Utah

Living in a rain forest where the day’s high temperature never exceeded 60 degrees was a wonderful way to spend our summer.  However that adventure leaves us unprepared for the difficult summer conditions we encounter as we head to Albuquerque.  The dense forest fire smoke covering southern Oregon and northern California obscures our hopes of […]

We host a campsite dinner Tuesday night with Salt Lake City residents and newlyweds Nicole and Dave.  Sherry and I quiz Nicole about choosing the best local day trip for our limited amount of time here.  She suggests several of her favorite hikes among the many breathtaking (both visually and for us lowlanders – physically) […]

The video (below) for our Alpine Loop ride is kind of long, so I won’t type a lot about this adventure.  Instead you can virtually join us while viewing the video.  I must suggest if you actually tour this 20 mile scenic backway east of Provo, start at the north end and head south by […]

The first thing we discover in Salt Lake City is that we did not allow enough time here to visit all the attractions in the city and surrounding mountains.  We should have planned a week’s visit here at least!  We are thrilled that Matt and Sherry are already set up in the campsite beside us […]

While we are out chasing Goblins through the refreshing evening air in the park, gremlins go to work in our motorhome.  We return to find our motorhome staging a rebellion to force us to move to a more amenable location.  We have been using only fans and the desert breeze to condition the coach while […]

Boondocking on BLM land about 7 miles outside Goblin Valley State Park for four days is our plan after leaving Moab.  With no internet (cell service at 1G maybe) and no TV reception at all, we plan to nap repeatedly and consistently to rest up from the fast paced social life of Moab.  Day One […]