by mcgarveysan | Nov 2, 2021 | Day Hikes, Hiking, Truck Camper Life Full time living
Devils Tower National Monument is actually named Bear Lodge or Grizzly Bear Lodge by the Native Americans, who lived in this area for the 10,000 years before white men came. It sits in northeastern Wyoming, above the Belle Fourche River. The tower rises 1,267 feet...
by mcgarveysan | Oct 26, 2021 | Day Hikes, Hiking, Truck Camper Life Full time living
Mushroom Hunting on Our Bucket List Mushroom hunting has been on our bucket list for quite some time, and our son, Matt, finally helped us check it off! That doesn’t mean we went once and we’re done, though. Since we had such a good time, we’ll be...
by mcgarveysan | Oct 19, 2021 | Day Hikes, Hiking
Climbing Mt St Helens has been on my bucket list for a while, but after my 50th birthday a few years back, it made it closer to the top of the list. Prior to my birthday, we sent out lots of party invitations and we included return postcards asking for and receiving...
by mcgarveysan | Jul 13, 2021 | Day Hikes, Full Time in a Truck Camper - RV Life, Hiking, Truck Camper Life Full time living
Capitol Reef National Park kind of snuck up on us. Really. We knew we’d be close to it, but we didn’t realize we’d be driving through it. After spending a week in the Moab area with Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, we headed west on Highway 70...
by mcgarveysan | Jun 8, 2021 | Day Hikes, Hiking, Truck Camper Life Full time living
Canyonlands National Park is the largest national park in Utah and it’s one of the Mighty 5 parks. Plus it’s only about twenty minutes away from Arches National Park. Who knew so much awesomeness could be packed into the same area. This gigantic...
by mcgarveysan | Jun 3, 2021 | Day Hikes, Full Time in a Truck Camper - RV Life, Hiking, Truck Camper Life Full time living
This week Noelle and I are touring and hiking through Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. What’s not to love about a fairly empty national park, mostly great weather and free WiFi? We had most of the Park to ourselves, with only a few of the hiking trails...
