Monday, November 25, 2024

The Sequel October 26 Jacob Lake

 

Saturday, October 26 Let’s go to Jacob Lake

My human took me to a big dirt area with plants.  I got to roll and I got to sniff plants. Shh… I ate a little of one of the plants.  But I didn’t throw up!

We did our walk exploring the East View area.  Lots of views of the Grand Canyon.  There are faucets with spring water for you to refill your water containers.  It is a nice area, and it is not nearly as busy as other parts of the park.

We leave out the east to the town of Cameron.  I believe this is hwy 89.  We turn north.  We then take the road that goes to Jacob Lake.  Maybe that is 89, I don’t have a map in front of me.  I guess you just have to believe me!  This is a lonely two lane highway that takes us across reservation land.  We are basically in the middle of nowhere!

We come upon a bridge across the river.  We pull over and actually find a spot we could park in this small lot.  We hike across the bridge which offers some stellar views of the river. 



Back on the road, it becomes a bit windy through piney woods.  We ultimately arrive at the Jacob Lake RV park only to find it closed for the season.  Hmm… we see another sign for RV camping, so we follow the signs down a dirt road…  closed for the season.  Gee thanks…  If you were not going to post signs that it was closed, you could at least have a spot where we could turn around!  Well, we have no choice but to continue down the dirt road.  Soon, we see a couple of other rigs parked in the forest.  We see a clearing with a fire ring.  Maybe we can stay there?  It isn’t easy, but we are able to make the turn (unbeknownst to us… the trees ate our TV antenna).  We tried to position ourselves, but it was just not level enough for our taste.  We saw a spot early on when we turned on the road, so we headed back.  We pass a sign that says ‘no shooting for the next mile’.  I guess that’s a good thing for us!  When we got to the spot, there was a truck, but they were only there for lunch so the spot was ours.  We positioned ourselves, then…  can we disconnect…  we did disconnect, but I am not sure we should have.  But alas…  It is the first weekend of deer season.  At least we are in the ‘no shooting’ zone!

Pine trees tower above us and we have a nice fire ring.  This is perfect!

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