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On our drives, we often talk about the little things that we enjoy or find interesting or annoying about RV traveling. Here are a few:
- Finding a level site seems to be getting more difficult. When you park an RV, it's important that the entire rig be level so that doors will open properly, the refrigerator will work efficiently, and
most importantly, you don't feel like you're walking up or downhill inside your rolling house. We have automatic levelers, and we found that even with them, there were quite a few sites where we had to roll up onto blocks to get the coach level.
iHeart Radio is great. We could listen to whatever station or podcast we wanted whenever we wanted.
It would be great if, in construction zones where the open lane is narrow, they placed the cones in such a way as to make the travel lane at least a few inches wider. If you're driving an 8 foot wide rig, and the travel lane is 8'6" wide, there's not a lot of room for error.
From our previous travels, we became acquainted with the likes of Grit, Encore, ION, and Charge TV channels. It's amazing how many OTA stations there really are! This time, we saw many more. Have you heard of Cozi, Stadium, Hilsong, Enlace, H&I, Bounce, Justice, Dabl, and Positiv?
The old series hold up over time. Perry Mason and the Untouchables are great (shown on those independent TV stations). We must be old. We love watching for people who became tv or movie stars in those series.
The things that we see in our travels prompt questions. How fast does the wind have to be blowing to move the wind turbines in a wind farm? Most large-scale wind turbines typically start turning in winds of seven to nine miles per hour. Their top speeds are around 50-55 mph, which is their upper safety limit. Large-scale wind turbines normally have a braking system that kicks in around 55 mph to prevent damage to the blades. Who knew?
We learned that 95% of the corn grown in this country is for livestock feed.
We'd like to request that farmers post a sign by the side of their fields letting people who drive by know what's planted in their fields.
Even though we had reservations for the most popular places (Arches, Great Basin) we visited, we had no reservations for the very busy RV parks everywhere else. But we still managed to get a space in some great places along the way. Everything works out.
Back roads are often a lot more fun. Detours, not necessarily so.
We don't know who will win this upcoming election, but we do know that Trump support in the states we traveled in is very enthusiastic. We saw Trump banners, signs, placards and flags everywhere. Along I70, we saw a stand of at least 20 trees with a Trump/ Pence sign tacked to each one. In all our travels, I think we might have seen a total of 5 Biden/Harris signs. And yes, we were counting.
Verizon is super. With unlimited data, we watched Netflix and Amazon Prime in places as remote as Baker, NV and Hanksville, UT where there were no other cell signals.
Most fun hike: Capitol Reef, Grand Wash. Second place: Canyonlands Needles, Slickrock trail
Grand Wash, Capitol Reef 
Slickrock, Needles Canyonlands 
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