Dropped Caroline off at Salt Lake City airport, for her flight to Seattle (via San Francisco). Then headed South to create a rendezvous point for the start of the Lad’s weekend. The plan was to meet somewhere near Salt Lake…
We had a few days before Caroline was scheduled to fly out of Salt Lake City, so we squeezed in Bryce Canyon National Park. But the drive there was also amazing. We spotted so many times to enjoy the scenery,…
We headed to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in the hopes of getting a first come first serve camping spot. That failed, but since we were already in the Park, and it was almost our big anniversary, we…
We spent four days and four nights at Overland Expo. What a fun event it was. We meet some new friends, attended lots of talks and saw more adventure gear than we knew existed. We even purchased a few new…
We took the long road to Flagstaff. After leaving Prettified Forest, we headed West looking for a Campground. Only to end in Winslow Arizona. Now we know that Winslow is from the Eagles song Take It Easy. So, of course…
An amazing visit to a very special National Park. Still hard to believe these wooden logs from 200 million years ago have stoned to stone. Over 200 million years ago, the logs washed into an ancient river system and were…
We were on a mission. That mission was to visit Saguaro National Park. We got up super early so we could get to the park and still have many hours to enjoy it. Fortunately, the park is not very big…
We stopped at the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center just outside of Yuma to get the low down on the Refuge. The ranger was super helpful and suggested the north west corner of the refuge, and this area did…
Anza Borrego Desert State Park has been on the bucket list for at least 5 years. And we finally made it here. It did not disappoint. We started by making some new friends, Gina and Dale. They are fellow Earthcruiser…
Time to leave Highway 395 and the Sierra’s, turn east to head over to Joshua Tree National Park. An amazing place made even more beautiful with the desert in full bloom. We certainly timed our arrival perfectly. We spent two…
After leaving Lake Tahoe, we headed down Highway 395. This was a “memory lane” trip for us. But we found a few new things to explore as well. The east side of the Sierra’s are amazing. Basically we are on…
We enjoyed 5 wonderful days catching up with our good friends in the Bay Area. And popped into 21st Amendment. It could be a long while before we come back.
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 The plans for the day were completely dependent on when the truck turned up to pickup our cargo destined for Belgium. The shipping company advised the truck would be there between 10am and 6pm. That is…
Golden beaches, costal native bush and mainly fine weather. This was a vacation hike, spending time on the beaches and in the water, taking it easy and testing out some new gear. Day 0 – Getting There Monday, March 6,…
With winter approaching, we headed to the backcountry of Oregon, but this time the both of us. Visiting the same spots from July, in reverse order. Day 1 – Getting out of Seattle Friday, September 23rd, 2022 The trip started,…
