My next stop was Steamboat and I decided to play some golf when I got there. I had played the course last year with Mom and Dad when they came to visit. It’s a links-style course and the layout is really fun. It was so windy though! At least 25 mph, if not more at times. But I had fun. It was today or no day because the weather was supposed to get worse as we got closer to the weekend.
I rented a room at one of the local resorts. It was cheaper than usual because it’s the offseason here now. The room had a kitchen which I took advantage of. I made some meals that I could heat up easily when I get back on the road.
There was a hot tub too and I definitely took advantage of that. I met this couple and we had a really good chat. They are new parents and it was cool to get their perspective. Not everyone raises a newborn during a pandemic.
It had snowed a fair bit overnight but the roads were alright to drive. Big shout out to Alexandra for convincing me to take my ice scraper for the car. I had a fair bit of snow to brush off the roof before I could get going.
I drove a bit and filled up my water tank in the next town over. It had snowed and it was just a wet and muddy mess near the water pump.
I noticed that water would spill out of the tank every time I started driving. I would make a stop and I would find a small puddle of water at the bottom of the water cabinet. My first idea was that it was coming from the ventilation tube area. When the tank is over ¾ full the water will slosh around while I am driving and leak out of the opening.
I went to the store and got a cap to close it up. It came with one but I am unsure where it is. Probably in one of the containers I have on the roof but the cap was super cheap so I’d rather just pay the $2.
I drove a bit today and the water was still leaking – more than it was before. I took a look around and I saw a small drip from the water tank where the pipe fittings connect. I don’t think it was the pipe fitting honestly. It’s in such a tight space though, so it was hard to tell for sure.
I got this silicone tape and wrapped the area with it. I also got Teflon tape and re-did the cap that I had put in previously. So we will see what happens.
It doesn’t seem to be leaking when I am standing still. Like overnight nothing builds up so that good news. I will just have to monitor the situation.
My original plan was to go to the Utah entrance of Dinosaur National Monument. But along the way, I decided to check out a campsite on the opposite end of the park. You can’t drive through the park so it’s kind of an out and back type deal.
I’m glad that I stopped in because the campsite is really beautiful. Right along the Yampa River. It warmed up after the snow in the morning so it was nice to be outside there.
You can take a river trip along the Yamba and it takes you through the canyons that make up the national monument. The pictures look pretty unreal if I’m being honest. Maybe I will try to take a rafting trip up here in the future. I think I would enjoy it.
The volunteer rangers here are from Boston and it was fun meeting them when I got in. They have a pretty noticeable accent which is just super funny. I’m in the middle of nowhere US and I roll up to the campsite and this guy is speaking like he’s standing outside Fenway.