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…
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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.
Heading South from Seattle, WA
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…
Abel Tasman Track
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,…
Oregon Backcountry – Revisited
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,…
Backcountry Oregon with EarthCruiser
Overland Expo Thursday July 7th to Saturday July 9th, 2022 Left Seattle early to avoid the traffic and had an easy 8 hour drive to Redmond where the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Overland Expo was being held. Timing could not be…
Freezing in Washington
Friday, Christmas Eve, 2021 We backed down our narrow driveway, just for 10 minutes, to top up Molly’s primary water tank. This was the last preparation before hitting the road for a week long adventure of the Olympic Peninsula. The…