My Van with Richardson Amphitheater in the Background October 17-19, 2025 Hittle Bottom Campground is located just west of miler marker 22 on Utah Route 128. I drove there from Colorado National Monument on Friday, October 16, arriving around 10:30 AM. I found an open campsite, #14, and I think it is the same site I stayed at in May 2023. The landscape and views around the campground are wonderful. I was thinking to myself how lucky to be here, how wonderful that was, too.

October 6-19, 2025 Watching Sunset over the Mississippi River October 6-19, 2025 I began my next iteration of “road trip” heading west on Sunday, October 5. I had a late start, around 3PM. I drove 335 miles to a rest stop on I-80 near DuBois, Pennsylvania. I had a great sleep there. I woke early and began driving again around 6AM, making decent time as I continued on I-80 through Ohio, Indiana, and into Illinois. I stopped for gas a couple times, but mostly I kept driving unt