Comox Valley
Friday and Saturday, September 1st and 2nd, 2023 Comox is in the center of the island and not far from where we camped the previous night. Along the way we stopped at a super nice beach to do a bit…
Stephen
Vancouver Island and Local Advice
Wednesday, August 30th, 2023 We headed North to Vancouver, a little over 4 hours away from Seattle. First time for Molly outside of the United States. We crossed at Peace Arch and the whole process, including waiting in the queue…
MassIV Ruta
The MassIV Ruta was an epic walking journey through four spectacular mountain areas and National Parks in southern Norway. The journey was 372 kms (231 miles) long and took 22 days to complete. The photos below are all taken at…
Lads Adventure in the Backcountry
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…
Bryce Canyon National Park
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,…
Grand Canyon National Park
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…
Overland Expo West 2023
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…
Getting to Flagstaff, AZ
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…
Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
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…
Saguaro National Park, AZ
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…
KofA Wildlife Refuge, AZ
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, CA
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…
Joshua Tree National Park, CA
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…
Hwy 395
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…
Bay Area Friends
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.