GREEN RIVER

We only drove about 70 miles this morning but we are in a totally different landscape here in Green River, Utah. After we were a few miles past Arches National Park the scenery changed to flat dry desert.  No more red rocks, no more mountains. We wondered what we would find when we reached our destination, Green River State Park.  Our paperwork said that we had reserved a "partial hook-up" site, but it didn't say which "partial" was missing.

Our reserved site was a large pull-through with water and 50 amp power and no sewer.  The only problem was that the hook-ups were on the wrong side of the coach.  We would have to have our slide outs open to the road, and the electric cord and water hose would have to be run under the coach.  Not the best situation, but the very nice maintenance man told us to go to the office and ask if we could move to the unoccupied camp host site.  Beautiful! We even have a secret sewer hook-up hidden under a pile of leaves. Lucked out this time.

Green River is a very small town with a population of 952.  There is nothing here except gas stations and truck stops.  There is a very small market, so it's a good thing that Kathe and Jim shopped before they left Moab.
On the bright side there are lots of beautiful Cottonwood trees, and we are camped right on the Green River.  Lots of nature here, birds, rabbits, and squirrels  so it should be a fun three days. It's much cooler here and we are able to sit outside tonight. Jim even barbecued a steak tonight.

The town was settled as mail relay station in 1879 on the site where it was easiest to ford the river. Today it is known as the center of a melon growing region.  I wonder if I like honeydew?