Sometimes we are all a little too busy to pack up the car, stock the coolers, drive to a campground, find a camping spot, and spend a day or two in the mountains. While we love camping in the mountains, we recently camped in our backyard and had a blast! Here…
We like to stay in cabins on many of our adventures, and you can usually find something that is reasonably priced and pretty nice near the national parks. We chose Bryce Canyon Villas in Cannonville, and found them to be very comfortable. The cabin that we rented was similar to…
We had an amazing adventure today at Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park. This park is located in the southwest corner of Utah near Zion National Park. It is pretty remote, and most of the people there are either just having a look, or riding ATVs. We were doing neither. We…
On our quest to reach all the state parks we found ourselves at East Canyon State Park last week. This is primarily a water activity park as it is a reservoir for boating with a "beach." There are also a lot of camping options including cabins, yurts, and tent sites. We…
We decided to try out the Bloomington Lake hike on a recent trip to Bear Lake. We had heard that there was a gorgeous alpine lake surrounded by granite cliffs. The waters were said to be clear, and there was even a rope swing that could be used for a plunge…
When the temperature soars along the Wasatch Front, we pack up the tent and head up the Mirror Lake Highway. On our most recent trip, the high temperature in Utah Valley was 105 degrees, while it stayed a beautifully tolerable 83 degrees at Soapstone Campground in the High Uintahs. Admittedly,…