The one and only arch I saw. Wilson Arch
I think this is Chimney Rock.
It was getting late and it was a very long day so I decided I needed to get some rest. As I was pulling into the hotel a piece of metal was in the road and popped one of the trailer tires. Of course, a brand new tire.
To make it worse, my jack was too short to lift the trailer high enough. So I ended up driving the trailer onto a curb and left the wheel hanging off. Unfortunately, while doing that, the tire popped off the bead so the rim was on the concrete and completely ruined it. The next challenge was the center cap. I have never had these rims so I didn't know how to get the cap off. After trying to get it off for about fifteen minutes I gave up and broke it off with a hammer. Turns out it had two allen wrench bolts holding it on. I didn't have one so breaking it was the only option. That made me feel a little better. About 1.5 hours later I had it replaced and was able to get to bed about 12:30 AM.
Today I drove two segments for a total of 759 miles over 12 hours and 39 minutes. But the trip total was about 18 hours given the time to get the boat, fuel stops, and to repair the flat. Oh, speaking of fuel, I was averaging about 7.3 mpg's while towing the trailer. On the way to UT I was averaging about 20.7 mpg's.
After waking up way too early, considering when I went to bed, I was on the road by 7 AM. A couple hours later and the elevation changes were definitely getting smaller.
Not long after that I was in Texas and there was nothing to see but flatlands.
I made it home that night about 12:30 AM. I drove 1062 miles over 15 hours and 46 minutes. But it was a long 17 hours and 30 minutes for the day. Due to the poor fuel mileage I couldn't pass a gas station without stopping. That added a lot of extra time.
Overall a good trip though. It was definitely beautiful and I hope to do another drive into CO/UT/NM/etc soon.