The last two days have been a crazy whirlwind of flying out, picking up my van and driving back. I wanted to share about insuring your van and some lessons learned. If getting a van then building it out you get one insurance policy for the van alone and after the build the van out …
As some of you know I will be doing a vanbuild. On Tuesday 6/14/22 I will be flying out to SD to go pick it up and register it before bringing it back to Utah where it will be built out. Right now I am finalizing some of my build. Here are some things I …
To me there was really only two choices to choose from the Ford Transit or the RAM ProMaster. There is a third option out there which is a Mercades. This was not a option for 3 reasons. First, they break down faster than the Ford and the RAM. I have never owned one so I …
The Bonneville Salt Flats of the western Great Salt Lake Desert were formed through the evaporation of the Pleistocene-era Lake Bonneville. The salt flats are actually the bed of that once massive lake which rivaled in size present Lake Michigan. The flats are composed mainly of potash salts ranging in thickness from less than one …
Grandstaff Canyon to Morning Glory Arch is listed as 5.7 miles out and back moderate hike. I would consider it more of an easy hike which the whole family can enjoy. There is one spot when crossing the stream you will need to pay attention to the trail sign. If you miss it it will …
Karranaville Falls is located just outside of Cedar City, Utah. It requires purchasing a ticket/permit (currently $12) to hike this family friendly approx 4 mile out and back hike. There are two waterfalls on this hike with a mix of slot canyons, sandy dirt trail and stream walking. The first waterfall had a new ladder …
Squaw Peak at Rocky Canyon Park in Provo, Utah is 7.3 miles out and back with 2,775ft elevation. I tracked it at 7.6 miles with 2,706 elevation which took me 3h 18m hike time. I spent 1h at the summit to relax, enjoy the views and play with my tripod. This hike is rated as …
The Eye is 30 feet tall and was created by Tony Tasset in 2007 for a display in Chicago. He wanted to “make something awesome”. Hotel Swanky purchased it in 2013 to add to the expansive art collection in their sculpture garden. It is located at their Dallas downtown location. There are ample off road …
There are a total of three sculptures all within about a 4 block radius from each other was created by Brad Oldham. Walking man trio charts the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin. The figures were built of polished metal sheets held together with rivets, which was meant to …
This is a short trail system on a hill with a few well maintained trail options. At the top where you park there is a small park with a playground and facilities for the trail system. On the other side of the hill there is a church site which the trail briefly kisses as it …
