After Capitol Reef I had a decision to make – skip some parks and start driving south, or press my luck and go for more. Made some distance calculations with my road atlas (no cell service out here anywhere) and […]
Arches National Park
Tag: Utah
Capitol Reef National Park
Cold, windy night in the tent again but wore my snowboarding gear and stayed toasty warm. First day in a while with 8 hours of sleep! Broke down camp and was in the park before 8am but found this wasn’t […]
Torrey, UT
Made it to Capitol Reef but too late – visitor center closed, campgrounds full, and raining a little. Found a tent site at a nearby RV park, little/no cell service and WiFi is awful. Tomorrow visiting the Reef. Only upside? […]
Kanarra Falls
Ended up back in my favorite wilderness shack again last night. Cheap rates, bed, heat, and showers make a very happy and rested camper! Also very happy to be out of Nevada – not my favorite state, but some excellent […]
Bryce Canyon National Park
Ran into a dilemma this morning of which direction to take next. Each way leads to a path where I miss out on major locations I wanted to see. Ended up taking the safe route and going for a quick […]
Zion National Park – Part 2
Last few days have been a bit of a downer, but today was everything I could hope to find! After driving the scenic highway from south to east gate at Zion (updated my last post with more photos too), I […]
Zion National Park – Part 1
Finally made it to Zion NP and started by cruising the east scenic highway. So many damn people here! Hard to even find room to stop at pullouts to take pictures. Getting on the shuttle now which is the only […]
Utah Non-Adventures
After the Great Salt Lake my intention was to visit Fifth Water Hot Springs. I did visit the trailhead both yesterday and today, but forgot what day it was (i.e. the weekend) and it was so busy I couldn’t even […]
Great Salt Lake
On my way south through Idaho and Utah it was impossible to miss the Great Salt Lake at Antelope Island State Park. Didn’t stay too long due to rain which is following me for some reason. Local bison herds all […]