We’ve got a beautiful campsite with red rock views, and we’re planning out all the things we want to do and see while we’re in Kanab. This is a central location for a few national parks, but there’s also lots of local hiking trails and beautiful views to take in!
From Homolovi State Park in Arizona to Kanab, Utah – the landscape just gets more and more fascinating. This is the most scenic travel day we’ve had yet!
Plus, now that we’re here, we’re going to take a short break from life on the road. We’ll stay here for a while so that we can explore what southern Utah has to offer!
We’ve been on the road for a couple weeks now, so it’s no surprise that things are breaking. But today’s was a big one.
The main event is our first national park! We stayed at a campground that is barely outside the park boundary and thoroughly explored the Petrified Forest. There’s more than just mineralized wood to see here!
We’ve made it to the southwest! We were immediately greeted by a tumbleweed. We did a little exploring, did a little drone-flying, and had a little encounter with the local wildlife – a tarantula! We’re amped about where we are and what’s to come!
We did it! We’re out of Michigan and heading towards warmer weather. We covered a lot of ground very quickly, because we’re so late in the season. It wasn’t a terribly fun trip, but we saw some sights and spent plenty of time outside.
This is where we sort of announce our new adventure, with an epic trip to go pick up a camper! Life on the road with a baby is busy, and tiring, but just because things are hard doesn’t mean they’re not worth doing.
Also in our June summary is our amazing no-dig, no-weed garden. Read about how we went from grassy yard to fully planted up garden in 2.5 hours!
We’re dipping our toes back into travel! We enjoyed a long week in Chattanooga, TN, including a ton of hiking, downtown explorations, and even a brewery or two! There’s so much to do and see in such a small area, with mountain views just minutes away from town. We stopped at every scenic overlook we could and have the photos to prove it!
We’ve had some major hurdles with traveling by VW bus, especially during a pandemic. We’re flipping our plans upside down for now! In the meantime, we enjoyed our best nights of camping yet, free campgrounds with amazing views and the most beautiful full moon I’ve ever seen!
We joined up with Route 66 and have started playing a fun game of i-spy, trying to find the road signs and make all the right turns. We’re stopping at all the photo ops we can, and I’m surprised at how much fun it’s been!
We tie up some loose ends and make our last visits with friends, and then it’s us and the open road! First stop, a state park with amazing hiking trails. We hiked until our knees gave out at Turkey Run State Park!