Red Cliffs National Conservation Area’s waterfalls are seasonal except for flash floods. Our goal for this day trip was to see the last waterfall of the season before the thunderstorm-induced flash flood season started. Water levels fell quickly during our visit to Saint George, and I thought our timing was too late to see the […]
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What State Park Passes do we love using as full-time RV travelers? How did we get them? What is the cost, and what are the benefits? Which ones are the best? This post is updated from the previous July 2023 post. Updated May 2024 South Dakota I also qualify for different state programs. South Dakota
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Our epic 2023 travel adventure took us further north and south than ever before, and in 2023, we also went further in less time than ever. I haven’t yet finished telling you about our summer adventure to Alaska, and it is already the holiday season. We visited the most remote places, and for the first
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We are crossing Canada to Alaska and have to overcome numerous obstacles along our way. We’ve had trouble starting in and crossing Canada. These obstacles were not anticipated, and most of them we can’t do anything about. Our troubles crossing Canada are the reason we didn’t publish last week’s blog update. Some of our troubles
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We stopped in Salt Lake City on our way west. Starting in Fort Bridger, we (almost) followed the Mormon trail to Salt Lake City. I say almost because starting in Echo Canyon, the Mormon pioneers took a different route. From Echo Canyon, we followed the Weber (Wee-ber) River, through Weber Canyon, and then to Ogden.
Lakes, mountains, and deserts. Since our last update, we have made a big move through Utah. We were worried about the onset of winter, but not anymore. We are now in the desert, and it is plenty warm (hot). Winter can come at any time in the higher elevations in Utah. For the last two
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Campsite Review: Quail Creek Campground is on the west end of Quail Creek Reservoir, near Saint George, Utah. It is a nice place. The best way to get here from Interstate 15 is to exit on Utah Highway 9 eastbound, then turn north on State Road 318, also known as 5300 West. The nearest city
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Campsite Review: Mountain Valley Campground is located on U.S. Highway 40, just south of Heber City, Utah. It is a very nice place. Starting in Heber City go south of the main intersection on U.S. Highway 40 for less than one mile and make a right turn into the resort. The reception has room to
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Parley’s Canyon – Bad Roads for RVs is on Interstate 80, east of Salt Lake City, Utah. It is steep and should be avoided in the winter. Of course, you could say that RVs should avoid traveling in the winter in the Rocky Mountains and I would agree. It goes double for steep roads in
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Provo Canyon – Bad Roads for RVs is on U.S. Highway 189, four miles west of Heber City, Utah. It is steep and should be avoided in the winter. Of course, you could say that RVs should avoid traveling in the winter in the Rocky Mountains and I would agree. It goes double for steep
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Wellsville Canyon – Bad Roads for RVs is on U.S. Highway 89/ U.S. Highway 91, two miles north Dry Lake. It is steep and should be avoided in the winter. This is part of the descent from Sardine Summit. Of course, you could say that RVs should avoid traveling in the winter in the Rocky
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Box Elder Canyon – Bad Roads for RVs is on U.S. Highway 89/ U.S. Highway 91, east of Brigham City, Utah. It is steep and should be avoided in the winter. This is part of the descent from Sardine Summit. Of course, you could say that RVs should avoid traveling in the winter in the
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Jordanelle Heber Valley Descent – Bad Roads for RVs is on U.S. Highway 40/ U.S. Highway 189, twelve miles north of Heber City, Utah. It is steep and should be avoided in the winter. In the summer it is a long descent to Heber City with only a few turns and is easy enough for
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Campsite Review: Hyrum Lake State Park Campground is at the south end of Hyrum 20 six miles south of Logan, Utah. It is a very nice place. The campground is located south of Utah Highway 101 at the end of South 400 West. The nearest city with multiple grocery stores is Logan. The campsite has
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Bear Lake Summit – Bad Roads for RVs is on U.S. Highway 89, seven miles west of Garden City, Utah. It is steep and should be avoided in the winter. Of course, you could say that RVs should avoid traveling in the winter in the Rocky Mountains and I would agree. It goes double for
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This picture is from Hyrum State Park in north-central Utah. This is a very nice lake with plenty of visitors even in early May especially in contrast to Huntington Lake State Park, which we had all to ourselves. In the last week, we had snow showers and small hail followed by lots of rain. We
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The best way to get to our next stop in Heber City, Utah is west through Spanish Fork Canyon then east through Provo Canyon. We targeted staying in Provo, but the campground at Heber City came with a high recommendation and we went with it. Just south of Provo, we stopped to see Tami’s aunt
Huntington, Utah isn’t nearly as remote as Bluff Utah, but it isn’t on the way main road, so it is unknown. For us, Huntington was a detour that put us in a great location to visit a few off-the-radar locations. We stayed at Huntington Lake State Park and we were one of the few RVs
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We stayed in Green River, Utah so that we could have access to Moab with Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park and also go to Goblin Valley State Park. Green River No room at Moab — at least for us. We considered boon-docking in Moab but wanted to look the area over and get
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Wind Whistle is 26 miles north of Monticello and one thousand feet lower in elevation. It is to the west of Highway 191 and near the south end of Canyonlands National Park. Because it is at 6000 feet it is cooler than the temperatures at Moab but warmer than Monticello. It is still windy, as
After departing Sand Island, we drove north to Monticello, Utah. Cold weather was arriving and electricity is available at the RV Park, in town and we again had cell service. The picture is looking west from Monticello, Utah at part of Bears Ears National Monument at a mountain cluster, at the Manti Sal National Forest
Bears Ears National Monument is north of Bluff, Utah, and west of Cortez, Colorado. Overall it is bigger than many small states. Bluff, Utah After seeing my brother and driving back from Albuquerque, we spent one more night at Navajo Dam. Yesterday we moved about 140 miles to Bluff Utah. It is hard to find
Brrrr, yes that is snow from last night in the mountains just north of us. We’re near Zion National Park. Camping at Sand Hollow, a state park near Saint George, Utah. Saint George is just north of the Utah/Arizona border, and March may be a little early to visit. Mountains surround it, and every mountain
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