6-8-2024
H: 75ºF L: 54ºF
Elk Mountain Campground, Elk Mountain, Wyoming
We traveled to Elk Mountain, WY to stay one night in a tiny town with a tiny campground. We drove around and saw some awesome views of the mountains. We also saw a skunk crossing the bridge while we were looking at the river. So cute!
6-9-2024
H: 84°F L: 45°F
Point of Rocks Travel Center, Point of Rocks, Wyoming
We traveled west and are staying for one night in a campground next to the expressway. Daniel is geeked about all the trains going by and I am loving watching the prairie dogs. Daniel counted 106 cars on one train.
6-10-2024
H: 79°F L: 52°F
BLM Dispersed Camping, Rock Springs, Wyoming
Well, we invited some prairie dogs to join us in our travels but, unfortunately, no one took us up on our offer. I had so much fun watching them from the windows of our camper.
We are traveling a little further west today. We stopped at an old stage coach stop built in 1861 and operated until 1968. The Point of Rocks Stage Station is on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of the few remaining stagecoach stations. It was at the junction of the Overland Trail and the Transcontinental Railroad. Following its stagecoach operations, the building was also a schoolhouse, store, ranch headquarters, and home. It was transferred to the State of Wyoming in 1947 and was restored in 1974.
The drive to our next campsite took us through the softer side of the Rocky Mountains.
We are boondocking on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land tonight. This will be our first experience staying on BLM land. You can camp for free on BLM land for up to 14 days. After 14 days, you must move to a new location outside of a 25 mile radius of the first campsite. BLM also has Long Term Visitor Areas (LTVA), such as Quartzite, Arizona, where you can boondock for 7 months for a cost of $180. You can find a map of BLM land here.
6-11-2024
H: 83°F L: 46°F
Holiday Hills RV Park, Coalville, Utah
Well, we love camping on BLM land. It was so quiet and peaceful last night. We walked a two track up the hill with the boys as the sun was setting.
This morning we had to deal with another car issue: the battery was dead. The nearest Tesla Service Center is 180 miles away in Salt Lake City. We just signed up for Good Sam Roadside Assistance so we contacted them to help arrange a tow service. Four tow companies in the nearby town declined the job but Adams Towing in Salt Lake City agreed to come get us (thanks Josh!). Tow trucks rarely agree to take dogs in their trucks so Josh dropped Daniel off at a U-Haul so he could rent a truck to come get me, the boys, and the camper. We moved the camper to our next scheduled campground which is 45 minutes from the Tesla Service Center. The drive was pretty and we enjoyed seeing the hills becoming more green.
Stats
Expenses:
- Tow vehicle fuel: $0
- Campsite: $128.38
- Camping memberships: $14.92
- Food: $60.03
Miles driven: 339.4 (107.2 kWh)
Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 2
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