October 12-13, 2020: There is room in our hearts for joy and sadness

Bodhi, our 9 year old Standard Poodle got seriously ill on the Utah Trip. The day we got back he had emergency surgery to remove his spleen. Then we transported him in our van to an overnight animal hospital in Albuquerque. Other than Bodhi, we all spent the night in the van at a Cracker Barrel. Our first night at a Cracker Barrel -- and a blackened catfish takeout!

The diagnosis was Hemangiosarcoma and Bodhi is now on chemotherapy drugs.

October 7-12, 2020: The white vans in Utah

On this trip we caravanned with Adam and Tran to a few sites in Southern Utah. All of us (except Cheryl)  needed to get work done for our jobs so part of the time was spent hanging out near good cell coverage. 

On October 7th we stayed in Aztec, New Mexico at the Aztec Ruins RV Park and camped next to the Animas River. We toured the Aztec Ruins National Monument which features Pueblo Indian structures from over 1,000 years ago.

The next day we drove to San Juan County and stayed at the Devil's Canyon Primitive Campground. Followed by a stay at an abandoned airstrip off of Utah 95 between Blanding and Natural Bridges National Monument. Bear Ears (buttes) are seen in the background.

 We, of course, visited Natural Bridges:

The next part of our trip took us to the Valley of the Gods. A few years back Ron drove his dual sport motorcycle here and had fond memories. The ride was quite a bit bumpier in the vans than on Dr. Ron's bike.