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Thursday, September 27, 2018

Utah or Bust: Last Days in Logan

Utah Road Trip Diaries: Day 14 and we are officially at the two week mark. The kids were up late last night so we had a low key day around the camper with coffee, school, and swimming. Daniel got off at 4:30, so we picked him up and went biking. This time on the Canyon Trail in Logan. This trail was a hybrid of greenway, dirt single track and gravel. Logan, UT is not flat. We started by the river with plans to go up to the university (UTU) to get ice cream from Aggies (engineered on campus as part of their Ag program). The bike ride included a lot of hills and Daniel telling me at least three times that we only had another mile (most of it uphill). The kids were good sports, even when Jack got a flat and had to finish the ride that way. We celebrated the end of our five mile ride with ice cream. Then Daniel rode quickly back to get the car. We ended up having another late meal and exhausted kids. 

Utah Road Trip Diaries: Day 15 marked Daniel’s last day of training and our last day in Logan/Hyrum. The kids and I did another day of errands including laundry, groceries and we hit up two playgrounds. Back at the camper we packed up before picking Daniel up. We grabbed CFA on the way out of town. We are headed toward the Grand Tetons but decided to take the scenic route via Logan Canyon up to Bear Lake. It was a gorgeous drive with very rugged scenery that was different from southern Utah. We are camping at the southern tip of Bear Lake tonight. It is cold but pristine and beautiful. The kids (bundled in hats, gloves and puffy vests) and Sophie had a ball running on the beach before bed. We continue to love finding places that are off the beaten path and empty due to the off season.

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 in UT
Ogden Dinosaur Park in UT
Logan Canyon in UT
Canyon Trail in Logan, UT

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: 15

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

 

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