A few weeks ago, while camping at Lake Mohave, I was looking around camp and noticed all the items we’ve thoughtfully accumulated over the last couple of years that are fun, efficient and space-saving. All of which contribute to a great overall camping experience. Truck camper travel teaches you just that, to be extremely thoughtful about each and every item you take along with you...
Cathedral Valley Road off Caineville Wash Road and Highway 24 begins a counterclockwise loop thru Cathedral Valley and the northernmost part of Capitol Reef National Park. A short day of exploring took us to the very edge of the park where we saw Temple of the Sun, Temple of the Moon and Glass Mountain. However, greater desire to be still on this particular day led us to backtrack to the...
I couldn’t ask for a better neighbor than Utah. While Spring here in the Colorado Rockies looks no different than Winter, Utah offers welcoming temps, freshly bloomed trees and miles upon miles of remarkable landscapes to be explored. We left April 2nd and returned April 11th spending 10 nights exploring Southern Utah’s expansive BLM lands as well as lakeside camping at Lake Powell. ...
It all starts with a tent. That wad of fabric (you know, the one you can never get back in to that damn bag) that introduces you to everything the great outdoors has to offer. Your first campfire, the first time you can truly see the Milky Way, discovering that food, when cooked and eaten outside, always tastes better. The conversation and the silence, all more rich when done while…...
When it comes to remote camping as well as camping with two dogs, National Parks are not our best friend. However, under National Parks and/or BLM management are many other areas of land such as National Recreation Areas that have less rules, less crowds and just as much beauty as our National Parks. Right next door to Canyonlands National Park is Canyon Rims National Recreation Area...
