April 17th to 19th - UT,WY

April 17th - Tues - to Jensen, UT
Yesterday we stopped at an RV service place to see about getting a nut welded back onto our rear stabilizer and they said to come by at 9:30 on our way out of town. When we went there, the welder was gone and we were told that he should be back in a couple of hours so we could just hang around and wait! Not bloody likely!!
I think we have been ignoring Wanda’s (GPS) instructions too much as she sent us on a steep road over a mountain - Hwy 139 north from I-70 just over the border into Colorado. It was very scenic though - out of the desert and into green. By the time we hit the tourist information and got set up there wasn’t enough time to do much so we went and checked out nearby Vernal and fueled up - at $3.06.
While we were sitting outside enjoying the sunshine, a guy drove by in a pickup with a welder in the back. He dropped off another guy and drove out past our site. So Terry flagged him down and asked if he could/would weld the nut for us. Not only did he weld it, but he would not accept any money for doing so! He said that life was treating him well and he could do a favor for someone.
Later in the evening it clouded up and we had some lovely displays of sheet lightening and some rain.

April 18th - Wed - Jensen, UT
I guess we are just jinxed! The wind will not stop!
We went to Dinosaur National Monument. The main exhibit is a “dig” with bones left partially exposed. Unfortunately, the building was found to be unsound in July so it is closed. We are not interested enough in old bones and such to go for walks looking for barely visible fossils. Ended up back at the rig deciding on our next stop(s) and doing some reorganizing and a couple of small repairs. Then went out way too often to readjust the satellite dish as the wind kept knocking it out of alignment.

April 19th - Thurs - to Jackson, WY
Long day of driving today. We went to Craig, CO and then north into Wyoming. We could have taken a shorter route through the Flaming Gorge area but it is a very steep, windy road and there was snow all around us last night so we thought we better avoid it. We were going to stay in Rawlins, WY but it was still windy and there was snow and mountains everywhere (duh, we are in the Rockies!) so we decided to head a little west and try to get out of the snow. So, with Jackson, WY know for skiing, you’d think there would be more snow here but there isn’t. And there is no wind! We actually did not think we would get this far but we could not find an RV spot sooner.
We were coming this way to go through Yellowstone as Terry saw an ad for Yellowstone on TV (he thought). Well, when we got our campsite, the guy told us that Yellowstone is not open yet. Back to the drawing board!