My favorite place to visit whenever we stop in Boise (besides my grandma’s house when she was alive) is Freak Alley. This amazing alley located in the middle of downtown is full of murals painted byRead more
My favorite place to visit whenever we stop in Boise (besides my grandma’s house when she was alive) is Freak Alley. This amazing alley located in the middle of downtown is full of murals painted byRead more
We have been camping and exploring the area off of the Burr Trail in Grand Staircase. That road itself is paved up until it crosses into Capitol Reef. The paving of the Burr Trail (in the late 80’sRead more
The view after a short hike to the overlook is spectacular! The hike up Upper Muley Twist Canyon is a 9-mile loop. We just did a couple miles in, enough to see a couple neat arches.
On Wednesday we took a road out of the monument and into national forest land up Indian Gulch, with the goal of hiking a trail that eventually makes its way up onto a ridge. The road itself becomesRead more
The spot we ended up camping in for the final three nights of our trip was another recommendation from Ranger Bob. It’s located in the northernmost part of Grand Staircase up a dead end spur roadRead more
This view is a perfect example of why we can’t get enough of southern Utah!
We hiked down Wolverine Creek (a wash/no water) from a trailhead into the Wolverine Petrified Wood Natural Environmental Area, and we were blown away by the amount of petrified wood that is there toRead more
Our volunteer time is over, so now we get to explore this part of the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. Our new friend Ranger Bob who works for the BLM gave us some great tips for places toRead more
Our final half-day volunteering for SUWA was spent at a new spot. We were tasked with disguising/subtly blocking off a short dead-end road road, sifting out one fire ring so it doesn’t continue toRead more