Day 17: up eastern Utah
After a restful evening in our mobile home VRBO, we packed up and headed north through the eastern side of Utah. We opted for highway 191 to cover some ground.
That is until we came to a complete stop a little south of Wellington due to an accident. Noticing a dirt road nearby, I decided to check it out after the GPS showed we could get through. We eventually encountered another couple in a Cadillac coming the opposite direction who informed us they were not able to get through because of some railroad tracks. They looked at our truck and said we should be just fine. We never found the railroad tracks because we found another smaller dirt road/path that went back to the main highway. After opening a barbed wire gate, driving through, and then closing it, we were back on our way north on 191.
We stopped for lunch in Helper, Utah and left with enough leftovers for dinner. Win.
We continued north on 191 through Ashley National Forest where we stopped for a short hike.
After stretching our legs, we continued north to our camp site at Mustang Ridge Campground in Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. We found our camp site and then took a walk down to the river. Getting down there wasn't the easiest thing to do, but we found a route down some boulders and I was able to dip my head in the river.
The campground is very nice and even has showers. We setup our tent, at some dinner, grabbed a shower and read a bit.
After a restful evening in our mobile home VRBO, we packed up and headed north through the eastern side of Utah. We opted for highway 191 to cover some ground.
That is until we came to a complete stop a little south of Wellington due to an accident. Noticing a dirt road nearby, I decided to check it out after the GPS showed we could get through. We eventually encountered another couple in a Cadillac coming the opposite direction who informed us they were not able to get through because of some railroad tracks. They looked at our truck and said we should be just fine. We never found the railroad tracks because we found another smaller dirt road/path that went back to the main highway. After opening a barbed wire gate, driving through, and then closing it, we were back on our way north on 191.
We stopped for lunch in Helper, Utah and left with enough leftovers for dinner. Win.
We continued north on 191 through Ashley National Forest where we stopped for a short hike.
After stretching our legs, we continued north to our camp site at Mustang Ridge Campground in Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. We found our camp site and then took a walk down to the river. Getting down there wasn't the easiest thing to do, but we found a route down some boulders and I was able to dip my head in the river.
The campground is very nice and even has showers. We setup our tent, at some dinner, grabbed a shower and read a bit.