Category: Vanlife
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Deep, Steep and Narrow – The Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Another impressive sight – this time a deep, narrow and rugged canyon in central Colorado. It’s a couple thousand feet deep, yet in places it’s only a quarter mile wide at the top and less than a hundred feet wide at the bottom. Many of the canyon walls seem to be near vertical. The Black…
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The Swell Swell
Interstate 70 bisects the San Rafael Swell, a spectacular geologic feature in central Utah. We’ve been to Capitol Reef and parts of Escalante National Monument, but this is the first time that we’ve driven I-70 through the Swell. Fascinating and beautiful. There are rest areas and viewpoints along the Interstate so you can absorb the…
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The Great Salt Lake
A half-dozen trips to Utah and we finally saw the Great Salt Lake. We’ve been to Arches, Zion, Bryce and Canyonlands at least a couple of times each. We’ve been to Dinosaur, Capitol Reef, Goosenecks, Goblin and even Hovenweep. But never to the Lake. The lake is an interesting curiosity, but the Bear River Migratory…
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Meeks Cabin
The plan for the day was to get somewhere near the Great Salt Lake without getting tied up in the metro Salt Lake City area. We crossed Wyoming on I-80, caught up on gas and fresh water, and I (not we) picked a National Forest campground for the night. I’m not familiar with camping in…
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Trail 793
Back on the road, at least for a couple weeks. We started week or so late, mostly because the time that it took to recognize that our refrigerator wasn’t working, compounded by the delays in getting a warranty replacement from the factory in B.C. Fridges ship freight, not Fed Ex or UPS. New (refurbished) fridge…
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Battery Monitoring with Thornwave
Last summer I added a 100 amp-hour lithium (LiFePo4) battery to the campervan, and last fall I switched out the OEM flooded lead acid batteries for a pair of absorbed glass mat (AGM) batteries. In the current setup: The combination works OK under most conditions. In moderate weather, the AGM’s will run the fridge and…
Michael Janke 