recent adventures
Vanlife diaries #13: Wasatch Mountains & Salt Lake City
Finally heading north and leaving the desert behind, we spent the week exploring Utah’s Wasatch Mountains on long...
Rock Canyon: The ultimate backcountry canyoneering tour with East Zion Experiences
Canyoneering is the quintessential Utah experience, an intriguing blend of hiking, scrambling, climbing, and rappelling that takes you...
Vanlife diaries #12: Zion, Kanab & Bryce Canyon
After some much-needed rest and relaxation at the start of the week, we ended up enjoying another string...
The ultimate 1-day Zion National Park itinerary: 9 best hikes & viewpoints (post-COVID)
Located in the vibrant desert of southern Utah, Zion National Park protects an extensive network of slot canyons,...
An epic afternoon of climbing at Lambs Knoll with Rock Odysseys
The towering canyon walls of Zion National Park boast what are arguably southern Utah’s most spectacular trad and...
The best half-day canyoneering tour with East Zion Experiences
An adventure sport pioneered in Southern Utah, canyoneering involves rappelling deep into desert canyons and then making your...
Everything you need to know about hiking the Subway (bottom up) in Zion National Park
Of all the incredible hikes within Zion National Park, the Subway, a hollowed-out sandstone gorge resembling an underground...
Vanlife diaries #11: Zion National Park
After several zigzagging border crossings last week, we finally left Arizona behind and crossed into Utah to continue...
Vanlife diaries #10: Kanab, Page & North Rim
If you read my previous weekly update, you might remember that we were headed to the Grand Canyon...
Everything you need to know about kayaking & hiking to Antelope Canyon without a tour (post-COVID)
As the most photographed slot canyon in the world and one of the premier natural attractions in the...
The ultimate 1-day Saguaro National Park itinerary: 14 best hikes & viewpoints (Saguaro West & East)
Arizona has 3 fantastic national parks, but I’d be willing to guess that most people can name only...
Vanlife diaries #9: Petrified Forest National Park & Sedona
We hit the ground running this week, spending our first few days exploring a national park neither of...
Vanlife diaries #8: Saguaro National Park East & the Superstitions
With Dan sick during the first half of the week, we spent several days holed up in Tucson,...
The ultimate 1-day Valley of Fire State Park itinerary: 12 best hikes & photo spots
Named for its impossibly vibrant Aztec sandstone that seems to blaze under the midday sun, Valley of Fire...
Vanlife diaries #7: Phoenix & Saguaro National Park West
Between deep cleaning the van, catching up on some work, visiting family, and adjusting to the blistering heat...
