Days #541-545 of Our Epic Trip

4-26-2025
H: 62ºF L: 42ºF
Boondocking, Fishlake National Forest, Torrey, Utah

We explored Capital Reef National Park in Torrey, UT today. It was beautiful and not horribly crowded. We both liked that you can drive down several canyons. The rock formations in the area were unique too.

While driving through the canyon, we got to see a bighorn sheep running through the riverbed and then up onto the rocks. He stopped to check us out, probably because the boys were making noise, so we got some good pictures of him.

We stopped at Etta Place Cidery & Taproom. Daniel had a flight of cider and I had kombucha. It was good and we chatted with some fun locals. We were lucky this establishment offers free outlets for EV charging (bring your own charger).

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4-27-2025
H: 64°F L: 52°F
Boondocking, Cotter Mine Rd, BLM Land, Moab, Utah

We started our day by checking out a boondocking site up the road which had been occupied by a camper van when we got here. Their site backed up to a small canyon next to some hoodoos with views of the valley.

We drove to Moab, UT. Unfortunately, we had a slow leak on one of our tires so we had to stop to get it fixed. In this neck of the country, the tire shops don’t want to touch Teslas because you have to use rubber pucks when jacking up the car. So Daniel had to jack the car up himself for the repair shop. Luckily, it was quick to fix the puncture in the tire and they had a nice, playful dog to keep us occupied.

We stopped in Hanksville, UT at a Sinclairs gas station which was built inside a cave. It was pretty neat!

Once we got to Moab, UT, we found a boondocking spot on BLM land right next to train tracks. Daniel loves trains so he was excited to see one pass by.

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4-28-2025
H: 63ºF L: 42ºF
Boondocking, Cotter Mine Rd, BLM Land, Moab, Utah

We got the most exciting but sad news – our friend, Charlotte, got a new job (exciting part) but it’s not a remote position so she and Taylor have to leave the nomad life and move back to North Carolina (sad part). It’s a great opportunity for her so we are happy for Charlotte and Taylor; however, we were looking forward to our next meet up with them in Bend, OR.

We had to get our tire fixed (same tire again!) so we drove into Moab, UT. We saw these gorgeous wild flowers on the way back to the camper.

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4-29-2025
H: 71ºF L: 39ºF
Boondocking, Cotter Mine Rd, BLM Land, Moab, Utah

Fun fact: Daniel loses his coffee cup – a lot. Today he also couldn’t find his new hat. Luckily, the tire shop we went to yesterday had them both.

We explored Arches National Park today. It’s a busy park so during the summer you have to get a timed entry ticket ($2 on recreation.gov).

There were many arches although we didn’t see them all. You cannot take dogs on most national park trails so we forego the longer trails because we don’t want to leave the boys in the car for too long.

There were many beautiful vistas, phallus shaped rocks, and the snow capped mountains in the background were exquisite.

We also saw a lot of flowers.

The excitement of the day, for me at least, was the outhouse. I have never seen a squat toilet in person. They are popular in Asian and African countries. I especially liked the instructions for using the toilet.

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4-30-2025
H: 72ºF L: 42ºF
Boondocking, Cotter Mine Rd, BLM Land, Moab, Utah

We saw a train go by last night and realized most of the trains we have seen say “radioactive” on them. Moab, UT was once a thriving uranium mining town and was known as the “Uranium Capital of the World” in the 1940-1950s. Now the US government is cleaning up the tailings at an old uranium mill site.

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Stats

Expenses:

• Tesla Cybertruck fuel: $0
• Tesla Model X fuel: $0
• Campsite: $0
• Camping memberships: $27.33
• Food: $43.33

Tesla Cybertruck miles driven: 295.7 (179.4 kWh)

Tesla Model X miles driven: 407 (106.7 kWh)

Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 0

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