Rock Springs Wild Horse Holding Facility The wild horse population in Wyoming is located mainly in the southwest portion of the state. Since wild horses have no natural predators besides the occasional mountain lion their population increases 20% (up to 40% some years) per year. To help prevent over
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Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area – Utah and Wyoming
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area is located in the northeast corner of Utah and the southwest corner of Wyoming with over 43 campgrounds offering primitive sites to full hookup campgrounds. The area has a nearly 91 mile reservoir with plenty of recreational activities to please everyone. Fishing and boating are
Continue readingLucerne Campground – Manila, Utah
Lucerne Campground is a lovely campground in Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area run by Ashley National Forest. The campground has about 140 sites and is one of about 43 campgrounds in the Flaming Gorge area. The campground sits on the west side of the Flaming Gorge reservoir and is easily
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Highway 128 heads east from the main road Hwy 191 in Moab and runs along the south side of the Colorado River. This area is known as the Colorado Riverway Recreation Area and is one of the many areas where water activities abound. The road meanders along the Colorado
Continue readingArches National Park – Moab, Utah
Arches National Park This park is located in Moab, Utah and supposedly has the largest collection of arches in the world. We have visited this park before and know that it can be quite crowded. Their website even advises that you should arrive long before 8am during peak season if
Continue readingMonument Valley, Arizona – Out and About
The View Lodge The View Lodge is inside the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park which costs $20 to enter. The fee is a day use fee which provides you access to The Lodge, Visitors Information, the restaurant, and the infamous Valley Drive. Valley Drive – Monument Valley The
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Visitor Center The visitor’s center is across the street from Bonito Campground and within easy walking distance. It is a small facility but filled with interesting facts and a short movie about the volcano. Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument After you depart the visitor’s
Continue readingBonito Campground – Coconino National Forest – Arizona
Camping at 7,000 feet is a perfect way to escape the summer heat of southern Arizona! The Bonito Campground is a National Forest campground, first come first serve, next to Sunset Crater National Monument. It is a lovely setting with 44 sites, most of which are back-in or pull along.
Continue readingBartlett Lake Reservoir – Arizona
Bartlett Lake is in the Tonto National Forest about 23 miles east of Carefree, Arizona. It is the 2nd largest lake in the Phoenix area behind Lake Pleasant and is about 2 or 3 times the size of Saguaro and Canyon Lakes. There is a day use fee and boat
Continue readingHi Jolly BLM – Quartzsite, Arizona
Boondocking at it’s finest …. in Quartzsite! We have boondocked all over the Quartzsite area with the last being Plomosa Rd BLM. This time we decided to check our Hi Jolly BLM which is about 3 miles north of I-10 to the east of Hwy 95. The road on Google
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