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 Day 2
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...
Valley of Fire State Park Day 1
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...
St. Thomas, Nevada
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...
Bowl of Fire Hike, Lake Mead National Recreation Area
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...
Anniversary Narrows Hike
Yesterday was a blustery day with high winds, a bit of thunder and a couple drops of rain. We mostly stayed inside and I even got our taxes about 90% done! We took our chances the next day and...
Ringbolt Hot Springs Hike
Our new spot for the next few weeks is by Lake Mead in Nevada. We were in the area for a short stay a few years ago and had fun. There are only so many places to go to...
Trona Pinnacles
The desert has more than its fair share of pinnacles. The Trona Pinnacles are famous though! The Trona Pinnacles are located where an ancient lake bed used to be and represent a unique geological landscape. Over 500 of these...
Wildrose Peak Hike
Back in Bend we loved to eat at Wild Rose Thai; that place had THE BEST Thai food. The hike we did the other day had me thinking about that restaurant the whole way as we hiked up Wildrose...
Panamint Dunes Hike
Death Valley is well known for the Mesquite Dunes at Stovepipe Wells and Derek and I hiked those last time we were here. You can see pictures of that here. In the 2+ years on the road we also...