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White Sands National Park

White Sands National Park

Posted on March 27, 2022April 9, 2022 by jim

White Sands National Park has been on the list for a long time – but as White Sands National Monument. When we threw…

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Lower Calf Creek Falls

Lower Calf Creek Falls

Posted on December 27, 2021March 9, 2022 by jim

Lower Calf Creek Falls is the most visited attraction in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, but only because of it’s proximity to scenic…

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Peek-A-Boo and Spooky Slot Canyon

Peek-A-Boo and Spooky Slot Canyon

Posted on December 26, 2021January 7, 2022 by jim

Peek-A-Boo – It’s the Spooky Slot Canyon! Now – this is fun! Makes up for our last ‘Oops’ boondocking post that wasn’t supposed…

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Hole-In-The-Rock Boondocking

Hole-In-The-Rock Boondocking

Posted on December 26, 2021January 5, 2022 by jim

Hole-In-The-Rock BLM boondocking spot, Escalante, Utah. 12/25/2021 This is easily accessible by any size rig, I would have no hesitation bringing our 40′…

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Paria Ghost Town

Paria Ghost Town

Posted on December 21, 2021December 26, 2021 by jim

When we left Zion National Park, we decided to spend a night boondocking near the Paria Ghost Town in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument….

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Toadstool Hoodoos in Grand Staircase

Toadstool Hoodoos in Grand Staircase

Posted on December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 by jim

One of our map pushpins in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument is the Toadstool Hoodoos area northwest of Lake Powell. We love colorful…

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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

Posted on September 11, 2021September 19, 2021 by jim

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument probably isn’t on your list unless you’re a hardcore fossil nut. I had seen the name in our…

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Devils Tower National Monument

Devils Tower National Monument

Posted on September 2, 2021September 14, 2021 by jim

Devils Tower National Monument has been on my must-do list since I saw Close Encounters of the Third Kind as a kid. The…

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Effigy Mounds National Monument

Effigy Mounds National Monument

Posted on June 11, 2021June 28, 2021 by jim

Effigy Mounds National Monument was never very high on our list (aka non-existent), but since our rough route took us pretty close to…

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Scotts Bluff National Monument

Scotts Bluff National Monument

Posted on May 20, 2021June 17, 2021 by jim

As we were looking at the dreaded Great Plains states looming wide and desolate between us and our family we’re headed to visit…

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Alive

Alive

Posted on June 2, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

It is a good day to be alive. Colorado National Monument, Fruita, Colorado

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Owachoma Bridge

Owachoma Bridge

Posted on April 7, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

More sheer amazement at the wonders of our world – the Owachoma Bridge, the last of 4 bridges on the Under the Natural…

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Natural Bridges National Monument

Natural Bridges National Monument

Posted on April 6, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

A prospector discovered the Natural Bridges in 1883, and it became a National Monument in 1908. There are 3 amazing natural bridges (arches…

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Spider Rock

Spider Rock

Posted on April 4, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

I waited and waited in the wind and drizzle for a break in the cloud cover, and finally was rewarded with the perfect…

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Canyon de Chelly Extras

Canyon de Chelly Extras

Posted on April 3, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

Here are some extra photos from our Canyon de Chelly trip that didn’t make the prime-time cut, but are good memories for us.

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Canyon de Chelly

Canyon de Chelly

Posted on April 3, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

Canyon de Chelly (pronounced D’Shay) is entirely owned by the Navajo Tribal Trust of the Navajo Nation. It is the only National Park…

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Organ Pipes

Organ Pipes

Posted on February 3, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

Colette is starting to wonder if she should start doing a bit of double-checking on these hikes I tell her are an easy…

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Organ Pipe National Monument

Organ Pipe National Monument

Posted on February 2, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

It’s not easy to get to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, but it’s definitely worth the trip! 100 miles southwest of Tucson and…

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Aspen Grove

Aspen Grove

Posted on June 10, 2017March 25, 2020 by jim

Picture perfect Colorado day Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant, Colorado

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Florissant Fossil Beds

Florissant Fossil Beds

Posted on June 4, 2017May 26, 2020 by jim

A much-overlooked National Monument, just below the surface lies one of the richest fossil deposits in the world. Add in some 14-food diameter…

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