Jem Area Trails This day of riding was longer than we intended. We rode some fast flowy trails called Jem, Goosebumps, Dead Ringer, More Cowbell, Hurricane Rim and Cryptobionic. The views on More Cowbell were my favorite, though Jem takes you along the cliff right above the Virgin River and is neato. Wire Mesa Trail …
Little Creek Mesa We met up with some friends who live in the area and they rode two days with us. It was nice having personal tour guides! The first day we rode the singletrack at Little Creek Mesa, adding on the North Loops as well. These are black diamond trails that zig and zag …
A couple of our mountain biking friends from San Diego moved to Virgin, Utah last year. Since we were traveling by the area I contacted them and as luck would have it, they had an RV spot at their new house here. So we are hanging out with them for the week doing a bunch …
Our week here at Lake Powell has flown by as most weeks seem to. We would stay longer, but the weather is calling for some storms and unlike most of our spots, this one isn’t free. So we are heading over to Hurricane, Utah for some mountain biking and to visit with some friends that …
We did a couple shorter hikes on one of the hotter days. Toadstool Hoodoos was maybe 2 miles by the time we walked all around exploring. A hoodoo is a tall pillar of eroded sandstone topped with a harder layer of rock to look like a big mushroom. They are everywhere out in Glen Canyon …
Lower Antelope Canyon was our adventure for the day. The plan was to paddle board from Antelope boat launch back to and through the canyon as far as we could and then hike. The first mile was the choppiest churned up section of water I’ve ever paddled. Speed boats, tours, jet skis, everything. The water …
Alstrom Point boasted having some of the best views of Lake Powell. Lake Powell is low this year, it’s down 36 feet from last year. The Glen Canyon Dam was finished in 1963 which is what formed Lake Powell. Get this, it took until 1980 for it to fill up! We drove to Big Water, …
After spending a week in the Grand Canyon, we pulled in the awning and slide out, folded up the outdoor mat and chairs and off we went to our next adventure. We drove through Grand Canyon National Park one last time and stopped at the Watchtower to take in the views. After walking up the …
Hermit Road Bike Ride From Grand Canyon Village there is a road called Hermit’s Road that cars aren’t allowed on. A free shuttle bus takes you to all the vistas along the road but we didn’t want to sit on a bus so we rode our bikes from Tusayan (a little tourist town) along a …
We found an outstanding free camping spot outside the South entrance of the Grand Canyon for our next home. It looks EXACTLY like the forest around Bend! We can wake up and enjoy morning coffee among the trees. Skeleton Point Hike On our second day here we hiked to Skeleton Point. Our hike was 6 …