September and The Rolling Home moved again! Ok, not too far, but at least it got out of the KOA where we are workamping this summer.The Rolling Home
September 2003
We took an extra day and drove the rig down to the north rim of the Grand Canyon. We were very impressed with the north rim. It is much less crowded and much more scenic in our opinion. We saw many varieties of wildlife, including a coyote running across the road. We spent several hours sitting at the North Rim Lodge looking for Condors, but alas, no birds larger than vultures.
One interesting problem we ran into at the North Rim involved a tenter. The park service put us in a site they claimed would handle a 40 foot rig. It was pretty tight for our 37 foot motorhome, but we did get in. They had a special section for tents only, but had tenters in front of us and behind us. When we cook in the microwave, we use the genset to supply power since the nuke doesn't like the inverter power. Libby was fixing dinner and there was a knock on the door. It was our neighbor who was in a tent behind us. She complained that our diesel generator fumes were making her ill. I don't fault this lady for being upset, but do wonder why the park puts tents and big rigs next to each other. We don't camp, we live in an RV. Campers are rightfully indignant when someone cranks up a smelly diesel generator or a noisy gas one. However, both are permitted during certain hours in the parks. Neither of us was doing anything wrong, but the whole incident could have been avoided had the park service used some common sense and not put tents and big rigs together in the campground.
Libby on
Angels Window
Looking through
Angels Window
The Canyon
From a mile above
The Coloridao River
After our two days at the north rim, we moved the rig to Kanab, UT and played another round of golf at the Coral Cliffs course. That evening after a nice Mexican dinner in town, we attended a show at the Crescent Moon Theater. This is a locally owned and staffed "cowboy" theater. The talent was pretty good and the cost was reasonable. We recommend anyone traveling through Kanab, Utah stop and go to the Crescent Moon. It is worth the time and cost.
After we returned to Cannonville, we spent some of our time off hiking in the park and in the monument. We did Willis Creek again, but this time we hiked the entire creek, going through all four slot canyons and reaching Sheep Creek. We loitered in Sheep Creek for a while and spoke to two other couples hiking the slot canyons before turning around and walking the two miles back to our vehicle. The last slot canyon on Willis, which is the middle picture has walls over 300 feet high. The interior of the canyon is only a few feet wide.
We also drove Skutumpah Rd in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. On Johnson Canyon rd. near the monument, we came across Johnson. This is a ghost town that was abandoned in 1900.
Willis Creek Slot Canyon
Libby in last slot canyon
Johnson Ghost Town
One of the unique phenomena of this par to of the country is sunset. The picture is of the edge of the shadow of the earth rising in the east as the sun goes down in the west. This is called the Penumbra.
By the end of September, the weather was just beautiful in Cannonville. Daytime highs were in the 70s and nightime lows were in the 50s.
Camping for September $50
LP for September 0
Fuel for September 0
