by Steve Or, "Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold, but Just Right." Or "Always Something New." We recently made our third trip to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. We first went in 2014 as part of a rim-to-rim backpacking hike in early June. Early June is pretty hot at the bottom of the Grand Canyon--107 degrees Fahrenheit to be exact. Our second...
by Steve Utah is home to five national parks--the "Big Five," as they are called: Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Zion. We managed to visit them all this year. In addition to these parks, southern Utah has several national monuments and recreation areas.We visited Escalante in the spring, so this fall we allocated time to see Natural Bridges, Bears Ears, and...
by Steve In October, we had a week in Moab, Utah, and then four days in Blanding, Utah, about 70 miles south of Moab. These towns make good base locations to see Arches, Canyonlands, Natural Bridges, and Bears Ears. Somewhat surprisingly, we had five days of rain, despite assurances from the locals that "it never rains here." We had been to Arches National...
by Steve Over the past couple years on the road, we've found that this nomadic lifestyle of living in an RV is basically a combination of always being on vacation and always being at home at the same time. When we move every couple weeks, we still have all the normal comforts of home--we sleep in our own bed, we have all our...
by Steve We're in Wyoming, just about as far west as you can get before you step into Idaho. We're spending a month here on the quiet side of the Teton Range, just about an hour from the hustle and bustle of Jackson. The towns here are small. Thayne, the nearest, is around 400 people. Afton, which is 14 miles farther south, is...
