I am stuck with nothing to do but I do have internet so I will update. Mike is in the emergency room in Moab, Utah having some tests run after collapsing this afternoon and passing out. Of course, the doctor wants to rule out any major problems, so here we wait, but we are fairly convinced that he was dehydrated. He is now on an IV drip and is feeling better, although still weak. We traveled most of the day and experienced a dramatic change in temperature (35 degrees where we got up this morning and 83 degrees at our campground next to the Colorado River). I think he was not drinking enough water.
Sunday and Monday were spent in charming Idaho Springs where we got Michaela sent off for home and Mike changed the muffler on the van in the O'Reilly's parking lot. We ignorantly asked the guy in the store what were the major industries that kept Idaho Springs going, and he looked at us with a blank stare and said "potatoes." We also got some prescriptions filled at Sam's, ate lunch downtown at a restaurant much like Panera, and poked around in a very well-organized, used bookstore.
We fully intended to go to the Grand Tetons but the weather there was forcast to be quite cold and we decided we had enough of cold noses poking out of our comforter at night and shivering while waiting for coffee to perk (thanks again to Jeannette for the camping coffee pot) in the morning. We have a campsite on BLM land right next to the Colorado River with quite a bit of shade, so we will probably stay put for two or three days.
Well, here's hoping we get out of here soon!
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