It took a little longer to sell my stuff and pair down to the essentials before I left. My stuff on craigslist definitely didn't move as fast I had hoped. But after two weeks of donations and some careful negotiations, I have finally gotten rid of most of the things I will not be needing. Along with the meticulous downsizing, I also had an issue with the solar setup I ordered on Amazon. I needed some special connectors to hook up all 4 panels. Luckily for me, my friend Mike is an excellent electrician. He spent Father's day helping me get it all installed and working. Thanks, Mike!
With the RV loaded up and wired to the max, I cleaned up my room and did a final sweep of my apartment. I filled up the fresh water tank and headed out. First stop was to the grocery store to load up on food for two weeks. Next stop was Verizon to get the internet in this thing. Third stop was at Calebella's to dump the tanks before heading north to Yellowstone.
I took I-25 north out of Denver up to Fort Collins where I got on HWY 287 to head up to Wyoming. The drive through those mountains was pretty spectacular and definitely windy. I made it to Lander, WY and decided to call it a night. I stayed in an RV park to flush and sanitize the tanks so I could use the onboard water tank.
The next day I headed the rest of the way up to Yellowstone on HWY 287 with takes you through the Grand Tetons. I arrived late in the day and found that every campsite in the park was full. I drove all the way from the south entrance to the north entrance which was pretty awesome. I tried to go check out the geysers, but every lot was full. So I decided to find a place to stay. I fired up the internet and found a free campsite just outside of Yellowstone on some BLM land. It was called Cabella's and was right on a river. It was very quiet and peaceful, with a few campers all around. This will work for a few days.
No comments:
Post a Comment