May 5 to May 6, 2017
Wanting a break from the heat we headed UP to Flaming Gorge Utah. Cinco de Mayo so we stopped for lunch at Plaza Mexicana in Vernal, UT. It had good reviews but I found it a bit heavy on the fat. Ricks mole was ok – not up to the Red Iganua standards that Scott and Joyce rave about.
Cinco de Mayo in Vernal, UT
Not the best Carne Asada – but the decor was nice.
We had numerous USFS campgrounds enroute – but they were all closed – finally we wedged into some tent sites at Canyon Rim Campground. Only one other group there so we decided to fudge the rules a bit. We didn’t mean no harm. Nice location – spectacular views into Flaming Gorge from the camp ground.
Day 1 we went for a neighborhood road bike ride – out to the Flaming Gorge visitor center and then up to the highway to recon some wedge off roads that looked promising. We did find several wedge off possibilities – but being settled in we decided to just stay where we were. We were blown back to the van on what looked like the winds before a deluge. It never actually dumped – but there was some awesome wind.
Day 2 Woke up to blue skies. Rick went for a run and I had fun exploring via my mountain bike. First the Canyon rim trail – then some roads/trails that were on Gaia. Fun way to explore.
Van Around 