Month: May 2017

Monument Valley

May 31, 2017

In order to see Antelope Canyon, I routed us through Denver thinking that surely the weather would be good by mid-May.  As we were heading in that direction, they got 3 feet of snow.  Fluke.  I wasn’t worried. One of the unexpected benefits of this route was a trip through Monument Valley, AZ and/or UT…

Cliff Dwelling

May 29, 2017

Navajo National Monument is located on Navajo Nation in northern Arizona.  It’s home to several cliff dwellings created by the First People.  I would have traveled out of way to see one but, as it turns out, the RV was parked about 1.5 miles from Ledge House (Bitátʼahkin) .  How’s that for good karma? The Sandal Trail is a…

Antelope Canyon

May 26, 2017

Now that we’re on the final swing through the U.S., I’m more inclined to see just a few more “would be nice” items on our list.  Antelope Canyon.  I didn’t know it by name, but I knew it by pictures.  Same for Scott. I knew the canyon was somewhere near the Grand Canyon, so I…

The Grand Canyon

May 23, 2017

Well.. this place sucks. I’m just kidding.  It’s not one of our most famous, most visited, most loved national parks for no reason. I hadn’t been planning to do anything really special for our visit.  Usually, we just show up, get the map, talk to a ranger and start exploring a new park.  But this…

Back to Boondocking

May 20, 2017

Nothing feels better than being on the road again.  We fire up YouTube and played Willie on repeat.  Everyone is excited. We woke up in Boron, CA.  Here’s my campendium review of the campground.  It was $14 a night with Passport America.  Generally old dried up toilet paper around the outside of the sewer pipe is…