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Sunday, September 23, 2018

Utah or Bust: Hyrum Lake near Logan, UT

Utah Road Trip Diaries: Day 11 we have arrived at our campground for the week. This is the only reservation we made for this entire trip. We have driven 2,522 miles, visited four national parks, a national preserve, a national monument, two state parks, and camped on BLM land in the middle of nowhere, hundreds of miles from civilization. Our kids have become Jr. Rangers. They have learned about and climbed on arches, mesas, buttes, goblins, and mountains. They know the difference between a goblin and a hoodoo. They have been on mountain passes and in high desert. We have seen free range cattle on the road and mule deer at dusk. We have felt the mighty wind of the mountains and desert and hoped we wouldn’t get blown away. They have been exposed to night skies much darker than we can ever see at home and had their first taste of astronomy. I’m so grateful for this experience with my family.

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
 
States Covered: 
TN > GA > AL > MS > TN > MS > TN > AR > OK > NM > CO > UT
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
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
TOTAL Miles Traveled: 2,250 miles
Days on the Road: 11

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

 

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