This has been on my list of places to see for 30 years, but I never had the time as I zinged past to other destinations. This time, however, we had a chance to see it before meeting up with our final party member in the late afternoon at Louisville. It was worth the visit…
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In June of 2018 we started a trip into Kentucky, Georgia and Tennessee. The theme was a combination of things: Caves, the Parthenon at Nashville, and Civil War Battlefields. We loaded up the van with our camping gear and headed off by way of the the ‘southern’ route to Dayton, OH. That morning, we dallied…
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We left the Grand Canyon and headed south to Flagstaff AZ. I wanted to drop in to the REI store in Flagstaff to check them out. We had camped in Glendale next door to a couple who were using the Kingdom 4 tent from REI. I was impressed with the tent from the distance and…
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After our cool night, we were up and at ’em with the sunrise. The camp was quite and we noticed a visiting deer. We made breakfast and headed out for a leisurely tour of the many scenic viewpoints. We also took the time to visit the Tusayan Ruins — another Ancient Pueblan site. We finished…
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The overnight after our visit was very cold, and we expected worse in the Grand Canyon, but our new comforter made us not care — we were nice and toasty. We packed up camp as soon as the sun was up and headed south to Kanab, UT. In Kanab, we found a nice candidate family…
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After we were finished at the ‘Breaks, we kept going west to the I-15, then south to St. George. At St. George (and Hurricane) we took a moment to get lunch — introducing my companions to Carl’s Junior, yes, I have a bit of a ‘thing’ for bacon double western cheeseburgers — and drop in…
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That night, back at the Bryce Zion Campground (Glendale UT), we were in for a very cool night. When we planned the trip the weather forecast for the high desert was a low of 40F, but the actuals were more like 32F or below. We came prepared for cold, but this was close to our…
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After zipping through the Escalante National Staircase, we kept going past Bryce on UT12 and took UT89 south to a campground that used to be a KOA near Glendale UT. From here we could take day trips to Bryce, Cedar Breaks and Zion. I’ve stayed in this park before (when it was a KOA), and…
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On the downward, southern, side of Boulder Mountain, UT12 passes through the small town of Boulder and then out along a narrowing mesa top which ends at the ‘Hogback’. The mesa is just slightly larger than the road at this point and I remember the first time I drove this route, I literally thought that…
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After leaving the Capitol Reef in the early afternoon, we continued west on UT24 a short way and then turned south on UT12. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, UT12 is the most spectacular road trip ever! Apparently, lots of folk agree because it has now turned in to an official scenic…
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