Well over a year ago, sometime early in 2016, we heard about the upcoming total solar eclipse and immediately made plans to be somewhere we could experience this once-in-a-lifetime event. We bought eclipse glasses and started doing research on where we wanted to be on August 21st. Once we had made the purchase of our …
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While exploring the area around the North Rim of the Grand Canyon Willow and I made use of our copy of Arizona Backroads & 4-Wheel-Drive Trails to find some interesting and not too difficult offroad adventures. One of our favorites was a drive along some roads to the west of Hwy 67 which included visits …
While we were staying at our spot in the Castle Valley we decided to explore the surrounding area and tackle some of the offroad trails offered. When we were at the Overland Expo West in early May we knew we would eventually end up in Moab and so picked up a copy of the the …
On our way to explore the Dome Plateau off road trail outside of Moab, Utah we saw this old, substantially destroyed bridge and decided to go take a look. We drove to both ends of the bridge and explored a bit. The south side of the bridge is accessed by turning right off the highway …
When we arrived in the town of Moab and went looking for a place to camp our first attempt was aborted by rain and our subsequent decision to go explore the Shafer Trail instead of setting up camp in a timely fashion. When we finished that adventure and drove away from the Island In The …
On our arrival to the city of Moab we made a couple of quick stops to fill up on gas and some supplies and went to find a place to camp outside the city limits so as to steer clear of crowds and traffic…this is Moab after all. Our first attempt, called Camp Sunset, was suggested …
Driving away from Valley of the Gods we knew we were going to head in the general direction of Moab. Why? Because our Tacoma is made for such terrain and adventures and we’ve seen stunning and amazing pictures of some of the overlanding that can be experienced there and so…Moab here we come. On the way …
On our way to Valley of the Gods we passed through the little hamlet of Mexican Hat, Utah, population 31. After a quick stop for gas we continued on up Highway 163. A few miles out of town we came across a sign on the right side of the road mentioning the actual Mexican Hat …
Driving away from the Valley of the Gods we were heading up Hwy 163 through Bluff, Utah where it changed into Hwy 191 and continued North. Nine miles North of town we saw another of those always intriguing brown sign with white lettering pointing the way to Hovenweep National Monument. With what we thought sounded …
We were heading to Monument Valley as some of the pictures we have seen of it are simply stunning. When we arrived at the Navajo Nation office though the vibe just didn’t do it for us. Too many people. Too much pressure to buy “authentic Navajo art.” Pressure to hire a “guide” to take us …