Friday, October 9 – Tuesday, October 13
Baker Dam Reservoir, between Enterprise and St. George, southwestern Utah
I like a camp that offers several different choices for walking the crew.
Doin’ the backhoe!
At Baker Dam Reservoir Campground one choice is to follow the trail that winds away from the day use area. That trail is a maze and one “arm” reaches our campsite.
It’s like our own, personal trail!
Bridget likes to walk behind me (above), while Reggie is eager to see what lies ahead.
The trail meanders through volcanic rocks painted with lichen and moss.
The junipers are heavily laden with berries, lots of berries!
There are so many berries they look like garlands draped on the boughs.
Picnic tables under shelters and alongside fire rings are placed along the trail.
I never see anyone here. It seems people don’t go for picnics much any more. They either go camping or do other things, I guess.
We stop at lookouts.
I photograph the morning light on the tree tops. The Santa Clara River is somewhere among those trees.
We take the trail walk at least once a day.
Bridget knows the trail so well that sometimes she turns around and goes back to camp to wait for us from underneath the Best Little Trailer. It depends upon how she feels on any given day.
“You still with us, Bridgie?”
Notice how the trail is red? We’re close to red rock country. Hence the crusher run is red.
Another choice for walks is to cross the dam.
A few people fish the reservoir, either from shore, from the rocky side of the dam, or from a boat.
Of course, the third choice is to walk the campground loop and check out the neighbors!
Few campers are here during the week.
On weekends this time of year the campground is a little over half-full.
These folks come well prepared.
I haven’t encountered any flying insects at Baker Dam Reservoir. Maybe they show up if you eat outside after dark. I don’t know about that.
At any rate, these campers are protected!
All sorts of RVs come to Baker Dam Reservoir Campground.
Even the really big rigs slide in among the junipers.
Three choices: the trail, the dam, or the campground loop.
These are for the short walks of the day, originating from our campsite. We also board the Perfect Tow Vehicle to go places where we can take longer walks, such as in the Pine Valley Mountains which I’ll show you in another post.
Update on core battery fee:
I have a bad habit of not checking cash register receipts at the time of purchase. When I bought a battery at Wal-Mart’s automotive department in Richfield, Utah, I didn’t look at the receipt until later, when we’re at our next camp several miles away.
You may remember me mentioning the $12 I was charged for “core battery fee.” Huh?
Readers explained that this is a fee refunded upon turning in an old battery.
Why a rabbit? Because a rabbit makes a better photo than a battery
Well, I didn’t have to turn in an old battery because the old battery was kept at the shop at the time the new battery was put in.
I call Wal-Mart automotive in Richfield and explain the situation.
Since I paid with a credit card, I figure the $12 can be credited to my card. Not so. Not over the phone. Against Wal-Mart policy. I have to come into the Wal-Mart with the receipt and my credit card in order to receive a refund. I’m nowhere near Richfield in order to do that.
I ask to speak with the supervisor.
Lindsey, the supervisor, readily suggests a solution. Take the receipt to any Wal-Mart, produce my credit card, have that Wal-Mart call the Richfield Wal-Mart to confirm, and I’ll receive a refund.
Before ending the call I make a suggestion to Lindsey and she seems agreeable to it.
“I never heard of a core battery fee. I’m sure there are others who haven’t either. All of this could’ve been avoided if someone had mentioned the core battery fee at the time of purchase. Maybe make it standard procedure to inform the customer?”
In the next post I’ll show you another great camping option when traveling in southwestern Utah!
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