Rialta Class C motor home, White Sands National Park, New Mexico, October 22, 2018

Rialta

2016 Review of Rialta
RV Insider

The Winnebago Rialta motor home was built as an alternative to the larger Class A motor homes and the conversion vans. It has an aerodynamic design and a mere 20 feet 8 inches in length; making it exceptionally easy to maneuver.

These RVs are sometimes referred to as Class C motor-homes, and sometimes as a B-Plus motor-homes depending on the style of the model.

About 8,000 Rialta motorhomes were built by Winnebago from 1994 through 2005, but the use of the Volkswagen Rialta chassis was discontinued in 2003. If you’re looking for a used Rialta motor home it can run you anywhere from $20,000 to $50,000 depending on mileage and condition.

With its 2.5L fuel-injected Volkswagen gas engine and slick design it gets good fuel mileage and has a nice towing capacity. The Volkswagen Rialta has independent suspension, rack-and-pinion steering, and an antilock braking system.

The interior of the rialta RV has all the comforts of home including many driver conveniences. Standard equipment includes cruise control, power windows, power mirrors, air conditioning and storage below the front seating area. The galley of the Winnebago Rialta has a flip-up counter extension, microwave oven, two burner range top stove, single door 3-way refrigerator, and a stainless steel sink.

The bathroom is equally well equipped with cabinets, shower, sink, marine style toilet, towel bar, and a fold-down vanity shelf. Most Rialta motorhome models include entertainment centers with color TV, cable ready, and a CD player.

There are also monitoring system panel for the holding tanks, LP levels, battery gauge, and a generator start switch and all the standard safety equipment.

The Winnebago Rialta motor home is used for full time RVing, or long term RVing if you’re looking for a small motorhome.

White Sands

National Park Service
Accessed 8/21/22

Rising from the heart of the Tularosa Basin is one of the world’s great natural wonders – the glistening white sands of New Mexico. Great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have engulfed 275 square miles of desert, creating the world’s largest gypsum dune field. White Sands National Park preserves a major portion of this unique dune field, along with the plants and animals that live here.

Established in 1933 as a national monument, White Sands was redesignated as a national park in 2019.

Utah Juniper, Colorado National Monument, September 18, 2011

This is actually a crop from one of over 1200 images that I’ve provided royalty-free for any use online at Pixabay.com.

Utah Juniper

Utah State University
Accessed August 11, 2022

Utah juniper is usually a bushy tree in appearance, with a rounded crown and a trunk that is many-forked or occasionally with a central dominant trunk. It has an extensive root system that enables it to vigorously compete for moisture. Mature trees are usually less than 30 feet high. Utah juniper can live to be 650 years old. Reproduction is by seed.

Utah juniper is common on dry plains, plateaus, and the lower elevation of the mountains of the state. Its elevation ranges between 4,000 and 7,500 feet. It is common in elevations below pinyon pine, and above the sagebrush-grass zone.

MPG travel trailer, Moab KOA, Utah, September 24, 2011

MPG by Cruiser RV

(Memories Per Gallon)

Cruiser RV
Manufacturer website
Accessed August 18, 2022

We know the feeling. You want to get out there and explore this great country, but you don’t want to leave a big environmental footprint behind. The MPG was engineered with you (and the planet) in mind. Like all Cruiser RV products, it’s lightweight yet built to last. And it tows easily behind your fuel-efficient, half-ton vehicle. Mile for mile, it’s packed with value, too. The MPG features comfy homelike furnishings, king beds, taller ceilings, outside kitchens and 12 great floor plans with either single or double slides and sleeping options aplenty. If you want a trailer that’s built for value and fuel efficiency, the name says it all.

Along the Upper Colorado River above Moab, Utah, September 23, 2011 (The view is from the river edge towards mountains to the south of the river.)

Scenic Byway U-128

Discover Moab
Accessed August 18, 2022

This spectacular route along the Colorado River gorge begins at the Colorado River Bridge on the north end of Moab. Spending a day exploring this section of the river gorge will provide you with jaw dropping scenery and take you to the sixth-longest natural rock span in the United States, world famous movie locations, beautiful picnic and bouldering areas, a Film Heritage Museum, a large variety of hiking trails including one that goes to the breathtaking Fisher Towers, historical points of interest, guided horseback riding opportunities, outdoor dining, a brand new mercantile (opening in 2020) and a ghost town.

Utah State Route 128 (U-128) is a 44.6-mile-long (71.7 km) state highway north of Moab. The entire length of the highway has been designated the Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway, as part of the Utah Scenic Byways program. This road also forms part of the Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway, a National Scenic Byway. Residents of Moab frequently refer to SR-128 as “the river road”, after the Colorado River, which the highway follows.

The highway was originally constructed to connect rural cities in eastern Utah with Grand Junction, Colorado, the largest city in the region. Part of the highway was merged into the Utah state highway system in 1931; the rest was taken over by the state and assigned route number 128 in 1933. Today, the highway is used as a scenic drive for visitors to the area.

The highway crosses the Colorado River at the site of the Dewey Bridge, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This bridge was the longest suspension bridge in Utah until April 2008 when it was destroyed by a fire.