In this blog post we cover our summer camping road trip through Northern Arizona, much of it across Navajo Nation Tribal Land. In three days we visited Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Monument Valley, Navajo National Monument, and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. We used one dayContinue reading “Northern Arizona Road Trip”
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Guide To Flagstaff’s Three National Monuments
The Flagstaff area is an outdoors paradise in our opinion, full of awesome recreation opportunities throughout the seasons! But just as cool, is the deep history of the Flagstaff area. Long before western expansion in the United States, Native Americans lived in the area. And around 1050 CE Sunset Crater blew up. Its explosion wasContinue reading “Guide To Flagstaff’s Three National Monuments”
Virgin Islands National Park Travel Guide
St. John, U.S.V.I. We want to start this blog post out by saying this was our honeymoon so we definitely splurged on some excursions, but we also considered the fact that we don’t know when we were going to be back. We chose the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) for our honeymoon because we love NationalContinue reading “Virgin Islands National Park Travel Guide”
Is Petrified Forest National Park Worth The Visit?
100% YES! The geology of Petrified Forest National Park and its window into prehistoric earth is mind blowing. The park straddles the high plains and painted desert of Arizona. Additionally, there is so much more to see in the surrounding area. Below we will get into a recap of a weekend trip we did toContinue reading “Is Petrified Forest National Park Worth The Visit?”
Three Day Itinerary Visiting Arizona
First time visiting Arizona or looking to experience Arizona’s beauty in quick stay? Below is what we would recommend if you want to get the most out of your visit and see different parts of the state. This itinerary is based on if you were to fly into Phoenix making your starting point the Phoenix-metroContinue reading “Three Day Itinerary Visiting Arizona”
Channel Islands National Park
How we backpack camped at Del Norte campground on Channel Islands National Park, Santa Cruz Island, hiked across the park, and kayaked!
Extended Weekend in Moab, UT
Canyonlands National Park, Arches National Park, Moab Summary We understand why people love Moab, UT. It’s a simple sentence for a sophisticated region of the country. The Moab area is stunning landscape with the Colorado and Green Rivers carving their way through the 100+ million year old sand stone. There are arches galore, even aContinue reading “Extended Weekend in Moab, UT”
White Sands National Park
We absolutely loved White Sands National Park. It was everything we saw in pictures and more! It definitely met our expectations. We did almost all of our planning using the NPS White Sands National Park website. There are plenty of great resources on their site! The park is relatively small with only one out andContinue reading “White Sands National Park”
Flagstaff Camper Van
Arizona Camper Van Indian Bread Recreation Area Dispersed Camping No Designated Campsites First come, first served NO paved roads, NO designated spots, NO potable water, NO designated fire pits, NO bathrooms, NO shade PLEASE pack out what you packed in and properly dispose of human/animal waste Oliver Lee Memorial State Park 30 minutes east ofContinue reading “Flagstaff Camper Van”
Arizona Camper Van, Flagstaff Rental
April 2 – 4, 2021 Indian Bread Recreation Area Dispersed Camping No Designated Campsites First come, first served NO paved roads, NO designated spots, NO potable water, NO designated fire pits, NO bathrooms, NO shade PLEASE pack out what you packed in and properly dispose of human/animal waste Oliver Lee Memorial State Park 30 minutesContinue reading “Arizona Camper Van, Flagstaff Rental”