You can see the Draft King Casino which is where our RV Park is located.

We bought our annual National park pass, a coloring book, sweatshirt, toffee and stickers to put on our water bottles.

Our first Walmart stop…fits right in to the parking lot.

The cute seat covers I bought for the RV! 🤣

And drove by Taylor’s Fiancé’s football stadium as we went through the city! 🪓🪓

Got some work done too…nice to have a table!

Are we done moving yet???!!

Nope. 👎🏽

Bob came out/was dragged out from under the covers by us when we stopped to hook up the rv to the power. \240He proceeded to find his spot under the couch again and that’s where he is right now. He did get brave last night and explored the whole rv at about 2am…just to get back at us I think! 😂 Hopefully he gets brave a little earlier tonight!

Bob update: \240he’s been roaming all over the RV!

The stove top was guilty of being the squeakiest culprit.

Paper towel jammed under the blinds shut it up.

Chip clips came in handy on this one.

Also here.

Finally, a washcloth wedged between the closet doors stopped that horrible squeak. Whoever thought mirrored doors in a moving vehicle was a good idea anyways!??

After I fixed all those, I enjoyed my coffee. 😂

Here are our new water bottles with our first National park stickers on them.

To be fair to Bob, I did slip a little cat treat melatonin in his breakfast to help him calm his nerves a little.

Back on the road, headed to LaJunta, CO next!

Bob reluctantly came out of hiding after we were parked for a while and started exploring again. He even jumped up into the upper loft.

This is the sun shade Judy sent us. It came in handy because it’s really hot parked directly in the sun!

It was a happy surprise that our campground is next to a Dominos and a Walmart. We walked over and bought some canned oxygen for when we get a little higher altitudes. Then we picked up pizza and came back to watch some football. Unfortunately only the Michigan game was still on, but we watched anyways. (Congrats Gwen) 🤪 Tomorrow we drive another 5 hours until our next stop still in Colorado.

We rode our bikes into the little town and grabbed dinner at a local Mexican restaurant. We think we’re both feeling the altitude effects. We’re at 7,300 ft. Elevation and I have a slight headache. We’re watching Bob closely for any effects, but he’s taking it in stride.

We saw some pretty sights on our way here.

Jason and I found ourselves encouraging Arvie (her just now appointed nickname) \240to make it up the inclines today. At one point he said, “I think I can, I think I can” 😂 It’s a loud engine, just like the rest of her. \240She likes to make her presence known! \240

The lady before him in line got down and did a back bend in all 4 corners, but Jason opted for the traditional pose! 😂

We bought some new stickers for our bottles from the Navajo people that were selling things in the vendor booths.

Jason thought this sign was especially funny… “out back” parking might be in the valley??!😬

We caught a ride from the campground shuttle \240down the road to Ken’s Canyon Tours. We went down in the Lower Antelope Canyon. It’s on the Navajo reservation and you can only see them by tours because there can be flash floods. The pictures here are amazing!

We bought two new stickers to put on our Owalas. 😀

View from our site.

The marina restaurant

I think we’re going back down to the restaurant again tonight, so I’ll try to remember to take a video in the daylight. \240It’s one to remember! For our ride going down earlier today to our boat rental we had another couple with us from the RV park and the man was riding backward on the golf cart and I don’t think I would’ve agreed to that! 🤪

So, we rented our pontoon and headed out onto Lake Powell. It’s kind of a trip because it’s on the border of Arizona and Utah, so there’s a time change as you go around the lake.

This is leaving the marina and shows the restaurant we ate at last night.

Honestly, the pictures don’t do it justice for the scope of how big the lake is and the canyon were down in.

This is just one of the bays we were in. It’s massive!

We each got new Lake Powell stickers. ❤️

Bob did not like the awning overhead. Two paws down would not recommend! 🐾

These guys are idiots and I was pretty sure I was going to see one of them back off the cliff to get their selfie!

We do enjoy having our exclusive RV parking at most of these stops! 😂

DAM.

