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.…
Adventure Log: Escalante Explorations & Our One Month Anniversary
October 14-20, 2019 Day 26: Escalante Natural Bridge Hike Today we did a repeat hike to Escalante Natural Bridge. This is a relatively easy 4.0 mile roundtrip hike to a beautiful natural bridge along the Escalante River. We’ve done the…
Adventure Log: Boondocking in Utah’s Grand Staircase-Esclante National Monument
October 7-13, 2019 Day 19: We Arrive at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument We spent the morning moving roughly 80 miles from Bear Valley RV Park just north of Panguitch, Utah to a sweet boondocking spot in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.…
Adventure Log: We Move Into Utah’s Red Rock Country
September 30 – October 6, 2019 Day 12: Great Basin National Park to Minersville Reservoir, Utah After three days spent visiting Great Basin National Park, we were on the road again. We had beautiful weather and quiet traffic for our…
Adventure Log: First Full Week on the Road & First Adventures
September 23-29, 2019 Day 5: Winnemucca to Ward Mountain Campground We left Winnemucca, Nevada on day five intending to drive to the Ruby Mountains near Elko, but I had been keeping an eye on the weather and it wasn’t looking…
Adventure Log: We Finally Take the Highway!
September 9-22, 2019 Last Days at Home Our final week and a half at home was filled with teary eyed family goodbyes and packing…and packing…and more packing. I had pages of items I didn’t want to forget. Then organizing everything…