Monthly Archives: May 2016

Provo, UT We left Richfield, UT Thursday morning and drove 120 miles north to Provo.  With Memorial Day approaching we had a site reserved in Utah Lake State Park through the holiday week-end.  Utah Lake is the largest fresh water … Continue reading →

Richfield, UT We left Bryce Canyon on Sunday and drove about a hundred miles north to the small town of Richfield, UT where we stayed in a KOA in the center of town.  On Tuesday Steve and MonaLiza (Lowes RV Adventures) … Continue reading →

Bryce Canyon, UT A Mountain Drive After a couple of days of rain and high winds here in central Utah, we were getting a bit of cabin fever.  So on Friday we took the Jeep for a ride over the … Continue reading →

Bryce Canyon, UT The weather here outside Bryce Canyon NP, at about 7500 feet of elevation, can get a little nasty, even in the middle of May.  We did a long hike on Sunday soon after our arrival as the … Continue reading →

Bryce Canyon, UT We left Torrey Sunday morning before 8:30, a near record for us, and headed for Bryce Canyon.  The early departure was because the weather forecast in Bryce for the beginning part of the week is predicting rain, so the … Continue reading →

Torrey, UT For our final adventure during this visit to the Torrey area, we drove a long (we’re talking long) way east for a visit to the Horseshoe Canyon.  Horseshoe Canyon, formerly known as Barrier Canyon, is in a remote … Continue reading →

Torrey, UT While many of the hikes in Capitol Reef NP go through canyons with great views of the rocky walls above you, a few of the hikes take you up on top of the rocks and provide great views … Continue reading →

Torrey, UT The Waterpocket Fold is a large uplift of rock covered in Navajo Sandstone that runs for a hundred miles north and south in this area of Utah.  The fold is the major and defining feature of Capitol Reef … Continue reading →

Torrey, UT After a rainy weekend, Monday dawned with clear skies and warmer temperatures.  So we took advantage of the nice weather and drove south on UT-12 (one of the most scenic roads we’ve seen) over Boulder Mountain to hike the Lower … Continue reading →

Torrey, UT The weather in central Utah over the weekend had rain in the forecast every day, making any hiking out of the question.  So on Friday we invited Steve and Mona Liza to join us for a Jeep ride out … Continue reading →