CuRVWander

  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...

  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 ...