I had hoped to set out at 6 am this morning, but because I needed to work late on Friday I wasn't fully packed. Also I needed to water the yard, make hummus, grind coffee, print campground reservations, etc. I finally left at 8:30, and got one block from my house when I realized that I had not put the cooler in the car. 🙄 But after that I was really on my way, enjoying seeing yellow aspens near Georgetown, the jagged summit of 14,000' Grays peak, and the towering walls of Glenwood canyon.
I stopped to charge in Rifle, CO. This is the town where Lauren Boebert opened Shooters Grill, the restaurant where all the servers carry guns. At the Supercharger I learned that you can only charge to 80%... unless you're willing to pay a 50 cent per minute "congestion surcharge." I hope this isn't the case in out-of-the-way towns like Blanding, UT.
I arrived at Colorado National monument around 2:30, then drove to the upper Monument canyon trail head. I had plenty of time to do the 3.5 mile hike to Independence monument, a spectacular rock spire.
After that I drove to the campground, where I had a picnic dinner. Hummus sandwich, fresh carrots and broccoli, a dill pickle, pretzels, mandarin oranges and yogurt. Although it was partly cloudy today, looks like it will be a clear, mild night. So I should see stars thru the mesh top of my tent.
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