Rawlins, WY
Miles:
373
elev: 6834 ft RV World
pop: 9, 260
8:30
a.m.Another windy day, but sunny. On advice of camp host
decided to take Hwy 30 (The old Lincoln Highway) instead of dipping
down into Utah to catch I-84. Still extremely windy. The
older highway is through more interesting countryside, but when we
are on a northern leg the winds hit us cross-wise. Worse by far
than headwinds, as the gusts are nearly enough to force us off the
road.
12:30
p.m. Stopped at Kemmerer for a lunch of left-over tuna salad. The
claim to fame for this town is that it is the original J.C. Penney
store. Both the county seat and largest city in Lincoln County,
it boasts a population of 2600. No parking for anything over
about twenty feet in length in town, so parked in the lot of defunct
store between a Pizza Hut and an Alco Store in the "suburb"
of Diamondville. Ninety minutes for lunch to accommodate
Mike's conference call this afternoon. Verizon 4G service.
6:20
p.m. Overnight Batise Springs RV Park in Pocatello, ID. This
place got a good review (10/10 stars) in rvparkreviews.com. On
the map it shows across the river from sewage treatment plant. As
we drove in there was a cement plant on the other side of the highway
from the park. Had to wend our way through construction zone
and around a huge RV and boat storage building. Once we were
nestled into our spot, however, it was quite peaceful. The
spaces are laid out so that your "front door" faces the
river. It felt good to go for a walk between the Batise Springs
and Pontneuf River before dinner. When the terrain began to be
too overgrown and the caddisflies
too plentiful, returned to dine and bed. The
owners were truly happy to have us there. The only other unit
was an old travel trailer. I thought it might be a weekend
fisherman's rig. Mike thought it was more likely a construction
worker. (He won.)
Batise Springs
Sunset Pocatello, ID
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