The Best Screen Enclosure! Ever.
Bugs can ruin the most stunning sunset. But screen enclosures we saw in campgrounds seemed a PITA to set up and blew down easily. We finally found the perfect screen enclosure for us, take a look!
read moreSurvival Skills: Making Fire: Wandering West Part 2
Learning to make fire is a useful survival skill? Plus “discovering” the snug Fremont River Valley where Mormon Pioneers settled to escape the brutal desert winters, helped us survive when the weather wasn’t cooperating for David to wear his shorts.
read moreWandering West: Tour de Lance 1685: 1st 30 Days.
So many adventures, so many photos, so many amazing places we didn’t know existed … what an eye opening 5,000 miles, 12 states, 11 National Parks/Monuments and countless State Parks. Loving our Lance 1685!
read moreCoolers After 6 Months … Yeti vs Pelican vs Engel vs Grizzy … Revisited…
6 months later … our Grizzly premium cooler spent 3 months in the Florida Keys aboard the boat and 3 months camping from south Florida to the Southwest Utah desert canyons. Would we buy another “premium cooler”? How did it go?
read moreHiking Natural Bridges Nat’l Monument
What’s the difference between a natural bridge and an arch?
read more“Unplugged” in Utah!
Where oh where did all the cell service go? Great to be camped so far from communications, but sorry for no adventures or updates on Trailer Traveler. They’re coming …
read more5% Club! Grand Canyon National Park
Did you know that less than 5% of the 5 million annual visitors to Grand Canyon National Park set even one foot below the rim? We’re in the 5% club! Here’s our first view of the canyon, and still one of my favorites…
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Great Hike to Checkboard Mesa Arch, Zion National Park
Needing to get away from the crowds at Zion National Park, we hiked to Checkerboard Mesa Arch, a 4 mile r/t adventure, no trail, on “the other side of the tunnel”. SPECTACULAR!
read moreZion Virgin River Emerald Waters
Zion National Park, Virgin River, emerald waters along the riverwalk… too many people here, did this hike first thing in the morning. Time to get off the beaten path … Still loving the Watchman Campground – our quiet place for solitude…
read moreFavorite Gear
Active & Carrying a Camera?
Ever take your camera hiking only to find you need two hands - for hiking poles or to scramble across a rock collapse in the trail. The camera swinging on its strap might upset your balance and there's a LONG cliff below? Check this out!
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Amazingly easy setup, 3 sizes, sturdy enough for wind, big enough for a picnic table plus no more bugs at dinner ... if it's easy we use it more!
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