December 30 – January 5, 2020 After a relatively cool and wet (for Vegas) Christmas week, the weather conditions improved as we prepared to celebrate the end of one decade and the beginning of another. With abundant sun and perfect…
Adventure Log: Christmas In Vegas
December 23-29, 2019 In September, as we were starting this journey, I expected that we would be in Arizona by the end of the year. But we also agreed early on that we’d remain flexible on dates and locations and…
Adventure Log: Our Nephew Joins Us!
December 14-22, 2019 Exploring Lake Mead We were excited—one of the highlights of our 2019-2020 snowbird travels was coming up. After three months away from home, we’d be seeing family soon! But first, we took a break from our Valley…
Adventure Log: Nevada’s Valley of Fire State Park
December 9-13, 2019 My #1 Nevada Bucket List Item Valley of Fire (VOF) State Park has been my number one Nevada bucket list item for as long as I can remember. Just an hour from the bustle and neon lights…
Adventure Log: Finally Moving On!
November 25 – December 8, 2019 Thanksgiving week arrived and it brought winter weather with it. Most of the West Coast was under weather advisories for the holiday. Even typically mild areas like Hurricane, Utah were included. When the forecast…
Adventure Log: And Then the Rains Came
November 18-24, 201 Blast from the Past We started the week enjoying lunch and a hike with a former coworker of mine. Sheila was one of the first people I worked with when I started my professional career 25 years…
Adventure Log: Slow Down & Enjoy the Journey
November 11-17, 2019 We’re discovering that an advantage of our new lifestyle is the ability to stay in one location for an extended period of time allowing us to immerse ourselves in that area. We visited Southern Utah nine times…
Adventure Log: Life On the Rocks
November 4-10, 2019 Why the title Life On the Rocks? Well, we’ve been enjoying lots of red rock hiking these days. But also because RV life, just like life back at home, has its rocky moments. Fairyland Trail, Bryce Canyon…
Adventure Log: Time for a Change of Scenery, Zion National Park
October 28 – November 3, 2019 J&J RV Park, Kanab, UT After three weeks in the Escalante area, it was time for a change of scenery. A cold front was headed for much of the West making it the logical…
Adventure Log: We Weren’t Ready to Leave — More Adventures in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
October 21-27, 2019 The Advantage of Not Having Plans Anyone who knows me knows that I am a planner. In our former life, we used to vacation with a three-ringed binder full of hike details, maps, and a detailed itinerary.…