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The Route

~4,000 miles across California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado

CampbellCA

Visited May 6

San Luis Obispo

Visited May 9

Pirate’s Cove aka Cave Landing (Pismo Beach)

Visited May 10

Avila Hot SpringsCA

Visited May 10

Maricopa 92 Degrees!

Visited May 10

Barstow 94 degrees!

Visited May 11

Baker 95 degrees! An hour to go!

Visited May 11

Tecopa Hot SpringsCA

Visited May 11

Pahrump 98 Degrees! Forgot to check in at Shoshone 101 degrees!

Visited May 11

Durango Casino Sports Bar with Andy (Tortoise)

Visited May 12

Las VegasNV

Visited May 13

Zion National ParkUT

Visited May 13

Angels Landing!

Visited May 15

Cedar City Lupita’s on my way to Mystic Hot Springs

Visited May 15

Beaver Utah Chevron

Visited May 15

Mystic Hot Springs for 2 days

Visited May 16

Bryce Canyon National Park for 2 days

Visited May 17

Rainbow Point

Visited May 19

Escalante Visitor Center - will go down Hole in the Rock Road and Wild Camp for the night!

Visited May 19

BLM Camping Escalante on Hole In The Rock Road

Visited May 20

Scenic Byway 12

Visited May 20

Torrey RV Camping by Capitol Reef

Visited May 21

Hanksville UT on my way to Canyonlands

Visited May 21

Green Valley Gas stop

Visited May 21

Moab

Visited May 21

Ooops. Forgot to check in at Canyonlands

Visited May 23

Mancos State Park visiting Terry

Visited May 23

Mesa Verde National Park

Visited May 24

Pagosa Hot Springs on my way to Santa Fe

Visited May 24

Plaza Klara in Abiquiu NM

Visited May 24

Santa FeNM

Visited May 25

Santa Fe at Leann’s house

Visited May 25

Pagosa Hot Springs soak last night, now disperse camping on Fawn Gulch Road

Visited May 26

South Fork CO on my way to Valley View Hot Springs

Visited May 26

Orient Land Trust Valley View Hot Springs

Visited May 26

Salida - Box of Bubbles

Visited May 27

Cottonwood Hot Springs in Buena Vista CO

Visited May 27

Avalanche Gulch BLM land for the night - now heading through Denver

Visited May 28

Charlotte’s Hot Springs and Botanical Gardens in Buena Vista

Visited May 28

Lily’s house in Broomfield CO

Visited May 29

Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs

Visited May 29

BoulderCO

Visited May 30

Brennan’s House in Longmont CO

Visited May 30

With Jeff in Boulder

Visited May 31

Rocky Mountain National Park - Bear Lake Trailhead for a BIG many lake hike!

Visited June 1

Strawberry Park Hot Springs by Steamboat Springs CO. Wild camping at a trailhead after a sunset soak

Visited June 3

Old Town Hot Springs - Steamboat Springs CO. After a Hippy Dip in the Yampa River where the hot springs and river waters meet

Visited June 4

Iron Mountain HS in Glenwood Springs

Visited June 4

Penny Hot Springs on the side of the 131 Hwy outside of Redstone CO

Visited June 5

Grand Junction Maverick gas station

Visited June 5

Devils Garden Campground - Arches National Park - Utah

Visited June 6

Delicate Arch - Arches National Park

Visited June 7

Double Arch in The Windows of Arches N P

Visited June 7

North Window of The Windows of Arches N P

Visited June 7

MoabUT

Visited June 7

Moab Sun Outdoors RV Camp Site for the night

Visited June 7

Hollow Mountain Store after Goblin Valley

Visited June 8

Capitol Reef N P Again! Passing thru to Mystic. Again!

Visited June 9

Mystic Hot Springs Again!

Visited June 9

Middle of Nowhere on 21 going to Great Basin N P

Visited June 9

Baker NV

Visited June 10

Great Basin NPNV

Visited June 10

Great Basin!

Visited June 10

Middle of nowhere Utah near Gandy warm springs

Visited June 11

Random roadside pullout on loneliest hwy 50 and Thirtymile Hwy

Visited June 11

Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park - Near nothing Nevada

Visited June 11

Sierra Hot Springs in Sierraville Calif! Back in California after more than a month! Longest I’ve been out of California in decades!

Visited June 12

Sacramento CA and it’s 100 degrees. Only 3 hours til I’m home

Visited June 12

Peninsula Automotive to let them know their engine rebuild got me through my 4800 journey!

Visited June 13

Home at Erin! Exactly 4801 miles

Visited June 13

CampbellCA

Visited June 13

Duration: approximately 4–5 weeks • Summer 2026