Chasing the blue dot to find adventure…
There are two state parks fairly close to our RV park, even closer than Snow Canyon State Park in St. George: Sand Hollow State Park and Quail Creek State Park in Hurricane. Making use of that Utah State Parks pass I purchased, I scouted out both parks earlier this week for sunrise and sunset photo … Continue reading Utah: Two state parks in Hurricane
The good thing about being close to Zion National Park is that we can easily go for just one trail or viewpoint, and take our time instead of rushing from one shuttle bus stop to another. This is a good thing, since visiting Zion National Park in the summer months means you are dealing with … Continue reading Utah: Lower Emerald Pool at Zion National Park
This weekend's plans are somewhat a repeat of last weekend. Zion National Park As far as Zion National Park, we intend to get there before 8 a.m. (gotta have a goal) so we can park in the Visitor's Center parking lot and take the shuttle. Since we didn't make it to the Lower Emerald Pool … Continue reading Utah: National parks this weekend
St. George is not too far away from where we are staying, so we decided to visit the Red Hills Desert Garden and Pioneer Park for sunset. Red Hills Desert Garden Red Hills Desert Garden is Utah’s first desert conservation garden. The nearly 5-acre garden features 5,000 water-efficient plants, a 1,150-foot stream stocked with native … Continue reading Utah: Sunset in St. George
As we drove along the Steens Mountain Loop, it was hard to miss the signs of spring and summer: lots of green foliage. Before you get to that viewpoint, visit the Kiger Gorge area. Wild mustangs roam free in this area, though we didn't see any until we were close to the end of the … Continue reading Oregon: Green in the Steens Mountain Loop
Bonneville Dam On Saturday, June 8, we headed out to the Columbia River Gorge again. On our previous visit, we didn't get a chance to see either the Bonneville Dam or Crown Point. The crowds that day were just too bad. We originally intended to head straight to Crown Point, but it was rainy, so … Continue reading Oregon: Bonneville Dam & Crown Point
While I've been in Denver attending my conference, Bob has been exploring the area around Georgetown. He checked out Georgetown on Saturday and recorded this relaxing video of a stream in the area. https://youtu.be/OZLMrtbBEA4 Enjoy the scenery!
After a beautifully relaxing day in our RV on Saturday, we decided we needed a short day trip somewhere close to the Phoenix metro area. Of all the places we considered, Bartlett Lake won out because it had been a couple of years since our last visit. Bartlett Lake is part of the Tonto National … Continue reading Arizona: A day trip to Bartlett Lake
During the week of Christmas, we took a short day trip to Lake Mead National Recreation Area. We drove our Jeep from Bullhead City, AZ to just outside of Boulder City, NV. We wanted to find a good beach area next to the lake, and the Boulder Beach site was just perfect. It was a … Continue reading Nevada: Lake Mead National Recreation Area
