Day 13: Delta UT to Fountain Green UT

We meant to rest in Nephi today. Lunch at the chinese restaurant in town was great - the first tofu sighting since the Wok in Fallon NV. A couple of nice ladies at the restaurant asked us about our trip, and we in turn asked them for advice and directions. They told us about a nice campground up about 1/2 way up the pass called Ponderosa in the National Forest. It sounded great, it was only 5 miles up the canyon - we decided to go camp up there instead of staying in Nephi. Got up to the National Forest, only to find out that it burned down (along with the campground) a couple of years ago. These ladies don't get out much! By now we were 1/2 way up, so we decided to carry on to the next town. Our rest day turned into a 72 mile ride to Fountain Green. We talked to a couple of locals who gave us some more advice on which way to travel to Duchesne (hwy. 6 or tough mountain pass...it's a toss up), and where to camp in town.

The RV park we camped at had more tent campers than RV's. Very odd. We learned why later in the evening as a dozen rock climbers descended on camp. Evidently Maple Canyon is a famous climbing area not too far away. Nice people from all over the country and the world!

Our experience has now led us to institute a new rule. Information about camping, lodging, distance, etc. must be verified by at least 2 individuals. This isn't the first time we've been led astray by people who sound like they know what they're talking about! Oh, and another rule: we have to add about 3 miles to whatever number of miles people tell us. "The hotel is just a mile up the road" actually means, "the hotel is just 3 miles up the road."