The Valley of Goblins

Goblin Valley State Park, Utah While this is the third visit to the area, this is the first time we have actually gone through the gate. The first time the campground was closed because of faulty plumbing and we weren’t prepared to sit in the soaring heat outside in our Dodge Van (it was our […]

Maroon Bells

One of the most photographed places in Colorado apparently is Maroon Bells. It’s near Aspen and as we had some time we did a bit of a detour down to it. There are no campgrounds in Aspen, but I found one National Forest campground called Difficult to the south of Aspen that would fit our […]

Rocky Mountain High

Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado Bear Lake This is the first time we have been to Rocky Mountain even though we have been in Colorado before. You just can’t do everything. We couldn’t have come at a busier time of year. The first weekend Estes Park was hosting a fine art festival whereby people had […]

A bit of country

Madison County, Winterset, Iowa While working out our route home I realised we could come through Iowa. We could find some covered bridges in the town of Winterset and visit our friends Harold and Kim whom we had met in Yellowstone a few years ago at the same time. It was great to catch up […]

More of the North Shore

Minnesota’s North Shore Part 2 1-4 September 2016 Judge CR Magney State Park Our campsite in the forest The lower of Two Step Falls Judge CR Magney State Park Nice easy hiking until you get to the steps – 200+ The upper falls of Two Step Falls in Judge CR Magney SP A few hours […]