Windy Desert & Mundane Chores!

What a day the 2nd of October was – driving from Grand Junction to Richfield, Utah – the wind was horrible.  The speed limit going across the desert is 80 miles per hour!! and people were doing it even in that wind.  I must say we took our time – the wind was buffeting the camper all over the place.

Numerous pull outs along the way (rest areas)  we had been seeing this beautiful plant in numerous places in the west I tried to grow it once at home and it didn’t take even though it said zone 7 was ok.  Russian Sage – it grows several feet or more tall.

We climbed a trail on a hill above the rest area to take a look – we are part way in back of the monster motorhome – now you can see why I say ours is small?

A view from another stop along the way

A beautiful plant I had been seeing this one for awhile too and hadn’t taken time to look at it closely – the leaf’s were much thicker then they had looked and where not sharp as some are.

Some have asked for a better view of our sitting area – I took this photo before we really started to spread out ourselves after we set up camp – we are in (were) in Richfield Utah for two nights.  Another KOA – Mike has some  computer work for his contract job that he planned on doing along the way and needs a good computer connection – so we will be stopping this week at another one also so he can get his work done and we well be near the parks to enjoy.  I like to sit on the beige chair and pull the black chair (my passenger chair) in a little closer to use as a foot stool – works – on both sides we have slide out/pull out tables and this is where we eat and use computers too.  (keep in mind we never intend to live full time in this small motorhome – but for 4-8 week trips it is a good size for 2 people who spend a lot of time outside)

I got mundane chores done while Mike was at the computer on  Saturday the 3rd – these kind of campgrounds almost always have a laundry room and this one worked great and the driers were a lot faster to dry than some I have come across.

Got the sheets washed and added the second quilt to the top of the bed – temperature will be dropping this week and we are expecting  colder night time temperatures.  This quilt was one I designed called “Going In Circles” about 4 years ago?  I put it on top of the tumblers.

This is the campground we are at – closer together then the rustic parks but this one is a nice small campground and we have trees.

After I got done with the laundry and lunch I decided to walk to the quilt shop that I had googled while Mike continued his work.  It was 1.4 miles from the campground on small town streets (sidewalks) and very easy to find – six blocks down from the campground then walk straight for about 7 blocks or something like that (extra long blocks seemed to me!) – next to impossible to get lost and I could get in more steps – the store was called Marcia’s and is right downtown (no blog or web site been in business since 1989) and if you are ever in the area in Richfield Utah it is worth the stop if you like to browse and maybe get something for the heck of it – nothing fancy but they had fabric a small supply of books and patterns – plenty of Gutermann Thread and some others and a little bit of notions.  I didn’t get much as I was walking and carrying it back!  the thread is hand quilting variegated – I think I will use one or both in my hexie quilt but not sure – if not it will be used for something!  Maybe a Christmas table runner with the reds and strips?

On our way in the morning of the 4th for SW Utah’s national parks – more then!  Well get more hikes in and sights to see – two more weeks are we are home around the 18th or 19th.  Melanie and Ric have been doing a good job of keeping our house safe for us and have been enjoying my porch!  It will be fall for sure in Arkansas when we get home from what Melanie said the temperatures are about the same the last couple days there as it is here.