The Sun Has Set On Our Granger Lake Experience

 

We're done.  Our stay at Granger Lake has come to a close.  Now we begin our slow crawl to Red Canyon Visitor Center in northern Utah.  We are to report to our new volunteer positions the week before Memorial Day.  We're going to cover a little over 1,300 miles to get there but we are not making a beeline, we're going to spread the drive out over five weeks.

The plan is to see and do many things between here and there.  We'll follow our usual routine of driving in segments that will get us to our next stop before Cyndee's little Hyundai, Pepé, needs fuel.  Depending on wind that usually works out to be a little under 5 hours.  First layover, Sweetwater, TX.

For our departure we were seen off by a couple that are long-term volunteers.  They've seen quite a few volunteers come and go and they stopped by to give us a going away prayer.  Very much appreciated, and comforting.

Our drive to Sweetwater couldn't have been better, in other words, uneventful.  There was a typical Texas wind and it kept the truck's fuel economy below 8 mpg.  Fuel cost for just the 260 miles from Granger to Sweetwater was $135.  Oooff.

Next stop, Ft Sumner, NM.