Fall 2020 Utah Part 3 – Natural Bridges NM – Valley of the Gods – Mexican Hat & Monument Valley NM
10/2/2020: Bluff UT The drive from MOAB to Bluff down 191 is beautiful. We do pass a recreation area with a beautiful lake right near or in Blanding that would be great for boondocking for future reference. It is called “Recapture Recreation Area” and had a road leading behind the lake. There were a few […]
Fall 2020 Utah Part 2 – Arches NP, Dead Horse Point, & Canyonlands NP…
Moab, Utah – Arches National Park – CanyonLands National Park – Dead Horse Point State Park 9/27: We planned to get an early start for our drive to MOAB, UT hoping to find some BLM camping for our stay there. We made arrangements to pick up some muffins at the office by 8:00 am so […]
Fall 2020 – Utah & The “Mighty 5” – Part 1 (Zion NP, Capitol Reef NP & Grand Staircase Escalante NM…)
9/18/2020: Although it had been a terrific/safe experience at Hearst-San Simeon State Park it was time for us to leave and get back on the road. When we decided to sell our CT home and set out on this Full-Time RV adventure, our goal wasn’t to spend 3 months in the same spot. It was […]
June 2020 – Visiting Arizona – The Grand Canyon State
Being in lockdown for several months with the COVID situation and having our travel plans disrupted for Spring, Summer , and Fall 2020 due to the unpredictability of this Pandemic, restrictions, closures, and (most importantly) our safety, we really started searching for alternatives for the next adventure on this “Revolutionary Journey”… We remind ourselves how […]
2020 – Father & Son Adventure – Havasupai Indian Reservation – Havasua Falls
So as I was sitting in Florida visiting with family when I get a text, out the blue, from my son Sean in Colorado “Need a response ASAP – what’s your schedule like 3/2-3/7?” I am a bit of an impulsive guy by nature, always up for some adventure, though our son can take spontaneity […]
2020 – Starting off the new year with some trips?
With Christmas now behind us we didn’t waste any time getting back into some travels plans. This was the first Holiday in many years that we hadn’t gotten to see our kids. Now with their own adult lives in full-swing and with other extended family in the picture we all decided to instead get together […]
2019 – 2020 Snowbird Season…
After a whirlwind year of traveling and events we were looking forward to relaxing some for a few months in the Palm Springs, CA area. Last year our Holidays were spent in Florida with Joanne’s parents & family so this year we thought it fitting to spend them with Mike’s family in California. We again […]
August 22 – 31st, 2019 – Zion National Park,Utah – Las Vegas, Nevada
Thursday 8/22/2019: As we leave the Cimarron Campground National Recreation Area our plan is to take two days to drive to Utah and visit Zion National Park. Our fellow, full-time RV friends, Ellen and Pat Pritchard @ “Rolling along Country Roads” have shared with us the coordinates for their very special/private boondocking spot about 12 […]
August 9 – 22nd, 2019 – Montana & Colorado…
Friday 8/9/2019: We have really enjoyed our stay in the Fort Steele Campground and have made good friends with the owners/proprietors Bob & Rhonda Young. We would like to stay here again someday though we have to continue our trek South today and will be crossing the border into the USA/Montana this afternoon… The drive […]
August 1-8th, 2019 – Jasper & Banff National Parks of Canada…
Driving into Alberta, Canada, in our southern trek back to the US border, our next stop would be a visit to Jasper National Park of Canada followed by a visit to Banff. Over the years so many have said that these 2 parks of the Canadian Rockies are spectacular and we were eager to see […]