Tag: Vanlife
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Colorado National Monument
“I came here last year and found these canyons, and they feel like the heart of the world to me. I’m going to stay and build trails and promote this place, because it should be a national park.” John Otto, 1907 A hundred-odd years ago, some guy named John Otto thought this place was special…
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Fall Colors, Hanging Flumes, Highway 141
We spent the night at Ridgeway State Park with the intent of driving Colorado highway 141 (the Unaweep-Tabeguache Scenic Byway) up to the Colorado National Monument near Grand Junction. I’d heard that highway was a worthwhile scenic drive and wanted to check it out. Worth it. From the campground near Ridgeway we crossed over on…
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The Swell Swell
Interstate 70 bisects the San Rafael Swell, a spectacular geologic feature in central Utah. We’ve been to Capitol Reef and parts of Escalante National Monument, but this is the first time that we’ve driven I-70 through the Swell. Fascinating and beautiful. There are rest areas and viewpoints along the Interstate so you can absorb the…
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The Great (Smokey) Basin
The Great Basin covers most of Nevada and parts of Utah, Oregon Idaho and California. It’s unique because none of the water that flows into the basin ends up in an ocean. It sinks into the ground, flows into lakes, or evaporates – leaving flat, featureless dry and salty lake beds between the many mountains.…
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D. Tickner Was Here…
… and apparently so was A. Freeman. We didn’t actually plan a route on this trip. We had a general idea that we wanted to stay as far north as possible without hitting cold weather, and we wanted to spend time in places that are new to us. We like agenda-less travel, even to the…
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Rush Hour in Wyoming, Camping in Idaho
Started the day with a bit of rush hour traffic. I’m not sure why, but they all decided to go to work at the same time. Just like in the cities. The ranchers waved us through the crowd and we were on our way. West to Idaho After a short stop at Fossil Beds National…
Michael Janke 