Fishlake – aka one of the most beautiful spots ever
We drove from Dukes campground through the Capitol Reef canyon (not enough time to stop other than a panoramic view stop) to Fishlake. What a magical place of Aspen and alpine lake. It was so charming, we got our paddle boards out and went in the lake for the evening....
Little Wild Horse Slot Canyon
Today we followed a suggestion of the Utah visitor center and stopped at the Little Wild Horse Trailhead to head into the amazing slot canyon. One of our favorites this far. Parts of the canyon were so tight, we had to walk sideways to make it through. It’s...
Stand-up Paddle-boarding in the Colorado River
We love our Bote SUP boards. We’ve gotten already so much good use out of them! Today, we tried them on the Colorado River, by Moab, UT. After calling a couple of local tour operator companies, we found one that agreed to shuttle us back to the put-in spot after...
Arches National Park
We left our awesome Discovery Center spot and left for a visit to the Arches National Park. After entering the park, there is one main, parked road for cars. It stretches for 18 miles and dead ends at the Devils Garden. The scenic drive takes about 30 min by car,...
The amazing landscape of Canyonlands
The drive from our camping spot to Canyonlands alone was incredible. We took 191 to 211 and made it to the Needles Visitor Center within an hour. We stopped for lunch (sandwiches in the RV) at the “Newspaper Rock Site” and saw some 2000 year old drawing. Pit stop at...
Moab, Utah and surrounding
We made it to Utah! We refilled our fridge and fresh water tank in the little town of Moab, UT right by the Arches National Park. It’s Friday - and the night before a “no fees for National Park” Day and finding a spot to stay turned out to be a real struggle. After a...
Staying at our first BLM spot
...at the border of Colorado and Utah was a great experience. We found the spot using our Campendium App and stayed for two nights. Solid internet reception and a beautiful spot made this place a success and allowed us to catch up on some work and school. Today’s...
The magnificent Rockies – Gem Lake Trail
We spent the next three nights around the magnificent Rocky Mountain State Park. We stayed our first night in the area using our “Boondockers Welcome” membership with a retired couple in the backcountry who let us stay for a night at their secluded ranch. We headed...
The Garden of Gods, CO (…and yes! We are not in Kansas anymore…)
...after what feels an eternity of nothingness, and a desperation-stop at a shady gas station to catch some sleep in the middle of nowhere, we were relieved to make it to Colorado. First stop: the amazing Garden of Gods. We arrived Sunday afternoon, parked the RV...
St. Louis
Our first exciting stop of the trip is the Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis. We arrived early am, had no trouble finding a metered parking spot a few blocks into downtown St. Louis and had a beautiful early morning sight of the magnificent arch. We skipped the...