The Red Cliffs Recreation Area is not a place that would be a well known spot, nationwide, like Zion National Park or The Grand Canyon. However, it does seem like a popular spot to the locals. The Red Cliffs Recreation Area is located about 12 miles or so north of St.… Continue reading
This is going to be kind of a crazy story. But it was fun living it. It all began with us wanting to see The Grand Canyon. There are two popular places to see it, the North Rim and the South Rim. The North Rim is about 2 hours from… Continue reading
One of the biggest attractions for us to visit and hike while in Southern Utah was Zion National Park. You want to know something funny. Until Mama Nomad told me about it, I did not even know it existed. Why is that funny? Well, because the park has more than… Continue reading
As we travel around the US, we really enjoy engaging in conversation with natives so that like to explore their local area. We have found that we can uncover some gems that are not on travel guides or top 10 spots. But, they deliver great value and enjoyment. We recently came across… Continue reading
How many of you have heard of Silver Reef? I never had. However, the area surrounding this ghost town is the location for the only deposit of silver found in sandstone in The United States. That’s kind of interesting when you consider this area is about 15 miles north of St. George… Continue reading
One sunny Tuesday, a few weeks ago, we all piled into Ebony in the late afternoon to go on a hike. Mama Nomad had picked a place that would give us a good introduction to hiking in Utah. The place is called Pioneer Park. Pioneer Park is located at 375… Continue reading
After we departed Cobb Mountain in Northern California, our next destination was Utah. We had a choice of 3 different routes. One of them went through Donner Pass. For those of you who do not know about Donner Pass, you can read about it here. Let’s just say that when… Continue reading
After we left Oregon, we were headed to the US Southwest. However, there were a few things we wanted to see in Northern California. So we found a mountain cabin for a week that allowed us to go exploring in San Francisco, since that was our main destination in the… Continue reading
As I have stated, on more than one occasion, it rains quite a bit in Oregon during this time of year. But the second to the last week of January had the sun peeking through for more than a few moments. It actually returned like it belonged here. So, Mama… Continue reading
During our time in Oregon, our time to be able to venture outside has been limited due to rain and other inclement weather. Which is a shame, because the geography is so beautiful. But, when it is not raining, or even better, when the sun peeks out from behind the… Continue reading
