Did you know: There are hot springs in Arizona! There is bright emerald green water in Arizona! And after two months away, Charming Adventures is back in Arizona! All of these things are true! Willow Beach is about 2 miles south of the Hoover Dam, just across...
St. George, Utah, is a beautiful city in the far southwest corner of the state, set within a valley with soaring red rocks surrounding it. One of its outstanding state parks is located just 10 miles north of the city. This park was established for the sole purpose of...
Utah’s Grand Staircase has been a bucket list item for all of its geologic treasures, natural beauty and remote location –- so remote, in fact, that it was one of the last places in the U.S. to be mapped. With almost a million acres of public lands, it was yet another great place to...
Capitol Reef is the least-visited of Utah’s National Parks, commonly referred to as “The Mighty Five,” Bryce, Zion, Arches, Canyonlands, and Capitol Reef, and the last one we had yet to visit. It’s an odd name, Capitol Reef, an amalgamation of “Capitol”...
Eastern Utah served up three of our most memorable, enjoyable and just downright FUN hikes in seven years of RV’ing and hundreds of trails! Here, I’ve asked ALL the important questions! LITTLE WILD HORSE CANYON AllTrails Link Best for: Skinny People Not for:...
Well, “hay” there, minions! We’re coming at ya from Palisade, in the Grand Valley of Western Colorado. Palisade is part of the Palisade/Grand Junction/Fruita trifecta of quintessential Colorado cities, with wide open views, outdoor recreation galore, and more...
A quickly revised travel plan sent us through Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, with its immense watery playground, candy-colored cliffs, towering 1,000 foot walls, and non-existent crowds. But before that, we were in Island Park, Idaho, just a few miles from the state lines of both...
Well helllllooooo, Stanley, Idaho! We love your low valleys, soaring peaks, lush farmland, outdoorsy people and totally kick-back attitudes! Stanley and Salmon are two of our favorite small towns in central Idaho … really small! Current CDC guidelines...
Welcome to historic Idaho City, which had the largest population in the entire Northwest during the height of the rip-roaring gold rush days, from 1862-1866! The “worst of the worst” were here – desperate outlaws and colorful characters, all desperately...
Continuing the “Out-of-the-Way 2020 Tour,” we headed to City of Rocks National Reserve, a little-known, but super-fascinating, far-southern Idaho destination. Between 1843 and 1882, a staggering 240,000 emigrants passed through City of Rocks along the California Trail, in...