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 bit of a stretch though. We hiked 6.2 miles out to Doodlebug Arch and around through …
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 Tribe and includes thousands of petroglyphs and traces of human habitation, such as agave roasting pits …
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 Valley of Fire State Park last week I could see a giant mountain in the distance. …
We couldn’t stay away so we headed back into Valley of Fire State Park for a second day of hiking. Check out my post on our first day here. This time we hiked 6 miles, though it felt like more since it is slow going. We covered all the favorite picture spots and then found …
You find mountain biking in the most unlikely places sometimes! Derek and I rode the Jackrabbit Trail system in Overton, Nevada on two separate days and they are fun. Both days we rode around 15 miles with 1800′ of climbing. The trails aren’t extremely technical, just fast and fun singletrack as you wind around. The …
Entry into Valley of Fire State Park is easily the best $10 we have spent this year. I posted about our Bowl of Fire hike the other day and how incredibly cool all the red sandstone rocks and canyons are. Valley of Fire is the same and I’m still impressed. We got an early start …
We moved boondocking spots and found a doozy. It didn’t take very long so we had time to do a short hike out and around St. Thomas. Mormons founded St. Thomas in 1865. The thing is, they thought they were in Utah and in 1870 a land boundary survey determined they were actually in Nevada. …
Wowzer! Our Bowl of Fire Hike was amazing. This wasn’t a traditional hike where we followed a trail but instead, was free hiking up and across giant rock slabs into picturesque canyons. This slow going hike was 5.5 miles of true adventure and we had the entire place to ourselves! The other day we hiked …
When you think of Vegas you hardly think of wetlands but we rode around them! The Wetlands Loop we rode was 24.6 miles with 1164′ of climbing. This loop is mostly on a paved path closed to motor vehicles but there are a few miles of off roading that were interesting. The Las Vegas Wash …
A big part of our time on the road is spent exploring areas. Our ride the other day is a perfect example! We rode some gravel roads just outside Lake Mead National Recreation Area. We rode up and down through the canyons by Lava Butte for a total of 23 miles with 1706′ of climbing. …