Tag: camping
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Matewan and the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum
I spent my last night in Royal Gorge National Park camped at a nice little spot called Army Camp, which was so quiet that I could hear the New River running nearby. Friday morning I made myself a nice breakfast of oatmeal with coffee and then headed out westbound. Towards Matewan. Most of the drive…
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A Visit to New River Gorge National Park (part one)
I arrived in Beckley, West Virginia on Sunday afternoon and checked into the Tru by Hilton with no problems. I’m not sure how I discovered this chain, or why I picked it over any of the others, but it was a newer hotel that was quite nice. Good wifi and tons of places to charge…
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Oh! Zion
We got an earlier-than-normal start for our first day at Zion National Park. Both of were excited to see what Zion had to offer. While there was a line of cars waiting to enter Zion, it was pretty short. And while the parking lot looked full, that was only the area closest to the shuttle…
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The Big Solo Adventure – Part One
Wow, it’s been a while since I posted. And yes, that means it’s been while since I’ve had any adventures. Adventures of the overlanding type, anyway. I planned my first solo trip in a long time around photography. I wanted sunrise photos, and that generally means getting up long before the crack of dawn. I…
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Bend, Oregon (Part 2)
After July 4thwe finally had a chance to really check out Bend, which we did… for a whole week. I have to admit that I went back and forth with this love/hate relationship with Bend. Love: bike lanes everywhere. Bikes everywhere. Boats (kayaks and SUPs) everywhere. Friendly people. Friendly drivers. Tons of great restaurants, parks,…
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It’s Just So Blue
After leaving Oregon Caves National Monument we headed north towards Crater Lake. We stopped in Grants Pass for a bit – specifically at Rogue Coffee Roasters. In addition to excellent coffee, this large coffee shop had power strips at every table so we could charge all the electronics while I worked on the blog. We…
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The Deep South
We headed out of our Mississippi campground on Sunday, February 12th. We stopped in Tupelo long enough to go to Starbucks (it was the only coffee shop open, so don’t judge) so that I could work on the blog and Michael could chart our course towards Florida. The place: Blue Creek Park,outside of Windham Springs,…
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Backpacking in the wintertime
You might not think that January would be a good time to go backpacking in Northwest Arkansas. I’m happy to tell you, you would be wrong. Of course, it helped that we picked the perfect weekend to go. Or maybe it was such great company. Six adults, one nine-year-old, and seven dogs went camping at…
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Getting to Moab
After riding Grand Targhee we made tracks for Park City, UT. We spent a night at a lovely site outside of Swan Valley, ID, and then pressed on. We did stop briefly in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, for a shower and soak at their public hot springs. $6 per person. I almost fell over at…
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The Idaho adventure continues
I left off the last post as we were setting up camp along the Red River, at a site called French Gulch. And we’d heard that the temps were supposed to drop that night. Maybe as low as 30. Well. There is a saying that there’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad gear.…
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Are you sure this is Idaho?!?
When we left Flathead Lake the day after Labor Day, the skies were dark and threatening. Kyle reminded us that all this weather was coming over from Idaho. Nonetheless, Idaho was the next state for us to explore. We set off towards Kalispell, and then took Highway 2 all the way to the State Line.…
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Let’s Go To Idaho
I can’t believe we’re saying goodbye to Montana. I have loved it here! And I’m really glad I took so many pictures. I don’t want to forget all the fabulous things I’ve seen. We spent Labor Day Weekend at our friends Steve and Melissa’s cabin on Flathead Lake, as I mentioned before. We also got to…