Jason and I would like to wish our family, friends, and blog readers a very Merry Christmas and adventurous New Year! We are enjoying the holidays “Vegas style” this year. Initially it seemed a little strange to visit Sin City…
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…
RV Life: Great Modification for Long Term Stays
The Dilemma Anyone who has owned an RV knows that propane is a critical supply. Whether you are going out for a weekend or you live in your RV, you must have propane. While RVs vary some in their options,…
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.…
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.…