We ventured deep within the Waterpocket Fold of Capitol Reef National Park to hike Cottonwood Wash. The hike alternates between tight narrows and more open areas with a number of chockstones (large boulders wedged in narrow slots) to negotiate....
Crescent Canyon, Utah

The Capitol Reef National Park area has so many hiking options! We hiked an out and back of 5.7 miles up Crescent Canyon on a bright sunny day. Actually, Derek did the full hike, I turned around early to...
Temple of the Sun/Moon

I am so thankful we get to travel around and experience life. Today was awesome. We’re still taking it easy to let my back do it’s thing (hopefully heal) so we drove out and hiked around Temple of the...
Capitol Reef

After a couple weeks in Hurricane, Utah we moved on to Torrey, Utah right outside Capitol Reef National Park. We are further north and higher up. Our boondocking spot is around 6700′ and we had to endure a cold...
Northgate Peaks Hike

It’s no secret I am not enthusiastic about hiking on popular trails with lots of folks around. The hike out to Northgate Peaks in Zion National Park has to be timed right or you will come across lots of...
Eagle Crags Hike

From camp we can see the magnificent towering cliffs and mesas of Zion. We took a morning to hike Eagle Crags just outside the park and loved it. This hike is 7 miles with 1300′ of climbing with great...
Canyon Exploring

A couple times when we were further back from our boondocking spot we could see some red rock buried back in the mountains behind us. Today we hiked out to see what we could find. Our hike was only...
Doodlebug Arch and the So Called Amber Cat Hike

As you can see from the last month or so of posts, we are in rock formation geek out area. Basically the only thing limiting you from seeing all sorts of things is your imagination. Today’s hike was a...
Falling Man, 21 Goats and Newspaper Rock Hike

Today was petroglyph day! We hiked around for a few hours to see some of the featured petroglyphs and to find our own. The area is sacred to the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians and the Las Vegas Paiute...
Little Finland, Mud Dunes and Red Springs Hike

One of the great things about living on the road is the ability to hear about our see something and go check it out. That’s exactly how we got to be where we are this week. When over by...