Someone told us that more than two thirds of the State of Utah is public lands, and we don’t doubt it. The State has such a wealth of National Parks and State Parks it was difficult to choose which ones to go to visit on our first trip through. After a couple of nights at a hotel in Salt Lake City recharging our batteries (literally and figuratively), we headed down to Moab. Moab is a small desert town which sits…
Roadtripping seems to have its own lexicon. One of the terms we learned early was boondocking. That is to stay in a campsite or somewhere else without hook-ups such as electric, water or sewer. Boondocking also tends to be free or offered at a substantially reduced fee as compared to conventional campgrounds. These spots are typically found on BLM (Bureau of Land Management) lands such as National Forests, but it could also mean a staying overnight in a Walmart parking…
We are now a week into our road trip and getting used to the limited space in the van. I expect we over-packed, but we are gradually finding a particular space for every little thing. The lack of room in the van has encouraged us to spend as much time outside as the weather will allow and after a couple of days of overcast skies and light rain, we have now hit sunshine. Our first major destination on the road…