We ended back in Salt Lake City after Jackson. Not only was the weather only getting colder, but there was also no snow... anywhere! So, we decided to hang out in Salt Lake for the time being. Because of my family being there, it is a really easy place to spend some time. We used our days snowboarding/skiing, hiking, running errands, and of course going to the dog park. While we were able to have a nice warm bed, shower, and bathroom, we still worked on Ruby, to try and get her set up for the next voyage. We FINALLY plastic wrapped the windows around the bed. It was shocking the amount of air that was coming in through the windows. I was surprised by how much warmer it already was in the camper. We also installed a carbon monoxide detector. Since we may be using the propane heater more and more on the road, we wanted to make sure we didn't take any unnecessary risks.
While in Salt Lake, Stuart and I ran into our first real trouble, sharing the truck. Even though we love doing things together it is nice to have our own time to fill, so we alternated using the truck, not always very smoothly, but made it work none the less. I decided to also spend this time studying for the GRE, one of the many hoops graduate school applications were making me jump through. While Stuart was snowboarding, I was memorizing words and re-learning special triangles. I ended up doing pretty well, and am now able to apply to grad school!
Right after I took the GRE, Stuart and I decided to head out again. This time the snow seemed to be accumulating in California (of all places!). So we are back on the road, ready for the next adventure!
