Thursday August 3rd 2017

Today was a travel day to Green River Utah. It is about 160 miles from Fillmore Utah. The last one hundred and ten miles was along a very mountainous and picturesque section of Interstate 70. I started the trip around 10:30am in a very warm, but overcast day. At the end of the trip around 2PM in Green River it was clear with bright sunlight around 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Setting up camp was not fun on the sunny side of the RV.

I was not looking forward to today’s trip. The section of Interstate 70 was brand new territory for me. My research indicated it was a lot of up and down through narrow canyons and windy plateaus. It turned out to be all that and more. A several mile section was under construction resulting in a single lane of travel. I had a good backup of cars behind me. The engine got a lot of work going up and the transmission got a lot of work going down.

When possible, I tried to take a few pictures through the windshield. It is very interesting geology. I didn’t get pictures of some of the most interesting areas, because I had to have two hands on the wheel along with all my attention on the road. There are a number of viewing areas and rest areas along the road. I only stopped at one. Some of the pull offs looked like they might be a nightmare to negotiate in the motorhome.

This series of pictures show the scenery on I70 from Salina UT east to Green River UT

Site 31 at the Green River KOA.

I will be staying in Green River for the next eleven days. I plan to use this as a base to visit Arches NP, Canyon Lands NP and some of the other parks and sites in this area. The Green River KOA is my home during my time here. It is level, has a few trees and some grass, but is mostly sandy desert like terrain.