USon8wheels – a travel blog

April 15-18 Capitol Reef was a quieter and more simple park. There were some pretty desert flowers here too! The kids and Matt listened to a geology talk by a ranger and learned about a few of the 19 different…

March 29-31 This post is out of order. My computer time lately has been for taxes. We were planning to go through Texas anyway, so it worked out well that I (Matt) could help with a couple of railroad surveys…

April 12-15 We were blown away by the beauty of this place! Six months ago, we had attempted, multiple days in a row, to reserve a campsite in this park without success. You can imagine how grateful we were last…

April 6-12 After Great Sand Dunes, we spent a couple nights at a peaceful and well-ordered campground on the Ute Reservation near Pagosa Springs. Then we stayed at a dog ranch near Durango for four nights. There were chickens, goats,…

April 1-4 We stayed one night at Villanueva State Park, arriving in just enough time to settle in and take a hike up to a beautiful viewpoint. Our site was a sandy place along a river with few other campers…

April 4-6 Sliding down dunes, getting covered in sand, visiting a half frozen waterfall, witnessing beautiful sunrises, sunsets and stars. This was definitely a fun stay! This was our first national park on the trip. We had a wonderful campsite…

We loved this one night stay at Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue, northwest of Tulsa, Oklahoma. When we arrived, we received a wonderful lesson about donkeys. Did you know that donkeys do best with a dry diet of hay, and if…

March 26-28 We visited a regenerative beef, pork, sheep, and chicken farm in northeastern Arkansas and enjoyed learning about how they steward the land. No photos, but we did buy a (camper) freezer full of meat, including some ground lamb.…

March 20-26 We thoroughly enjoyed our time at Aux Arc Botanicals lavender farm. We were greeted by the hospitable and warm farmer, Karen, and a delicious, warm meal of chicken, veggies, and barley upon our arrival. It was too early…

Crossing the Mississippi in Memphis. The first time any of us have been in Arkansas! Most of this post is written by Eliza 🙂 Staying at Village Creek State Park was great! There were working showers and nice hiking trails.…