Days 8, 9 - Helper, UT, and Wendell, ID

Thursday - A modest drive day to Helper, UT, which is just a bit north of Price. In the past, I spent a lot of time in Price over several years as it was one of our field sites. The temperature claims to be mid-70s but it feels warmer since there isn’t a cloud to be seen. 

After a couple days of dry camping in 90°+ temperatures, it’s nice to have shore power again. Yes, the A/C will run on battery power but only for a limited time. We did run the generator to recharge the batteries while we ran the A/C during the hottest part of the day. This morning, the batteries were at 28%. By the time we arrived, they had only charged to 35%. That’s with the absorption refrigerator and the portable chest freezer running on AC power. The DC-DC charger plus solar are only able to barely keep up. Which is fine.

Friday - We are on the road again heading through SLC into southern Idaho. Traffic was hectic from Provo to Ogden but it was pretty chill after that. The picture is north of Ogden. We filled up at a Maverick and we had difficulty maneuvering in the confined gas station due to the horrible turning radius of the E-450 chassis. We had to disconnect the Jeep to get out of the station. 

We made it to Wendell, ID, around 4:30pm. The RV park is actually attached to an RV dealership and repair shop. We are here through the weekend. The roads were very rough today.