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Before leaving Riverbend Retreat, we stepped back in time millions of years. Adjacent to our beautiful RV site, we hiked on the Dinosaur Trail along Rock Creek. We criss-crossed the creek when needed to keep our feet on the rocky, dry flats. With a brilliant blue sky, we savored the morning. After a mile or…

Many of you have asked when I would begin blogging again. I’ve been in need of inspiration and I’m happy to report that inspiration is brewing. Skip and I will soon be embarking on a six-week RV adventure. We’ll begin with a visit to San Antonio, then we will meander through Fredericksburg and South Llano…

In the past three days, Skip and I have journeyed back towards Minnesota through the country roads of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. We’ve camped at small city park campgrounds which is a new experience for us. These city parks are first-come-first-serve. For those of you who know me well, you know that winging it…

The final adventure of our 2022 Southwest Expedition brought us to a treasure of a national park, and one that is hardly known. Have you ever heard of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison? Until my dear cousin, Nan, told us we just had to visit this park, we’d never heard the name. Nan was…

As we crossed the border from Utah into Colorado, I searched Spotify, found one of my favorite songs from years gone by, and cranked up the volume. Singing along brought me back to the 1970’s when John Denver was popular. In fact, John Denver was the first concert I ever attended. I was in 8th…

Along the many miles we’ve hiked, myriad desert blooms decorated the edges of our trails. Their tenacity is laudable, their adaptability remarkable. Each one was a delightful discovery. Thanks to the PictureThis app on Skip’s phone, we learned their names. Here are a few photos of our favorites. We also encountered many types of shrubs…

Utah, oh Utah. We have loved your beauty! Our three weeks of exploring the Mighty Five national parks and more will never be forgotten. We hope you’ve enjoyed the journey with us. Our final adventure in Utah brought us to the Dead Horse Point state park. As we hiked the perimeter of the Shafer Canyon…

Having been to Arches nearly twenty years ago, I couldn’t wait to return to share the magic of this place with Skip. This gem of a national park offers a magnificent display of millions upon millions of years of the Creator’s mighty hand sculpting beauty through the power of the earth’s foundation, wind, water, and…

As we’ve traveled through multiple national parks in the past few weeks, Skip and I have observed that each one has its own character, its own unique beauty. While visiting and hiking in the Capitol Reef National Park, we have been struck by the splendor of its MASSIVE sheer walls. Though Capitol Reef is one…

As a side trip while visiting Torrey, Utah, we hired a guide for a private fly fishing tour. Turns out that was a terrific decision! Ryan picked us up at our RV campground and drove us about 40 minutes west and a bit north to one of his favorite fishing holes. I won’t even reveal…