bugsy running on lone rock beach with the airstream and f-150 in the background
  • Goosenecks State Park, UT

    Goosenecks State Park, UT

    We visited Goosenecks SP in April 2016, during Big Trip #1. Goosenecks State Park is a must-see if you’re in the Monument Valley/Bluff area. The hike down to the river, however, is not so satisfying. Let’s start with the park: it’s a small park, just trails along the rim of the canyon, with incredible views…

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  • Monument Valley, AZ

    Monument Valley, AZ

    We visited Monument Valley in April 2016, during Big Trip #1. At first glance on the internet, it seems that if you don’t do a guided tour of Monument Valley, you can’t really do anything at all there. So we lined up a guided tour with Black’s Monument Valley Tours, arranging a private tour for…

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  • What’s in an Airstream dog’s suitcase?

    What’s in an Airstream dog’s suitcase?

    We wrote this post during Big Trip #1 in 2016! No, we no longer make her food in the crockpot. Packing for Bugsy wasn’t too hard. There are big chain pet stores in most mid-sized cities that carry her brand of food, so we didn’t have to start with an entire 3-month supply of dog…

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  • Three days in Bluff, Utah–Big Trip #1

    Three days in Bluff, Utah–Big Trip #1

    We visited Bluff in April 2016 as part of Big Trip #1. We later boondocked just outside Bluff in Valley of the Gods just after this first Bluff visit, and then again in October 2020, during Big Trip #3. There’s not much going on in Bluff, except for the scenery outside of town, and an…

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  • Two nights at Dead Horse Point State Park–Big Trip #1

    Two nights at Dead Horse Point State Park–Big Trip #1

    We visited Dead Horse Point SP in April 2016 during Big Trip #1. Read about our second visit in November 2018 here, as part of Big Trip #2. I will not comment on the name of this park, or its possible origin. I will comment on it’s unbelievable gorgeousness. It’s across the eastern canyon of Canyonlands…

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  • Negro Bill Canyon Trail, Moab

    Negro Bill Canyon Trail, Moab

    We hiked Negro Bill Canyon in April 2016 during Big Trip #1. The unfortunately named Negro Bill Canyon Trail is a four-mile out and back on BLM land (=dogs are welcome!) just outside Moab. The hike ends at a large natural bridge–the sixth-longest natural rock span in the US. A few rappellers were descending from the bridge…

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  • Canyonlands National Park

    Canyonlands National Park

    We visited Canyonlands in April 2016 during Big Trip #1. As we surveyed the vista at the first overlook at Canyonlands National Park, we said to each other “this is my new favorite park.” Canyonlands is enormous; we were in the main Island in the Sky section, with arches, domes, and the canyons, the magnificent canyons. We…

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  • Arches National Park

    Arches National Park

    We first visited Arches in April 2016 during Big Trip #1, then again in November 2018 during Big Trip #2. Arches National Park is a geologist’s wonderland. On our first visit, we got there early, perhaps too early for good photography, but early enough to beat the crowds at our first couple stops. This is…

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  • Three days in Moab, Utah–Big Trip #1

    Three days in Moab, Utah–Big Trip #1

    We visited Moab in April 2016, as part of Big Trip #1. Read about our second quickie visit in 2016 here, and our third visit in 2018 here during Big Trip #2. [If you’re reading these posts in order, you may be confused right now since the previous post was about a quick overnight in…

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  • A day in the Airstream life–Big Trip #1

    A day in the Airstream life–Big Trip #1

    We wrote this post during Big Trip #1. I thought it would be interesting to share with you an example of a typical day for us on the road. But what is a typical day? Sometimes we’re coming setting up camp, or going and breaking down camp, or settled in a place and cooking meals and…

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