Ollie in the Wild!

**rideandfly** · August 31

Appreciate the trip report and photos! Also happy to hear about how the Starlink Mini is working out!

Have a fine trip!!!

**John Dorrer** · August 31

1 hour ago, Patriot said:

After a great blueberry harvest we are finally back in beautiful Colorado!

We are base camped for a few days here in Colorado Springs and the weather so far has been awesome. We are enjoying the cool 50 degree nighttime sleeping temps with our windows wide open and the cool desert breeze is great for sleeping. The day time temps have been in the 70’s to 80’s.

Our plan to make our way to South Fork, then Durango and onto Montrose. Eventually we will end up in Grand Junction to get the 5 leaf pack installed. From there we will head to Utah, Wyoming and possibly Montana.

If in Colorado Springs area check out Torchys Taco’s 🔥 for all kinds of yummy tacos with a kick! The “foodies we are” Ha! 😝

Safe Travels to All!

Sunrise, and sunsets are my favorite times of the day.

SL mini deployed - a total game changer!

My lovely bride enjoying lunch. Needless to say we skipped evening dinner.

Torchy's is an annual meal with my sister and brother-in-law when we are in Dallas. To our surprise we have one 10 minutes from the house.

**MAX Burner** · September 1

@Patriot - Glad to see you've got the mini SL up and operational. We knew y'all would love it!

FYI: Headed up the spine of the Rockies in a week for the annual MC ride - first stop is at Soldier's Stone monument near Saguache, CO 163 miles north east of South Fork. It's adjacent to the Continental Divide Trail and accessible from a nearby parking area. Very moving monument, worth the "look-see."

Soldier's Stone is a monument dedicated to all those who died during the VN War from over a dozen nations from the mid-50s to 1975.

Well worth the visit, IMO...

**Patriot** · September 1

18 hours ago, John Dorrer said:

Torchy's is an annual meal with my sister and brother-in-law when we are in Dallas. To our surprise we have one 10 minutes from the house.

Our meal was great and the host gave us get two free Taco cards and a desert on the house.

John I think having a Torchy’s that close to home could be dangerous. 😋 😄 We could easily become regulars. Ha!

Edited September 1 by Patriot

**Patriot** · September 1

3 hours ago, MAX Burner said:

@Patriot - Glad to see you've got the mini SL up and operational. We knew y'all would love it!

FYI: Headed up the spine of the Rockies in a week for the annual MC ride - first stop is at Soldier's Stone monument near Saguache, CO 163 miles north east of South Fork. It's adjacent to the Continental Divide Trail and accessible from a nearby parking area. Very moving monument, worth the "look-see."

Soldier's Stone is a monument dedicated to all those who died during the VN War from over a dozen nations from the mid-50s to 1975.

Well worth the visit, IMO...

Max Burner,

We will definitely try and stop for a “look see” at Soldiers Stone Monument.

Paying a tribute to brother and sister vets is a high priority for us. Thank you for the nugget!

We will miss you by one week. Your trip sounds like a really great time! Post up some pics!

Patriot🇺🇸

**MAX Burner** · September 1

Solid copy @Patriot. Will DO!

**Patriot** · September 8

After our install of Alcan leaf pack we decided to tour the Grande Mesa National Forest here in Grand Junction. We also highly recommend the Colorado National Monument a must see if you’re in this area. We also took the ski lift up Powder Horn ski resort the views from the lift were epic at 10’ elev. It was really cool to see that they allow mountain biking in the off ski season. We had a light lunch at the base of Powder Horn before our lift ride to the top. The weather was perfect. As you can tell, no traffic to speak of and no crowds. We are convinced that after Labor Day is the perfect time and temp to visit out west.

Happy and Safe Travels!

The Beast even got in on the action…

The good food at Powder Horn hit the spot! My sweet bride!

Edited September 9 by Patriot

**Patriot** · September 9

We left Grand Junction and landed in Green River SP in Utah this afternoon. This SP has W/E only with an D/S and it’s $45 a night. Not bad at all.

Happy and Safe Travels!

**Patriot** · September 11

A few pics of Arches and Canyonland NPs. This time of the year it is best to get your time entry permit for as early in the morning as possible. The temps with the extreme low humidity made it really comfortable on our hikes in both parks.

