We are besotted with the town of McCloud. We had never heard of it and now are a bit obsessed. We left San Diego with a plan to travel quickly through California and then hit a few Oregon cities we haven’t…
Great Hikes In Rocky Mountain National Park
We have spent a summer visiting some of the major national parks and enjoyed each one. It takes a certain mind set to enjoy the area. The parks are overrun with visitors and are really getting loved to death. Thankfully…
Brainard Lake – Moose, Hikes and Reflections
We finally escaped the metropolis of Denver and headed for the hills. Cooler weather and less people was just what we needed. Brainard Lake State Park inside the Indian Peaks Wilderness is easy just outside of Nederland and easy access…
Beautiful Ridgeway Colorado
We arrived in beautiful Ridgeway to have the perfect Colorado week! We fished, hung out with friends, paddled, hiked, 4-wheeled and ate great food. What more can you ask for. Ridgeway State Park has 2 campgrounds, we stayed at the…
Capitol Reef National Park – Fun With Friends
We met up with friends at Capitol Reef National Park and had a great time. It is amazing scenery, a beautiful campground and so much fun to catch up with Jase and Lauri (wanderwasi.com). Capitol Reef (241,904 acres) encompasses…
Kodachrome Basin State Park – A Day Trip
We did a day trip from Bryce over to Kodachrome Basin for a hike. This park, while close to Bryce, contains totally different types of geological formations. Sixty-seven sand pipes anywhere from 2 to 52 meters tall are found throughout…
Red Canyon State Park – Don’t Miss it!
As schools let out and the families start to travel it is rare to get a hike all alone in any state park, let alone one as beautiful as Red Canyon. But at Red Canyon we enjoyed almost ever single…
Good Bye Arizona – Hello Zion!
We spent 82 days in Arizona this winter and had a blast. But now comes the time to pick up the pace and head back to the Northwest. The beauty of the Grand Canyon was a great way to exit the…
Sedona Hiking, Mountain Biking and 4-Wheeling
We had so much fun hiking and biking in Sedona. While I rarely have any pictures from mountain biking, I do have a bunch from our two favorite hikes in Sedona. We loved the West Fork Oak Creek Trail – High canyon…