Chimney Rock National Monument
There are dozens of places named Chimney Rock – a National Historic Site along the Oregon Trail in Scottsbluff Nebraska, a state park…
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Dinosaur National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument has been on our stop list for several trips and has been skipped over for some reason every time. Despite…
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Fossil Butte National Monument
Fossil Butte National Monument was on our high-level map, but not on our stop list. On a last-minute whim as we saw it…
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Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument isn’t on anyone’s short list of must-visit places. Located west of Idaho Falls, it’s not on the route…
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Craters Caves Area
We thought that the Caves area of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve deserved its own photo album. While it is…
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Craters of the Moon National Monument
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve looks like – well – craters of the moon. So much so that NASA even…
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White Sands National Park
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 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 – 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 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
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
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 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 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 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
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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Owachoma Bridge
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
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
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
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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