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Jim, Your set up looks great and pretty much what I was thinking of except that I'm going with 1 100w panel and 1 battery. I'm only going to be running a Dometic cf-18 off the system so i think that's sufficient. I will be running thicker wire than I need also so that I can add a panel if...

Don and Hebe I'd check out this blog if I were you : https://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/the-rv-battery-charging-puzzle-2/ It makes a lot of sense to me what handybob says and sounds like most (maybe all?) RV solar installers are doing less than a stellar job, particularly when it comes to...

Holy crap! HandyBob sure is angry and has a huge ax to grind. However, having just finished reading most of his rants I have to say that he really makes a lot of sense. Using big enough wires, the shortest runs possible and charging the batteries to the battery manufacturers specs all seem...

If you stick to the main routes you should be OK if there are no washouts or big snowstorms. I prefer North Pass myself to avoid the long washboards from the south. However, North Pass has some shaded sections that may be icy if there's been snow. Keep in mind that the county will likely have...

Thanks for the info, I think I'm going to pull the trigger on one of these.

Hey, Anybody out there? Somebody must have one of these!

Cayuse I totally agree, maybe I'm getting wiser (or just older)

Motoped is very cool, I actually saw one of these outside of Moab in October but didn't know what it was. Pretty expensive ($2500+) and heavy though, 100 lb plus. I like the GEBE because it is only $650 plus adds less than 20 lbs to a bike.

Finally headed up to Moab for a burger, beer and Hollywood shower. Then explored up towards Canyonlands and drove down Spring Canyon road all the way to the Green in Labyrinth Canyon which was cool because we've floated that section and never knew there was a road down there. From there we...

And other signs of past life.

Spent a couple of days exploring the side canyons of Comb Ridge where there are many ruins.

We then headed to the Valley of the Gods to camp but it was blowing a gale from the west and there was no place to hide. Went down to the San Juan and it was still too windy. Finally tucked into a canyon on the East side of Comb Ridge where it was relatively calm.

We then drove down Snow Flats road toward Comb Ridge and camped out.

The ruins are under a cliff that is exfoliating but are far enough back that they aren't impacted. Don't want to be there when the roof falls!

The next day we hiked down a canyon to Fallen Roof Ruin. Because of the recent rains there were full potholes everywhere and wildflowers too.

After exploring the ruins we made it back off the ridge. To be honest we were both a little sketched out about the hike/climb back and were pretty quiet while exploring. After we made it back safely we both admitted to our concerns. We are glad we did it but are not sure we would do it again...

To build out on this ridge they must have been terrified of someone. The only water source besides a few potholes was 800 feet lower and there was no soil on the ridge so they must have farmed in the canyons. Talk about a wicked commute!

Because of the location the ruins were in great shape. The rooms were tiny, still soot on the walls and even some wood and cordage from what, a 1000 years ago?

The next morning we headed out to what was probably the highlight of the trip. An Anasazi ruin that was out on the end of a very narrow ridge (20 ft wide) about 800 feet above the surrounding canyons. We knew it was at least a class 4 scramble so we left the dog in the camper. Getting onto...

We camped out a side road East of 261 near a spring and had a rare campfire.

In the morning headed to the ranger station and got our week long hiking pass, local road info and made sure we knew where we could take the dog. The 261 cuts through Cedar Mesa and to the west is the very popular Grand Gulch area where dogs are not allowed. Fortunately to the East of 261...

The next day we headed South through Hanksville and found a dirt road off of the 95 probably 15 miles before Natural Bridges National monument. Camped a couple of miles down this road and the decided to stay on it because our map and gps showed that it looped around and came back to the 95 on...

From there we headed west deeper into the Swell and camped with a view of the canyons that cut through the face of the Swell to the East.

In Mid Oct, the wife, mutt and I headed out to S. Ut to visit favorite spots and explore new ones. We headed out 50 and 70 and on day 2 were in Green River where we stocked up on ice, gas and melons. From Grn Rver we backtracked a few miles and headed south on the 24 and camped at the face of...

Ski3, The first time we saw the Northern lights was on our 1st wedding anniversary in Banff Alberta on 9/6/98. You never know when or where they will be visible but Banff is a great area to wait and see. There's wilderness, rock climbing, boating, mtn biking and much more. We were there for...