Picking up our mail

We had originally planned to spend two weeks at Kodachrome Basin State Park, and then a couple of nights boondocking near Capitol Reef National Park before continue to a state park near Moab where we planned to visit Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. Because of our plan changes, we cancelled the second week reservation at Kodachrome, and the state park near Moab.

I had decided to order our mail to be delivered sometime around Memorial Day -- the post office near Moab did not indicate that it would accept General Delivery mail, so I sent it to Green River, Utah, a town that we planned to be passing through between Capitol Reef and Moab. The mail was already sent by the time our plans changed, so our mail was on its way to Green River, regardless of the fact that we weren't planning to go through there anymore. We were tracking the progress of our mail as it traveled from Livingston to Green River, and it transited through Salt Lake City -- I wished that there was a way to say, "Hold it! Times! Wait!" and let us pick it up there. But... alas, it went on to Green River.

It was due to arrive in Green River on Saturday (of Memorial Day weekend) by 9pm -- so we decided our best option would be to drive the Jeep to Green River on Tuesday (after Memorial Day) since we could not be sure that the package would arrive before the post office closed on Saturday (at noon). I got a notice on Saturday morning that it arrived at about 7:15am -- which would have given us enough time to drive there before noon on Saturday (it was 133 miles, a little over 2 hours driving time). But, we already had our minds set that we would drive on Tuesday and then head out on Wednesday, so, we stayed with that plan.

On Tuesday, we headed out. We took a few pictures on the way... 

...we took US 6 most of the way -- on the western end near Spanish Fork, it went through a canyon and though there wasn't much plant life, there was a little and it looked green.

As we got to the east side, nearer Green River, it was much flatter and much more barren.

After getting our mail, heading back west the same way we had come.

It took us about 5 hours with stops to get the mail, fuel, food, and changing drivers. We went in the Jeep so could go closer to the speed limit (which was as high as 70 during much of the drive -- we don't usually drive Gracie towing the Jee-rage more than 64-65). It wasn't as comfortable a drive in the Jeep, but we got a *lot* better fuel mileage! And... we got our mail!