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Sunday, September 30, 2018

Utah or Bust: Bear Lake to Grand Tetons

Utah Road Trip Diaries: Day 16 was a good day to sleep in if you were Jack and Daniel. Isaac was up at 6am, so I was semi up with him. I kept him distracted with snacks and legos, and finally my phone. Everyone finally got up around 9. It had been 36 during the night so we started looking into what temps might be in Wyoming. Colder it would seem. We weren’t sure if our rig could handle freezing temps and boondocking was looking like less of a good option. We came up with a plan and left Bear Lake after lunch. Bear Lake is an impressive aqua blue color due to calcium carbonate in the water. The kids both managed to get wet (not soaked) and thankfully we were able to dry out their clothes in the sun. We finally headed north and were surprised to see cowboys herding cattle down the middle of Hwy 89 shortly after we crossed into Idaho. I guess that is just a normal day in these parts. It took about 3.5 hours to get to Jackson. We decided to camp in Gros Ventre National Park Campground since its elevation was similar to Bear Lake and we are hoping it doesn’t freeze. Our campsite is in view of the Grand Tetons. Over the weekend we plan to stay at our campground and drive to explore the Tetons and also on up to Yellowstone. We have now visited 10 states on our trip. 

 
Trip Stats 
Camping Locations:
Wallydocking in Guymon, OK (FREE)
Family Base Camp in Alamosa, Colo. 
Mesa Verde RV Resort in Mancos, Colo.
Sand Flats Recreation Area outside of Moab, Utah
Upper Big Bed Overflow on the Colorado River outside of Moab, Utah (FREE)
Boondocking on BLM land outside of Goblin Valley State Park, Utah (FREE)
Hyrum Lake State Park outside of Logan, Utah
Gros Ventre National Park Campground, Grand Tetons, Wyoming
 
States Covered: 
TN > GA > AL > MS > TN > MS > TN > AR > OK > NM > CO > UT > WY
Significant Stops: 
Black Mesa in OK (highest point)
Wilson Arch in UT
Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in UT
Bryce Canyon National Park in UT
Hyrum Lake State Park in UT
Ogden Dinosaur Park in UT
Logan Canyon in UT
Canyon Trail in Logan, UT
Bear Lake State Park, UT
Grand Tetons, WY

Daily Miles Traveled: 
227 miles ⎮ 445 miles ⎮ 403 miles ⎮ 325 miles ⎮ 191 miles ⎮ 125 miles ⎮ 14 miles ⎮ 106 miles ⎮ 88 miles ⎮ 101 miles ⎮ 345 miles 50 miles 160 miles
TOTAL Miles Traveled: 2,460 miles
Days on the Road: 16

Previous Trip Posts:

Utah or Bust: Mesa Verde 
Utah or Bust: Moab Part 1 (Sand Flats Recreation Area and Mountain Biking the West Rim of the Porcupine Trail) 
Utah or Bust: Moab Part 2 (Arches National Park) 
Utah or Bust: Goblin Valley
Utah or Bust: Capitol Reef

Utah or Bust: Grand Staircase and Bryce Canyon 

Utah or Bust: Hyrum Lake near Logan, Utah 

Utah or Bust: Chilling at Hyrum Lake 

Utah or Bust: Ogden Dinosaur Park

Utah or Bust: Last Days in Logan

 

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