Escape Artists
After a camp day where heavy rain and wind made great accompaniment to reading, napping, and movies, we were charged up to climb to Zion’s highest point. While the trailhead doesn’t reveal the number of deaths on Zion’s most famous
The best cure for a Watchman hangover is slow riding Zion Canyon Drive and people watching your way through the easy and accessible hikes. It’s kind of like taking a break at Disneyworld. Sometimes you have to hang out in
Start early, end early – a great philosophy for hiking in extreme heat and day-drinking excursions. When it doesn’t end early, it can end badly. We decided to start early on The Watchman trail – get to the overlook before
On any given sunny day in Utah, 12,000+ visitors hit Zion like a Wrecking Ball. They come for The Climb, and whether you’re in a wheelchair or can free scale a thousand feet of polished granite, Zion is ready for
There’s a stretch of road on I-15, about 90 miles north of Vegas in Littlefield, Arizona, where the scrub lined dusty highway disappears into red rocked walls transporting you to what Utah calls … Life Elevated. St. George is Utah’s
No Sutro or Ludwig or Crema today. Just pure, unfiltered Sonoran Desert. Temperatures are crisp here and while we’re not experiencing the east coast freeze, we are dipping into nipping, layered and bundled for outdoor exploration. It didn’t get above
Whites City RV Park is not much to look at. We parked Betty in our assigned spot which entailed turning into a parking lot and stopping next to the power receptacle. Whites is essentially a campground on the shoulder of
On Highway 90, about 5 miles west of the quirky arts community, is a the Little Reata Ranch, featuring a plywood cutout mural installation “Giant Marfa,” from artist John Cesney of Salinas, CA. The tiny windmill on the left side