This caption is for Payton. We thought his Insta post of his pic when we saw the Hoover Dam was so funny. Miss you, Love you Payt! ❤️

We’re staying at Zion Canyon Campground and RV park that is only a half mile walk to the entrance of the park, and in the little town of Springdale. \240It reminds me of being in a ski town. \240Everything is walkable. Our plan is to explore the town tomorrow and we decided to stay here a second night.

This is our campsite for the first night. Right on Virgin River for you fans of the show out there!

We saw Roadrunner! \240Meep meep!

This is us at the beginning of the hike known as The Narrows.

So I wanted to include this set of videos and pics to show how we arrived at this grueling appearing hike. We chose to walk the easiest hikes listed, and this one was called The Riverwalk. It was 1.5 miles on a sidewalk. Not kidding, there was actually a dude walking it with crutches! \240 We did pass him on the left BTW. \240😂 At the end of that sidewalk is where the actual difficult hike BEGINS! \240We opted to walk down into the dried part of the riverbed to take this pic, making sure to keep our feet dry.

This shows the “grueling” path we endured to get there!

So what we already knew, but reinforced today is that we are not hikers. We enjoy seeing things along the easy paths, but don’t feel the urge to push ourselves to ascend to the top! We’re pretty content to take the free shuttle to the top, look around, do the easy hikes(walks) and then get back on the free shuttle to get down! 😂 I joked with Robbin and Charlie Edwards as they were coaching me through which hikes to do that I was just going to use their picture from the most difficult hike here and pretend it’s my pic. I’m not going to do that, but I am sharing their pic here!

This is Robbin’s pic from the top of the rim at Angel’s Ridge. Yes, this is really beautiful, but I’m ok with not seeing this view in person. 🤪

In case you didn’t know, do NOT squat on the toilet!🤦🏽‍♀️

We made it back to Arvie in time to get our Fantasy Football draft teams made.

And mine is going to stink this year! 😂

First off, these are our stickers from Zion yesterday.

Had to show this precious commodity here…these gold coins. Each person is given 1 PER DAY at the campground. It is good for 6 MINUTES of water in the shower. \240Doesn’t matter if you want hot or cold…only 6 minutes per day per person! 🤣

This was my workspace this morning. ❤️

View walking away from Arvie and Bob.

Jason and I decided to find a breakfast place and landed here at Meme’s cafe. We sat outside on their covered patio to eat. I was taking these pics of the gorgeous view.

We were enjoying our meal. \240The flies were a little annoying, but I thought to myself, “it’s nature…look how pretty it is around you”

And then this guy joined us.

I wished I’d thought to take a video so you have a better idea of scale. He just ambled through. I however was cornered in the back and if he’d decided to move any quicker, I would’ve cleared the half wall next to us to get away! \240😯🕷️

I think he knows Arvie encountered his cousin earlier in the trip and I’m pretty sure didn’t kill him, so we were allowed to live.

Now, hopefully, that will be our last tarantula encounter!!

I know that real hikers would cringe that we layed out by the pool just a half mile from a national park, but that’s what we did and we were content! It was beautiful scenery to look at right from our chaise lounges. 🤣

This is Arvie at her new spot away from the river.

This was my sticker purchase for today.

Bob is always happy to see us…eventually. He does a lot of napping while we’re gone and doesn’t seem in any hurry to wake up.

Bob discovered a new cabinet today while I was getting dressed.

The plan for today is to arrive at Ruby’s RV campground, which is right outside of Bryce. They offer ATV tours, and horseback tours, which we might try. But our first plan is to just take the shuttle into the park and hike the amphitheater area to see the hoodoos.

I woke up today with the back of one knee feeling strained, like I have limited motion, so that’s probably going to influence my willingness to push it. And let’s face it, I was already mentally limiting myself! 🤣

We haven’t made a reservation for our next location. We’re planning to just stay at Bryce one night. It’s a higher altitude, at 7,400 ft. I’m a little nervous about the effects of altitude on Bob, so I want to be aware and not stay too high for too long of a time. So far, he hasn’t appeared affected, and I want to keep it that way!

