Escalante, UT to Colorado

Finished work and it's time to leave Escalante, UT. 

Our hosts Julie and Dan give us a good breakfast before hitting the road

and we're off!

Taking Scenic ByWay back through Grand Staircase Escalante NM

Make it through the twisting turning roads and now over the mountain

before Capital Reef NP

It's all open range here and we've passed several on the side of the road

Apparently this youngster has no fear

Tucson gave him the what-for about crossing the road without his Mom and he scooted back off to Mom and his siblings.

The views are spectacular

We make it to Capital Reef NP

The scenery changes from rad to white

and then starts to look a lot like the badlands

and an occasional farm

Our turn to go up to 70 and a good place for a rest and picnic lunch

More interesting rock formations

Then pretty flat until we get to our turnoff for 70

Make it to Colorado!

The original plan was to get to Rifle Colorado and overnight at a Walmart and get  grocery shopping done.  It is still early and I saw this State Park on the Map and it is right off the highway so we opt to spend the night here instead.

We get a nice pull thru site with electric

A small fishing pond across the road

and the Colorado River on the other side.

A lucky find for the night

Should make it to our destination in Nederland Colorado tomorrow!

Escalante Utah - Canyons Bed and Breakfast

We spent the months of May and June working at Canyons Bed and Breakfast in Escalante Utah.  I found the job back in December and we were planning on touring Utah this Summer so were very happy when we got it.Turned out to be a God's wink that we did when Covid 19 hit.

It is a small 4 bedroom B&B right on main street.

They have 2 FHU RV sites behind the B&B.  We spent the first month on the one on the right - a pull thru, then moved to the one on the left

It had more shade and less dust.

View from our entry from RV sites.

The B&B

Front entry into breakfast room which was closed for Covid19, breakfast was brought to the guests' rooms.

Small addition was guest lounge area

3 guest rooms on the backside.  The 4th was on the front.

Garage

We trimmed up the shrubs

Back yard patio under the old apricot tree

Cactus bloomed while we were there.

Planted 3 new Plum Trees

The 2 garden plots behind our RV

One of our projects was weeding the strawberry bed

enlarging the border

While Tucson supervised

and then mulching and putting down pavers

A couple times I helped out with cleaning the rooms

They were absolutely lovely

Our job was to water the gardens (a never ending task), weeding (another ever ending task) and planting.  Found a spot here for a pepper plant.

They have a resident cat named Moqui.  Tucson was bound and determined to make her his friend.

But she was more interested in chasing butterflies in the Cat Mint.

Gary planting a new shrub

and me Planting flowers

Gary working on the rock pile

While I prefer painting rocks.  I had done these in Tucson and thought this was a nice home for them.

The horse head found a home at the Cowboy Room

I had started painting rocks in Tucson when quarantined by the pandemic.  They had stone flowers and sayings on them - mostly Be Kind,  I dispersed them around the Park we stayed at.

Decided to do the same here.  Each went to a business in Town anonymously.  I guess the 1st one at the grocery store (said Welcome on one side and Thank you on the other) caused quite a stir.