Sept. 27 – The lost day!

As I sat down to write my blog today….I realized that I was missing a day! This is what happens when you are on the road and actually lose track of what day it is and sometimes the days blend together! Not that it was that interesting of a day, but let me back up to Wednesday, September 27. I left my little campsite in the woods and headed towards Blanding, UT. Figured I would get something to eat there and then head on to Monticello where I would hotel it after enough days of camping in the desert that my smell was even offensive to me! I really needed a shower and a laundromat. Blanding lived up to its name (bland) as there wasn’t much going on and again many of the shops and businesses were boarded up. It was the first stop after all that desert wilderness, so I figured it would have some frontier-town energy…..but nope. I did have a decent BLT for lunch at the one restaurant and they were also nice enough to fill my water bottles with ice and water. It was still really hot. Then I headed towards Monticello along with a plethora of trucks and cars. Damn the traffic! I pressed on and in the late afternoon wheeled into Monticello – which even though it is smaller, has a better feel than Blanding did. I settled into my surprisingly large room at the Abajo Lodge and after a shower I sorted through all my packs, ending up with a pile of dirty laundry. Conveniently there was a laundromat right across the street and in no time I had clean clothes again! Then I went on an expedition to get some supplies and some dinner. It was a success! I got groceries, a tall boy of Coors Banquet, tacos from a food truck and a pint of Cherry Garcia ice cream for dessert. Luxury!

As for photos from the day…..none taken! I guess that is why I skipped right over it.