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On September 19, 2019, we left our home in Southeastern Washington on our first snowbird trip. Years of living and commuting in Washington’s blizzard prone Palouse region had left us weary of snow and ice. With Jason’s retirement and my transition to part-time remote work, it was time to say goodbye to winter weather. Route …
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 of Fire adventures to explore the west side of Lake Mead National Recreation Area. We’d …
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 showed lows in the teens and close to a foot of snow for us, we …
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 ago. She was one of the kindest people I had ever met and I always …
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 between 2010-2017. We saw a lot of incredible places, but we never stayed in one …
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 National Park Back in week three of our 2019 snowbird adventures, we spent a few …
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 time to move to lower elevations. We have several friends in the Hurricane area and …
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. Lots of things in life have changed over the past nine months and learning to …
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 hike a few times over the years, including our memorable 2016 backpack, but I never …
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. We have plenty of space between us and the closest neighbors as well as beautiful …