{"id":365,"date":"2017-06-03T07:24:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-03T14:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/?p=365"},"modified":"2017-06-04T05:11:11","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T12:11:11","slug":"traveling-from-the-canyon-to-kanab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/2017\/06\/03\/traveling-from-the-canyon-to-kanab\/","title":{"rendered":"Traveling from the Canyon to Kanab"},"content":{"rendered":"

We got on the road around 9 am on Thursday heading for Kanab UT. \u00a0Driving back eastward on I-40 toward Flagstaff on a gloriously blue sky morning. \u00a0 As the exit for highway 89 north toward Page approached, I noticed some dark clouds off in the distance. \u00a0 In a little while we could see rain squalls under those clouds not far north of us and it appeared we were heading right at them. \u00a0And of course, we were. \u00a0It was a real gully washer as they say in the desert. \u00a0 It was really great at washing all the smashed bugs off that large windshield. \u00a0 That heavy rain only lasted about 5 or so miles, then it cleared right up and it was a beautiful and sunny day again.<\/p>\n

Route 89 is an incredibly scenic road all \u00a0the way from Flagstaff to Kanab. \u00a0 I had planned to stop for fuel at Mile Marker 498 (the only way to locate the Sinclair station) \u00a0Since we are pulling a different car, I had no idea what type of mileage we might get, and I didn’t want to run it all the way down by waiting till Kanab. \u00a0 I pull into the station. \u00a0 It has a 15′ clearance so we are all good. \u00a0There are 3 pump islands and at the last second I notice diesel is only on the first island. \u00a0I stop quickly and get out, only to find I am a foot too far for the hose to reach. \u00a0 Backing up with a 4-wheel-down towed car (aka a \u00a0“toad”) you cannot back up. \u00a0I did back up for the foot I needed, and afterward had to go back and straighten out the steering wheels to put them straight again. \u00a0The gas pumps were the slowest I have ever experienced. \u00a0Even the dollar amount crawled. \u00a0When you have 100 gallons to put in, it really makes a difference!<\/p>\n

There is a short stretch of “wonderment” a few miles before you get to Page Az where you go up into a tight mountain pass. \u00a0 The road is carved out of the brightest reds, pinks and white rocks I have ever seen. \u00a0Unfortunately we didn’t\"\"<\/a> know it was coming up or we would have been ready with the camera, all we could get was one final cut prior to reaching the summit and its all one color and Kathy’s iPhone camera didn’t do that photo justice. \u00a0(there was no where to pull over, \u00a0it was a very narrow passage with a sheer drop on one side and towering walls on the other.<\/p>\n

Just prior to that spectacular section of road, we saw a McDonald’s sign saying RV parking. \u00a0 Well, \u00a0Kathy decided we were stopping at a McDonald’s.. why, because they have RV parking. \u00a0 Nuff Said. \u00a0 Turns out the RV parking was one way in and out and not enough room for our size rig to get out. \u00a0 \u00a0I had to disconnect the toad, do a K turn, and then Kathy had to drive it till we found a wide spot in the road, which turned out to be our next stop.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>My favorite part was going right past Lake Powell’s Glen Canyon dam and stopping by the visitor center… err, at least the parking lot for RV’s.. \u00a0 As soon as I fired the parking brake, it started to rain again, so I snapped a few pics and quickly reattached the car and got back inside to head for Kanab.<\/p>\n

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The road from Page to Kanab is more great scenery.<\/p>\n

We arrived in Kanab late afternoon\u00a0and found our campground. \u00a0 It’s right smack in the middle of downtown, a very small downtown. \u00a0Two traffic lights was all I could see. \u00a0 \u00a0It looked nice, but there were a line of rental class C motor homes all the way out into the street. \u00a0I proceeded to follow them in and to my surprise right out the other side. \u00a0 Turns out they didn’t have reservations and the place was full. \u00a0 \u00a0So I go back in, \u00a0this time noticing the office and checked in. \u00a0 The owner told me those folks thought they had reservations for that night, but they were actually for the next night.<\/p>\n

Turns out the owner of the campground is an IT nerd who had just installed Gigabit fiber and brand new Ubiquity meshed AC Picostations. \u00a0 Man, is it blazingly fast, and he is very proud of that system. \u00a0 \u00a0 Most of the parks we have visited have very poor WiFi. \u00a0Some places it didn’t work at all.<\/p>\n

So this place let me download all my recorded shows from the home SageTV server in a few hours. \u00a0 It was truly amazing after all the other experiences.<\/p>\n

Long day of driving, glad to get settled in here. \u00a0Beautiful view of the red hills of Kanab!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We got on the road around 9 am on Thursday heading for Kanab UT. \u00a0Driving back eastward on I-40 toward Flagstaff on a gloriously blue sky morning. \u00a0 As the exit for highway 89 north toward Page approached, I noticed some dark clouds off in the distance. \u00a0 In a little while we could see … <\/p>\n

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