Wyoming Wilderness

Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming We met a great couple this time last year, Linda & Alex who invited us to stay with them in Wilson Wyoming, which is about 12 miles out of Jackson Hole. There are lots of ranches out here and you feel like you are driving through Horse Whisperer* country with […]

Campground Review – Provo UT

Utah Lake State Park Campground Why we chose here? seemed a nice place to stop while waiting for some parts from Campingworld in Draper Location: Utah Lake, Provo Sites: 55, 40′ max RV length. Back in and pull through’s Facilities: Showers, Electric and Water hookup, Dump station, Grill, Groceries: Provo Reservations: Yes, only one site […]

Island in the Sky

Canyonlands National Park, Utah We moved north onto the other part of Canyonlands passing through Moab and picking up some groceries and fuel along the way. It rained most of the trip. Mesa Arch The Island in the sky is a high mesa about 2,000 feet above the junction of the two rivers. The trees […]

Campground Review – Canyonlands

Horsethief BLM Campground On the road into the Island in the Sky section of Canyonlands Site 25 Why we chose here? The closest campground to Island in the Sky (Canyonlands) that allows RV’s over 28’ Location: Just outside the Island in the Sky section of Canyonlands and just before the road to Dead Horse State […]

Needles of Stone

Canyonlands National Park, Utah – The Needles There are four parts to Canyonlands divided by the Green and Colorado Rivers, so it’s not possible to drive from one part to the other. The most visited areas are the Island in the Sky and The Needles. There is also the Maze and the rivers themselves. We […]

Campground Review – Needles Canyonlands

Needles Outpost RV Campground Our site near the Juniper Tree Why we chose here? The National Parks campground only allows 28′ RV’s, this park allows larger RV’sLocation: Just outside the Needles section of Canyonlands Sites: 26, don’t drive around the group tent section (on the right) in an RV, there is a big dip! […]

Hi Ho Silver

Monument Valley, Arizona When you see the Mittens at Monument Valley, you think of Western Movies. Actors like John Wayne, Henry Fonda, and Tom Hanks worked here. Movies such as Stage Coach, the Lone Ranger, Forrest Gump, Easy Rider, How the West was Won were made here. Monument Valley was under the Gulf of Mexico […]

Campground Review – Chinle AZ

Cottonwood Campground in Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona Chinle, Arizona One of the larger sites Check with the visitor centre on arrival as they have ranger programs and a free walking tour. There is only one walk to the White House Ruins that you can do on your own. The other options are private […]

700 year old Fixer Upper

Canyon de Chelly National Park, Arizona When we arrived in Canyon de Chelly (d’shay) two weeks ago there had been a ranger talk that night and a ranger walk the next day, but because we couldn’t drive our truck we missed out on both of them. Now the next ranger walks are not for two […]

Lightroom processing for newbies

You’ve taken some photos, now what? Adobe Lightroom is a lot cheaper and less complicated than Photoshop and will give you great results. I put off changing from Camera RAW to Lightroom for years, I am so glad I changed. I still find Photoshop better for cloning and removing unwanted items, but the majority of […]