Escape Artists
Feeling sore and annoyed from Zion madness, we pulled the proverbial plug and headed north on I-15 toward Salt Lake City to begin the journey home. Three NP stickers in 2 months plus slot canyons, lost canyons, Macklemore, Overland, trout, moths,
International travel is back. In our two days at Zion National Park we were English speaking minorities. Surrounded by a cacophony of Asian, European and Latin tongue, had we not known we were in Utah, we could have been anywhere else in
The thing we like most about our birthdays is that they are back-to-back. In thinking about what to do for the big 55/60 we decided to be ourselves, come out of the woods and do things that were both enjoyable
We didn’t go to Grand Canyon’s North Rim to get the sticker. Technically there’s not a separate sticker for the South Rim and the North Rim and we did the kit and caboodle at South Rim a few years back.
At 14 miles, Buckskin Gulch is the longest continuous slot canyon in the world. Time to check “hike a slot canyon” off Sheri’s wish list, and you cannot pick “take a tour of Antelope.” Utah’s Mighty Five National Parks in 2019
Surrounded by Utah’s Mighty 5 National Parks, it’s easy for Vermillion Cliffs National Monument to be overlooked, skipped, even unheard of. What is a National Monument anyway? Sheri was sure that it meant that a battle was fought there. Eric
If you have a hankering for a fried chicken sandwich, drive directly to Page. The Birdland comes with spicy mayo and hand cut fries. The Grand Canyon (brewery) and view of Sunset is extra. Even though Page is not overly
Last month we were in a go fast, 12 miles off Corpus Christi, catching the limit. This month we’re paddling an extra long double kayak and jumping off a cliff that had been submerged for decades. About 150 miles north
The phone rang at 9 pm. It was the front desk at the campground. The night attendant explained that we were in the wrong camping spot. We would need to move immediately. We looked outside at the pitch blackness and
Often the most rewarding camping experiences over the years have been unplanned and unplugged. Last week Roxie bumped her way down a dirt road at El Malpais, as far as her suspension (and Eric) would allow. If only we knew