Spectacular view and vistas for sure. Free entry with the America the Beautiful pass. 😊🇺🇸🇺🇸

The visitor center at Arches…we got there early. The parking lot was slammed when we departed and headed to Canyon Lands.

Balanced Rock at Arches.

This formation is called the 3 gossips at Arches.

My sweet bride! 😍

Delicate Arch.

I called this the runaway hiker lane. Behind me there is no further path out.

The Tremor aka “Beast of Burden” doing Tremor things…

Canyonlands…

Arches on a hike.

Edited September 11 by Patriot

**Patriot** · September 13

Ollie in the Wild.

Three days here at Steinaker SP in Vernal, Utah site #7 FHU site, and a gem of a place to stay. There is a local Walmart in Vernal for resupply. ✅Today we are off to check out and hike around the dinosaur national monument.

Thanks to our SL mini and excellent connectivity, we landed 5 nights at the Teton RV resort in Victor, Idaho. We also booked 5 nights inside Yellowstone NP at the Fishing Bridge CG with F/Hs. All of our reservations on this trip have been on the fly which how we roll. 😊

Just before sunset and our low last night in this high desert was a 41 and just perfect sleeping temps!

It’s so quiet here. More often than not for us, the best sound is silence and no crowds.

This morning with our SL mini deployed on the picnic table, a total changer on this trip.

Edited September 13 by Patriot

**Patriot** · September 14

So long Steinaker SP, what a great stay! Onward to Wyoming in the morning. We just had to have a nice 59d evening campfire on our last night here.

Happy and Safe Travels!

**Patriot** · September 14

After leaving Steinaker SP this morning we headed up 191 N towards Green River Wyoming. Just a beautiful drive seeing Mesa’s and Canyons all along the way. We took a walking tour of Flaming Gorge Dam along our route. The dam took 5 years to build was dedicated in 1964 by Lady Bird Johnson. Lots of history here and really worth a stop. The lake is stocked with lots of trout.

As we made our way towards up 191 we pulled off and had lunch. The vistas were amazing. We liked the complete solitude of our lunch spot, a highlight of our trip today. We are now in Wyoming and will leave for Idaho in the morning. The weather has been awesome.

Not sure if we could park here, but we did. 😊 A little way off the main highway.

**topgun2** · September 14

8 minutes ago, Patriot said:

Not sure if we could park here, but we did. 😊

It doesn't look like you were the first ones to ever enjoy that spot.

Certainly the lack of humans is one of my favorite things when it comes to Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. Lots of places like this to enjoy.

Looks like great weather too with no smoke haze.

Bill

GlacierGirl · September 15

On 9/9/2024 at 4:06 PM, Patriot said:

This SP has W/E only with an D/S

Patriot, what do you mean by “D/S”?

**Patriot** · September 15

13 minutes ago, GlacierGirl said:

Patriot, what do you mean by “D/S”?

Dump Station.

**Patriot** · September 15

28 minutes ago, topgun2 said:

It doesn't look like you were the first ones to ever enjoy that spot.

Certainly the lack of humans is one of my favorite things when it comes to Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. Lots of places like this to enjoy.

Looks like great weather too with no smoke haze.

Bill

We could not ask for better weather. Epic!

GlacierGirl · September 15

1 minute ago, Patriot said:

Dump Station.

Ahh, thank you.

**John Dorrer** · September 15

1 hour ago, GlacierGirl said:

Patriot, what do you mean by “D/S”?

Dump Station

**Patriot** · September 15

14 hours ago, topgun2 said:

It doesn't look like you were the first ones to ever enjoy that spot.

My bet is we were with an Oliver ha! 😝

**Patriot** · September 17

After a great nights rest at Teton Valley Resort here in Idaho, this morning we headed up to the Grand Tetons. Such a beautiful NP! We really enjoyed the scenic drive over Teton Pass. Soooo glad we have the diesel engine brake, as I rarely used our truck brakes at all. Ford nailed it with the 6.7 10 speed and diesel engine brake.

