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It's On! At Least for Furnace Creek

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Despite the government shutdown and extensive damage all over the park due to flash flooding, Furnace Creek Campground is opening on schedule and we are sold out on opening night (10/15/25).  Since Cyndee and I are experienced Furnace Creek Hosts we drew the first three day shift.  It was a bit of  a crush with almost all of the 120 campsite campers showing up over just a few hour period in the afternoon and evening.  But our shift started at 7:00 am and we we were pretty much on our feet until just after 10:00 pm.  Nothing like doing nine miles on your first day. Even with all the other campgrounds and so many park roads and features being closed due to either the government shutdown or flood damage, the public is showing up in droves.  There is a lot of pressure on the few things that are open. But something totally different, John has an October birthday and they usually go quietly by.  But my brother decided to not let my 70th be that way.  I ...
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Last Stop Before Death Valley

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  With our Utah sightseeing done it's time to get to our campground where we will stage up before entering Death Valley for the winter.  The Clark County Shooting Complex RV Park in north Las Vegas is familiar to us and it works out great for getting service work and shopping done before getting remote. We've signed up/paid for a couple weeks at this location.  Our proposed arrival date for our campground host position with the National Park is October 9th.  I say "proposed" because severe weather and threats of a government shutdown are always in the mix this time of year.  In fact, it was twelve years ago at this same time that we discovered this park.  We were just finishing up as campground hosts at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and were about to transition to Big Bend National Park in Texas when the government shut down hard.  So the first of October 2013 we were cast adrift and were scrambling to find someplace that could accommodate us for t...
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Sightseeing Our Way West.

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  Our departure from Devils Tower went without a hitch, sort of, which isn't always a sure thing after sitting in one spot for nearly four months.  I did notice that there was a puddle of dark red hydraulic fluid in my jack pad on the left rear corner.  When I raised the jacks it didn't pour a stream or anything and raised with no hesitation.  Okay for now but it will have to be tended to.  But we're out and on our way.  Not directly to our destination, Death Valley, though.  We have some chores and sightseeing to do.   First on the list is to renew our driver licenses.  Last time we did it online but they only let you do that once every other time.  This time we have to appear in person at a Texas DMV.  Cyndee came up with a good travel plan to get this done as painlessly as possible.  She found a nice campground in Cheyenne, WY where we can take the camper, truck and cargo trailer and feel safe leaving them for a couple ...
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