Karen At Work

In the Bear Lake KOA store where we
work.

Snow

The way to get between Garden City
and Logan is by driving the Logan
Canyon. The road through the canyon
tops out at 7800'. As this picture
shows there's still snow up there as of
today. It will be interesting to see how
long it lasts.

Funny Sign

Sign in the men's restroom at the Bear
Lake KOA.

Oh Oh - Cute Cat Picture!

Here's Jake in the Casita looking
outside.

We had to take Jake to a vet last
Saturday. His right eye was closed
and he was hiding under the bed.
It turned out to be a scratched cornea
that required a few days of eye drops.
You haven't really lived until you've
had to give eye drops to a cat who did
NOT want them! But Jake is all better
now.

By the way, the closest vet to us was
an hour away in Logan, UT.

New Way To Post!

I've "discovered" a way to post entries and pictures on our blog. I'm sure it's been there for a while but it's new to me. I take a picture using my iPhone and e-mail it to the blog. Pretty simple really. This should allow me to post more frequently.

Ross

This is the Garden City, UT post office

Trip To Utah - Las Vegas

We left Mesa on Sunday, May 17, heading for Utah via Las Vegas. We spent a couple of days in Las Vegas and stayed in Sam's Town RV park. As usual we played the nickel video poker machines in various casinos. Ross hit a royal flush that paid off 250 to 1 or $12.50. Not bad for a $0.05 bet! During our time in Las Vegas we pretty much broke even. We also ate (and ate and ate) at the buffets at both Sam's Town and the Las Vegas Hilton. It was very hot in Las Vegas, hitting about 105 degrees, but the A/C in our Casita was up to the job and kept us and Jake cool and comfortable.

Our Casita at Sam's Town RV park in Las Vegas.

Quick Update - We're Now In Utah

It's been a busy few weeks! We're now in northeastern Utah for the summer. The town we're in is Garden City. We'll be working at the Bear Lake KOA. We've been here a week now and have only good news to report. Check back for updates soon!

Casita Battery Wiring Project

The wires that connect the "house" battery to our Casita are not very flexible. Removing the battery from its compartment causes the wires to bend and start breaking. We decided to replace the wires with more flexible "boat" wiring. This is made of many, many strands and flexes very nicely. Since a complete rewiring job wasn't something we wanted to tackle we simply cut off the last couple of feet of the old wires and connected the new wiring to it. The total cost of the project was exactly $20.00. Here's some photos from the project:

	One of the original wires showing that about half of its strands have broken over time. If enough strands break it could potentially cause a fire!
	The original wiring bundle pulled out of the battery compartment.
	It's a good idea to keep wiring as short as possible. Here are the original wires cut off and ready to be stripped for attaching to the butt connectors.
	Butt connectors attached to the original wires. The white tags are labels saying "TO POS" or "TO NEG" indicating where they go. You don't want to get them mixed up!
	New wires connected to the old wires. Everything is tie wrapped to keep the original wires from flexing (the tie wrap tails haven't been cut off yet in this picture.) All connections have heat shrink over them. All wires are clearly labeled and the wire that goes to the positive terminal has been wrapped with red electrical tape to avoid any confusion.
	The completed project. We also added a piece of blue webbing material to make pulling out the battery easier.