If anybody has gotten this far in reading, we’re open to any suggestions on our next location! \240We’ve talked about Moab, Canyonlands, The Arches. \240But also maybe heading more north to see Yellowstone, Grand Tetons and Jenny Lake in Wyoming. We even considered heading to Salt Lake and rent a boat again, but I don’t see any RV/Marinas like we stayed at in Lake Powell. That’s going to be hard to top.

Jason and I rode our bikes from the RV part of the complex, over to the stores and restaurants. We ate at an actual buffet. I can’t tell you the last time I’ve eaten at a buffet…definitely pre-Covid! \240I’ve never been to a Golden Corral, but this is how I imagine it would be. Not gonna lie…the food was pretty great! 😆

The park itself was pretty beautiful. Each of the stops you’re basically looking at the same thing, just different elevations and angles.

Arvie in her spot at Ruby’s

The two dudes sharing a moment.

My new sticker

Jason’s new sticker

And his 2nd Bryce one

Sleepy Bob Cat.

We decided to pack up and head to Moab tomorrow and stay two nights. We rented a jeep and can drive it into The Arches and Canyonlands. Should be fun!

We got on our trusty RVlife app last night to book a reservation for two nights in Moab. I found one right in town that was rated a 9/10 and tried to make a reservation online. I got flagged at the checkout page saying I needed to send an email with pictures of Arvie to their management for them to decide if we would get approval to stay there!! 😯 They discriminate based on age! \240(Arvie’s, not mine!!) Let’s face it, I’m probably bringing down the typical age of traveler at these places!) Anyways, I emailed off some pictures of Arvie’s best sides in the sunlight, with the mountains behind her, at all the other parks that she was good enough for, but I still haven’t heard back! So….we are taking our business across the street with the other rejects! 🤪 I’ll send pics when we get there.

Jason just announced we’ve driven 2,000 miles so far! \240Go Arvie, Go!

UPDATE: Arvie got approved to go to the luxury RV park, but I told them we’d already made other (better) plans. Arvie is happy she can still draw all the boys to the yard. ❤️

I know this won’t do it justice, but look at the canyons we drove through to get to Moab. One, right after another. It was amazing.

Then we went back to check in on Bob and Arvie beaus they’ve become fast friends now. I was overdue for a shower so I walked to the camp shower facilities. They’re the nicest we’ve been to yet. They were so clean and spacious! I was the only one in there so I snapped a few quick pics even.

Probably about 10 toilet stalls and 10 sinks.

Private shower stalls.

The dog park.

Arvie and the jeep I haven’t named yet.

I’m headed to the laundry facility and camp store next!

We grabbed a few donuts to try and the Boston Cream Pie was the hands down winner.

I made us some eggs and this was our view for breakfast.

Bob’s 2nd favorite hangout in Arvie. He has a clear view of the silly dogs at the dog park from here.

Fossilized dinosaur prints

Dino print

Entrance to the Whale’s Eye trail

Whale’s Eye Arch

Can you find Jason in this pic? \240He’s wearing a green shirt.

Our Jeepers

To be honest, 90% of “The Arches” looked more like penises. 😬

I thought these were cool. They look like a family huddled together.

After The Arches, we drove into town to grab lunch at the Food Truck Park. It was so cute, and I had an awesome fried chicken salad. (I like to put fried chicken in a salad to be healthy like that!)

Next, we headed over to a park with a bridge over the Colorado River.

We explored the town of Moab and did a little shopping. We bought a few more stickers for our water bottles.

I found a Sotheby’s office!

We took a little break to check on Bob and Arvie, then decided to head to Dead Horse State Park Overlook to see the sunset.

My pictures look like postcards!

I think I could frame some of these. It was impossible to take a bad pic!

We were at the overlook where Thelma and Louise drove their car off into the sunset!

After the sunset, we were driving home and I saw the MOON rise out from the mountain! 🌕🌙

I captured this pic on the drive home. This is the moon.

We ordered some pizza from a recommendation that Robbin had. It did not disappoint!

After a long day…we’re all wiped!