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
