While Southeast Utah might not be on the top of your travel list, it is actually a fun, inexpensive place to go for a weekend. That being said, be prepared for a lot of driving since nothing is super, super…
Newspaper Rock Utah
On our way home from the Blanding area in southeast Utah, we made a quick stop at Newspaper Rock. This is a National Historic Site that is full of ancient petroglyphs. Since it is so easily accessible and so easy…
Hiking Butler Wash Ruins
On one of the days of our vacation, the weather was so off and on. It would be soaking wet for one minute then the sun would come out the next. Because of this we didn’t want to go all…
Natural Bridges National Monument
Our first trip to Natural Bridges National Monument we thought was going to be a bust. Since we went on a day with lots of rain and even some snow, we weren’t sure if we would be able to see…
Hiking to the Owachomo Bridge in Natural Bridges National Monument
While we were visiting the National Monuments of Southeast Utah last month it rained a lot. Which of course put a damper in our hiking plans for the trip. This kept us from being able to hike to all three…
The Complete Guide to Hovenweep National Monument
During our long weekend in February, Ben and I took a little trip down to southeastern Utah to visit some national monuments. One of the two we visited was Hovenweep. Besides being fun to say, it was a super beautiful…
Hiking Kanarraville Falls
Update: Since we we wrote this post the rules for hiking Kanarraville Falls have changed a couple times, please visit https://www.kanarrafalls.com/ for the most current information on permits which as of this update were required and limited to 150 hikers per…
Camping at Red Rocks Las Vegas
While you could easily stay at a hotel in Las Vegas and hop over to the Red Rocks area for hiking and climbing, we opted to go camping right next to the conservation area as well as great bouldering and climbing…
Red Rock Canyon Scenic Drive
Over MLK weekend in January, we went with some friends just outside of Las Vegas to camp, hike and rock climb. We were in the Red Rock Canyon area and had such a great time! While we did lots of…
Yellow Van Travels Turns One!
It is so amazing to think that when we started this blog one year ago. We had just come back from a beautiful trip to the Grand Canyon and were excited to share our adventures. Since then, we have been…