The North Rim
Two hours of driving, with a 3,000 ft elevation gain and a 20 degree temperature drop, brought us from our campsite near Kanab to the North…
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Zion National Park
Of the famous “Mighty 5” within Utah, Zion National Park was the first park we chose to explore. We selected a scenic boondocking site along the…
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Cedar Breaks + Red Canyon
If you need a break from the heat in Bryce Canyon or Zion, head up into the mountains to Cedar Breaks National Monument. Standing at over…
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Hoover Dam
What can I say about our trip to Las Vegas? For starters, it was HOT, therefore we savored the wonderful invention of air conditioning, and also…
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Desert and Oasis in California
Across the mountains we fled, from the scorching desert to cool, breezy weather in San Diego. On one side of the mountain range it was nearly…
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Gila Cliff Dwellings
When we checked out the map and roads leading up to the cliff dwellings, we could see that it would NOT be a great idea to…
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White Sands
White Sands National Monument is a place that needs to be experienced in real life–the sand is actually composed of tiny crystals, and it glitters in…
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Marfa Lights to Carlsbad Caverns
Marfa is a cool little town in the middle of nowhere West Texas. It’s become a hub for minimalism art, with several galleries and installations around…
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