Cholla Campground
Cholla Campground hosts 206 RV & tent sites on the northwest shore of Theodore Roosevelt Lake with views of Four Peaks Wilderness in Tonto National Forest.
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Airport Loop Trail
Hike past cacti and juniper to see planes and helicopters land among the red butte panoramas of Sedona. Arizona on the Airport Loop Trail.
Marble Canyon
The Arizona Strip is a stretch of Northern Arizona divided from the rest of the state by the Colorado River. The powerful river is an obstacle on its own, but the deep canyons it has carved have effectively isolated the…
Biking To White Pocket
Biking the rough pink sandy trail to the whimsical rock formations of White Pocket in Northern Arizona's Vermillion Cliffs National Monument.
Condor Viewing Site
Most people come to Vermilion Cliffs National Monument for the geology. The sheer red cliffs are unique, but so is some of the wildlife. California condors (Gymnogyps californianus) are the largest land birds in North America, but their population is…
Boondocking on Forest Road 031
Do you remember when we boondocked in Dixie National Forest a couple of years ago? Yeah, I was silly enough to think that that would be a sufficiently singular experience that boondocking in DIxie Forrest could be summed up in…
White Domes Trail
It’s hard to pick a trail to hike in Valley of Fire State Park. There are so many of them, and they all have something amazing to view. But possibly one of the densest collections of colorful crags can be…
Mouse’s Tank (Petroglyph Canyon) Trail
Hike by petroglyphs, red rock walls, and a natural reservoir along the ½-mile in-out Mouse Tank Trail in Nevada's Valley of Fire State Park.
Valley of Fire State Park
Valley of Fire State Park was an afterthought for us. It happened to be a convenient location outside of Las Vegas with boondocking along the park’s access road. But, my oh my, it has become one of the highlights of…
Red Rock Canyon Scenic Drive
Drive or bike Red Rock Canyon's Scenic Route past the red sandstone Calico Hills and dramatic Keystone Thrust Fault near Las Vegas, Nevada.