After hiking up and around Jenny Lake a few hours we headed into Jackson Hole for lunch and of course hit a few T shirt shops and just walk around town. We walked into the Million Dollar Saloon which was kind of neat to see. We landed for lunch at place called “Hatch” Needless to say after a light breakfast we were both ravenous and the food was really fresh and delicious.

We have 3 more nights here and plan to spend a lot more time touring and hiking in the Tetons before heading to Yellowstone. The temps are perfect! No AC needed at night as our low this morning was 49 and mid 70’s during the day.

As you can tell by the park road entrance pic, it was not very crowded when we arrived, which is just the way we like it.

Cheers and Safe Travels!

Teton Valley Resort…nice digs and we are enjoying our stay here. It’s not very busy at all.

The kinda road we like to see inside a NP. Less crowds, less people, less traffic on the road less traveled.

We really enjoyed the cooler temps while hiking around Jenny Lake.

Lunch at the Hatch… wow factor for the foodies we are. We were both hungry after our morning hike.

The Elk Antler Arch…

Our Beast of Burden doing Tremor things…

The Beautiful Tetons are really amazing.

Edited September 17 by Patriot

**Steve Morris** · September 17

Three of the six Olivers in attendance at the 2024 Ohio Fall Annual Egg Rally, held at Cowan Lake State Park, in southwest Ohio.

@Ollie-Haus @csevel Matt & Sue Jones, Deb and me, the folks with the micro-truck at the Oliver Rally, who I've *again* forgotten their name, and an unknown E1 that pulled in but was not found while riding around. Plus a couple who spent about an hour looking at our trailer and talking to Claudia, who have found a 2019 EII and are considering buying it.

A fun time, and beautiful weather.

Edited September 17 by Steve Morris

**Patriot** · September 21

We bid Teton Valley Resort in Victor Idaho, and the Grand Tetons a fairwell today as we headed to Yellowstone NP. We managed to land a nice 20X60’ concrete pad with FHs which we will enjoy for 5 nights inside Yellowstone NP at Fishing Bridge.

Loops A, B, C, and D appear to older much tighter/cozy less desirable sites. Loop E is fairly new freshly paved, and very well laid out. It will make a great base camp for us to rest and enjoy the park.

The cooler weather camping and hiking just works for us!

Happy Travels from Hull #634 XPLOR

My bride and awesome navigator. 😍 So long Tetons!

A little interesting info about the glaciers.

We had to pull over and admire Lake Jackson on our way to YS…wow factor.

No complaints with regard to our 20X60’ concrete pad site with FHs! This is much more than we expected inside a NP.

Happy Base Camp!

**topgun2** · September 21

8 hours ago, Patriot said:

No complaints with regard to our 20X60’ concrete pad site with FHs! This is much more than we expected inside a NP.

Fishing Bridge was closed for a fair amount of time while they improved the facilities there. Glad that they seem to have completed a nice job.

Enjoy what I believe to be one of the most special places on this planet! There is too much to see in only 5 days. When you do Old Faithful, don't miss the lodge and the boardwalk that extends out past Old Faithful. Also, to get a better view of Grand Prismatic, park at the Indian Trail trailhead (about a mile south of the main parking area for Grand Prismatic). Walk up Indian Trail less than 1/2 mile and look to your right for a great view. Less people and you look down versus trying to see it at a flat angle.

Bill

**Patriot** · September 22

After a great nights rest, we woke up to a 32d morning in our toasty warm Oliver. After a great hot breakfast, we loaded up in the beast and we were on the road to soak up America‘s first and oldest national park (1872). We are still pretty excited about being camped here inside the park. We enjoyed a day of touring and hiking around various areas of Yellowstone. We saw Bison, a wiley coyote, and a large black bear munching and lunching on a bison carcass from a distance (no pic as it was a blur from our vantage point) we saw lots of Osprey hunting.

The mud volcanos were pretty impressive to say the least. The “Dragons Mouth” appropriately named was really just amazing.The falls were thunderous as millions of gallons of water crashed down into the canyon. My pics and vids are mere teasers as to what we saw.

We have so much more to see and do in YS, we may extend, we’ll see. We have met and enjoyed so many nice people along the way. Tonight our temp drops down to 27d at 2am, no worries as our Oliver will keep us toasty warm.

Get out there and travel and camp! If not now when? 😊