lot and go until we got to a round about to get back onto the freeway. :)

Denver was slow and go. And a ways past Denver. It's Friday AM and people are leaving town.

Lots of people must have already left town. I don't remember ever seeing so many people on the bike trails up in the mountains.

Our next stop was in Edwards at a Wendy's. Crowded but we did find a place to park. Not as crowded when we left but then there was a line at the drive-thru which made backing out of our spots harder.

While we were stopped at Wendy's, we called for our permits, called the bus dispatcher and the drop. We are set.

There is a new Loves in Parachute CO that we didn't remember. We'd seen it but it was still not open. Even now the heart on their sign does not show they are open. But if we had remembered this one. We could have stopped at the Loves in Brush last night. Then here today and Selina tomorrow and had one less fuel stop. Would have saved $1.25.

We fuel in Grand Junction but don't fill because fuel is cheaper in UT tomorrow. When stopped we make a reservation in Green River. The 'rewards member' pricing that was there yesterday is gone so we'll have to pay another $25 for the room tonight.

The exit scale from CO was closed. The lot was full of construction trucks. Not sure if that was their gathering point or if the scale had pulled them all in.

UT scale was also closed.

I had taken a picture of the dash in Grand Junction because it was over 100 degrees. Then most of the 100 miles from Grand Junction to Green River the temp was between 104 and 106.

We check into our hotel and then go to drive to food even though it is only 2-3 blocks away. It is hot. The temp shows it is 126 degrees. Then I notice the cracked windshield. It was not there a half hour ago when I parked the RV. :(

We go to a place called Tamarisk. There is a line, because there is a group of 20 ahead of us. I thought we would get our order in before the group but we didn't. But it didn't take all that long. I had alfredo with chicken and BB had fish taco's. Not 'great' food but we'd go back.

Looks like 400 miles tomorrow and then 300 on Sunday.

8:45 - pre-trip/leave hotel

10 AM - fuel at Loves, Hudson

12:30 - eat at Wendy's in Edwards

4 PM - fuel at Loves, Grand Junction

5:30 - post-trip/arrive at Comfort Inn, Green River

6 PM - eat at Tamarisk

Loadboard

US - 83

IA - 1

MN - 4

WI - 1