Natural Selection in Progress
We decided our first excursion with our newly acquired kit would be to Tuweep or Toroweap campground, overlooking a 3000 foot drop to the Colorado River. We left St. George Saturday after Mindy's Spokes for Hope bike race, taking the Main Street route, BLM roads 1069 and 5 from St. George, about 90 miles to Toroweap, most of which is off-road. Our trip back was the Sunshine route, BLM 109 to Highway 389, a few miles east of Pipe Springs. We arrived late afternoon and established our camp. In about ten minutes we had it all up, including a shower/changing room. The roof-top tent goes up in seconds, along with the awning. The kitchen deploys with pedestals for stoves or coolers along with a canvas wash basin under a removable work surface. We didn't know what to do with ourselves having grown-up camping gear compared to what we pack on the motorcycles. One improvised item is a heavy-duty garden sprayer I converted to a shower by replacing the hose and spra...
