On our most recent road trip, we traveled along the coast of Oregon with the goal of visiting tide pools. A combination of luck and planning made this such a successful adventure!
Continue readingVisiting Tide Pools in Oregon
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Colorado Hiking: Mad Creek Trail to the Barn
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Come along on this short, fun, and extremely kid-friendly hike!
Continue readingMoab Swimming Hole : Mill Creek North Fork
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As I mentioned in this post, during our Moab visit the swimming pool at our campground was closed. It was a disappointment, BUT our day turned out even better than expected when we were tipped off about this magical swimming hole.
Continue readingGo Hot Air Ballooning in Moab
We’re still recounting our summer adventures. If you missed it, check out this free camping at Spencer hot springs in Nevada! And if you’d like to see more of our Utah adventures, check out these posts.
In June Calder and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary with a hot air balloon ride! Check out this post for a snapshot of our wedding day.
How did we decide to celebrate with a hot air balloon ride? I think you meant to say, “why not celebrate with a hot air balloon ride?!”
Continue readingCamping at Spencer Hot Springs, NV
I’ve written about camping on BLM land before. For us, it’s the ideal situation: it’s free, often remote & less crowded than campgrounds, and there’s plenty of nature right outside your door.
Finding this perfect stopover so close to a road that we travel every summer was a great reminder to always keep exploring, even when you’ve been there before.
Continue readingCapital Reef Hike : Cassidy Arch
If you’d like to see more Utah adventures, click here! When we’re in Utah, we often camp on BLM land (it’s free and vast!). You can learn more about camping on BLM land in this post.
In early July, after camping near the Fremont River, we visited Capital Reef and hiked to Cassidy Arch. Want to see more pics and details from that hike? Continue reading
BLM Camping : Capital Reef
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If you’ve never camped on BLM land, read this post where we provide more background information about the perks of BLM camping and share an easily accessible camping area outside of Moab, Utah. Continue reading
Colorado Hiking: Devil’s Thumb Trail
If you want to read about more of our hiking and camping adventures, you can find them here. And if you want more Colorado hikes, they’re here.
Last weekend I went on my first big hike in years, and it felt amazing. Click on to read about my little day hike across the continental divide from one Colorado ski-town to another. Continue reading
Hiking the Hoodoos!
This hike took place during our July 2019 road trip from Colorado to California. Along the way, we also stopped in Escalante National Monument and hiked the Lower Calf Creek Falls trail. And here’s some encouragement from Sarah to visit Utah’s national parks during the off-season.
This was our first visit to Bryce Canyon National Park. And nothing sums up the day better than both boys proclaiming that “this was the best hike” they’ve ever been on. Continue reading
Fall Camping
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Once the calendar turned to September, we leapt into fall with all of our hearts. Granted the days have still been warm, but we’ve found that if you climb high enough into the mountains, then the evenings are cool, the leaves are changing colors, and the mornings are perfectly crisp.
Here are a few snapshots from our recent weekend camping trips. If you feel inspired to hop in the car this weekend, at the very bottom of the post, I link to a few posts to hep you get started, including some of our favorite/essential gear.