In July of 1986, Life magazine dubbed Nevada Highway 50 “The Loneliest Road in America” and the title stuck! The article claimed there were “no points of interest” along the route and warned readers not to risk traveling it…
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Beating 2021’s Summer Heat and Bad Juju in Eastern Oregon
With 2021’s sweltering heat even in early July, we continued to look for camping at high elevation and near water. Believe it or not, Halfway, OR met our needs more than halfway. HALFWAY AND FISH LAKE Halfway, OR is…
From Canyonlands (link to prior post here), we headed east to Capitol Reef National Park. Following a great visit there, we took Utah’s scenic byway Highway 12 towards Bryce Canyon. The grandeur of this 125 mile connector between the two…
There’s no doubt that the “Mighty 5” in Utah (Canyonlands, Arches, Capital Reef, Bryce and Zion) are on your to-do list but in the next 3 posts I think you’ll see there’s a good case to be made that…
If you bust out your happy dance at the mere thought of Puebloan ruins then Wupatki National Monument better make your bucket list. The area was believed to have been a huge farming and trading community based on Hopi…
I highly doubt there’s anything I could write in this blog that hasn’t already been written about the Grand Canyon. I can tell you that… It stretches 277 miles; It’s approximately 1 mile (5280 feet) deep; The Colorado River…
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SEDONA, COTTONWOOD, AND JEROME – TOWNS SO NICE, WE WENT THERE TWICE
Some people go to Sedona for its wonderful retreat spas. Others, for its healing vortexes. Most, for its incredible hikes among some of the most beautiful landscapes in the US. On our way to Sedona from Prescott (post here)…
PATAGONIA LAKE STATE PARK Although we only stayed two nights in March 2021, it was obvious that Patagonia Lake State Park’s large (over 100 sites) and crowded campground is popular with families, boaters, and nature lovers alike. This 265-acre…
Las Cienegas National Conservation Area is southeast of Tucson, AZ and contains one of my favorite boondocking spots. Overcast skies made for an interesting drive to Las Cienegas, but partial clearing made for an unbelievable evening sky! The boondocking…
Painted Rock Historic Park has plenty of overnight spots for boondocking. This area is near Gila Bend, AZ (southwest of Phoenix) and a decent stop if you’re headed from Phoenix to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.…
