It all feels somewhat desolate, yet they suggest if you have an emergency, just dial 911. (There is just enough cell service to do that.)
We rode for about eight miles. Even though we set off early, it got hot quick, climbing over 80 degrees. It was another fun ride through some neat and varied landscape.
After the ride was done, having driven all this way, we continued on to the north unit of the park. There is some fantastic scenery there, including rock formations that looked like cannonballs.
Even though we saw lightning off in the distance, we drove on, going further along the scenic road at the park. This was a mistake. We got caught in a horrible thunderstorm, complete with sideways-blowing rain, gusty winds that rocked the van, and hail. (At least we weren't riding the bikes.)
The road in the park flooded in places, and the van skittered in and out of the water-filled, truck-formed ruts on the highway. (I slowed down, especially as the stability control light kept flickering on the instrument panel, proof danger was being averted.)
The storm continued for 45 minutes. Since we left the windows open in the T@B, we were convinced the trailer was filled with water. Or worse, we feared the plastic windows would be ripped off of their hinges by the strong winds. We didn’t feel better when we stopped for gas by the highway and saw the almond-sized hail. (A tornado had touched down just a few miles south.) But when we got to the trailer, we discovered it hadn’t rained there at all. Maybe all the rainbows we saw were a positive sign after all.
We ate a meal out of the trailer’s pantry, and decided we’d set off the next day.
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