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Trail of the Ancients is a scenic drive taking you to various sites featuring ancient Anasazi ruins and culture in Southeast Utah and Southwest Colorado. From Mesa Verde to Monument Valley and Ruins to petroglyphs, this Colorado and Utah road trip will help you see it all. The map I've included doesn't show a route, but…
Continue reading ➞ Blast From The Past: Trail Of The Ancients In Utah And Colorado
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. This is basically going to be the hub of all things Utah to help you plan the best Utah road trip ever. It will be the home of all Utah content sorted by…
Continue reading ➞ Everything You Need To Know To Plan A Southern Utah Road Trip
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. It's no secret that I love Utah. I love the desert, the mountains, the parks, and especially the scenic drives. If it's not entirely possible, it's at least pretty darn close, to cross…
There are affiliate links in here. I did receive the Darn Tough Socks and LuminAID to try out and like always, all opinions are my own. This isn't going to be the ultimate packing list with literally everything you should bring on a national park road trip where you'll be doing a lot of camping. …
Continue reading ➞ Perfect Packing List For Camping In The National Parks On A Road Trip
I thought I would switch things up today and do a more fun, and only sort of serious, post. I'm going to be sharing 4 unconventional road trip games. And by that, I mean I wouldn't really consider these actual games, but they are all things I experience in the car and have sort of…
This winter I've been on a bit of an extended road trip. After spending the Holidays in Wisconsin, I've been exploring southern Utah for a little over a month. Three weeks were spent in La Verkin, near Zion National Park and we stopped at the Badlands on our way out. As I write this I'm…
Continue reading ➞ Should You Take A Winter Road Trip? Yes. Yes, You Should.
There are affiliate links in here. You've probably noticed with the last few posts that I just went on a little southeast US road trip. We had no idea how long we were going to be gone, but it ended up being 9 days. I think. I knew we were passing through South Carolina…
Continue reading ➞ What To Pack For A Fall Road Trip In The USA
Road trip season is upon us here in the US. The snow is melting and the RVs are rolling into the parks. I have to say, I love this season, mostly because it's warm. Well, now that you know what to do before you go, what to bring, and where to go, were going to…
Welcome back to the road trip series! Today I'll be sharing all the things you should do or see on your road trip. Ok, not all of them, but the things I've done and things I would like to do. Most of these are outdoorsy things because that's what I enjoy doing. I'll let you…
There are affiliate links in here. Road trip series: Before you go Road trip series: Where to go Road trip series: On the road Now that you know what to figure out or talk about before you go, now let's talk about what you should bring with to have a successful road trip. I may…
As of writing this, I've driven across the country, or halfway across the country, five times. Yes, five. (Update, May 2018: I'm at nine now!) The first was our Southwest road trip out to Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and back (I'm counting that as twice, each direction.) Next was out to Utah for…