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The Fool on the Hill

April 14th, 2009 by Wayne (Wirs)

Desert View

I managed to make it up to the top of the hill that I mentioned yesterday. I think my next RV will be a high clearance 5th wheel with a big enough truck to pull it up steep grades. One of my recurring concerns with dry camping is the roads are often rough and steep. Rough can cause you to knock a hole in your holding tanks. Steep can mean that you have to back down a rough road that you can’t quite make it up with a smaller engine. Both of which were serious concerns getting up here today. The last ten feet I had the pedal floored and was only creeping up an inch at a time.

But success was had and the rewards are wonderful: peaceful 360 degree views, desert solitude, a great Internet connection, and a small town (supplies) within 5 miles.

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3 Responses to “The Fool on the Hill”

  1. Doug In Powell Says:
    April 15th, 2009 at 8:22 am

    It kind of sucks to be you doesn’t it? Nice view.

  2. Wayne Wirs Says:
    April 15th, 2009 at 11:07 am

    @Doug: Well this morning I’m freezing my butt off, the water lines are frozen, the refrigerator isn’t working right and the chair and table you see in the picture were 50 yards down the hill because the winds have been blowing around 70 mph last night. But all in all, it’s a pretty good life.

  3. Doug In Powell Says:
    April 15th, 2009 at 5:00 pm

    If it were easy, everybody would be doing it.

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