You may not have heard of Alstrom Point, but chances are, you’ve seen photos of it. This scenic spot overlooks Lake Powell and is one of the coolest camping spots in Utah. If you have 4WD capabilities and want...
5 Reasons to visit Kanab Utah
Considering that I have visited the little town of Kanab, Utah six times in the past six years, I feel like I have become a bit of an expert on some of the reasons why Kanab is a great...
Utah’s Mighty 5 National Parks
Now that I am officially a Southwesterner, I can’t help but get excited about all the regional destinations that are right in my backyard! Whether it’s spots like Las Cruces or Santa Fe, new explorations in Tucson or planned...
Birding in Box Elder County – Adventures in Birding at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post brought to you by Box Elder County. As always, all opinions are my own. One of the most surprising things about my year-long road trip in an RV was discovering just how cool...
Zion National Park in the Winter
Our last little adventure before settling into Portland was visiting Zion National Park for two weeks. I feel so blessed to have been able to spend a significant amount of time in so many National Parks this year, and...
America’s Treasure – National Parks
One of the greatest gifts my year-long sabbatical has provided is a new found love for our national parks system. I had the opportunity to visit 21 National Parks, Monuments, Wildlife Refuges or Recreation Areas. And while that seems...
7 Things To Do in Moab
We stayed in Moab for 13 days. We didn’t spend the entire time in Canyonlands National Park (although we could have), we also visited other points of interest. Arches National Park For most people Arches National Park would be...
Arches National Park
We visited Arches National Park a couple of times during our 13-day stay in Moab. Given its popularity and the fact that it was National Park Week with free entry, it was crowded and we limited our time there....
Canyonlands National Park
Canyonlands National Park is huge and the sweeping views are massive, it’s really hard to capture them on camera and to see every part. We definitely gave it the old college try! I really love this quote from Major...
Capitol Reef National Park
Capitol Reef National Park is probably one of the lesser known parks in Utah. Zion and Bryce Canyon, Arches and Canyonlands are far more popular. But now that I have been to all of Utah’s Mighty 5, I’d have...
Utah Highway 12 Near Bryce Canyon
One of the outings we really enjoyed while we were visiting the Bryce Canyon area was driving along Utah Highway 12 and visiting some of the points of interest. You could do this drive in a single day, but...
Snow Days in Bryce Canyon National Park
We left Phoenix with temperatures in the 80’s and ’90s and landed in Bryce Canyon, Utah which was a good 50-to-60 degrees cooler. We had snow for many of the ten days we were there, but it didn’t prevent...