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Thanks! That’s exactly why I wrote it! After reading other people’s big trip reports it gave me the confidence to try it.

Thank you! We are already anxious for the next big trip.

Thank You! We can’t wait to do it again. Making a few changes to the truck before next October.

By the time we cut north in North we were only 20 miles from the Colorado boarder. I'd call that a pretty successful Utah traverse! As the sun was setting we rolled into Moab Utah. Definitely a bucket list place for me. After stopping to ogle a few vehicles and grab a quick bite to eat at...

It wasn't long before we broke into the snow. Of course we had to stop and take pictures! The trail seemed clear enough and the tracks were fresh so we continued on. According to the top we would cross the pass around 11k feet. The next part I don't have any pictures of. Less than 2 miles...

The Excuse: A 4400 Mile, 12 State Adventure Part 7: The Snow Incident.. After the elk incident I was able to fall back asleep. Once again the wife hopped up before I was out of bed only to call my name again. When I asked what was wrong I heard no response. Just "You need to see this". I...

Luckily we weren't too far from our camp for the night. At 9500 feet or so we stopped at the McMillan Spring Campground. The pit toilets were well stocked and clean, and the place was completely empty. We found the most level spot we could and called it a day. I was able to text my father from...

The Excuse: A 4400 Mile, 12 State Adventure Part 6: Top of the world... We woke up to a light drizzle on the roof of the tent. It made getting out of bed a little harder! Once we finally got up and around we made another quick breakfast and got the tent packed away. At this point it was...

The day was long and we were looking forward to getting to camp. We had found what sounded like a great campsite on iOverlander. We got there just as the sun was going down. Well, we got to where the campsites were supposed to be and we couldn't find anything. So we decided to continue off the...

The mats were so buried and heavy I ended up using the winch to pull them out. Whenever possible I do my best to avoid going off trail. Going off the trail has often led to places being shutdown. Well, I'll be damned if I'm going back through that stuff... So with middle finger salutes we...

The Excuse: A 4400 Mile, 12 State Adventure Part 5: Stuck... Day 4 was without a doubt the worst day of the trip. That's hard to imagine because the campsite the night before was the best of the trip. We woke up to sunrise coming over lake Powell. It was breathtaking. We just laid in our...

I've been using it a couple of years in the annex with no problem. The Little Buddy Heater is specifically made to use in tents. It will shutoff if the o2 is to low or if it falls over. If the weather is ok I'll sometimes crack the skylight or a window, but if it's raining we leave it sealed up.

Thanks guys! We can't wait to go back and explore more of it. It's so unlike what we are used to here in the SouthEast.

The rock formations were really awesome and I spent much of my time glued to the window. We did run across a LOT of mud. But the Sarah was learning to keep her speed up and we really didn't have much trouble at all. Once we completed the road, we were back on Blacktop just north of Page...

The Excuse: A 4400 Mile, 12 State Adventure Part 4: A Closed Road Day 3 in Utah would be another eventful day. The morning was a little cloudy but the scenery was absolutely beautiful! It didn't take long for us to make our way down to the blacktop. Once on the main road, we stopped to air...

The roads were easy and we made good time. Just before sundown we made it to the Bull Valley Gorge Trailhead where we picked up our permit for camp. It's a free campsite about a mile past Bull Valley Gorge. The Bull Valley Gorge is a really cool slot canyon we'd like to go back and explore when...

Just a few miles before we met back up with the blacktop we encountered our first creek crossing and the real fun for the day. Unfortunately I didn't get many pictures because we were too busy figuring out how to get past this obstacle. The bank of the creek was around 9 feet tall. The only...

As we continued the small shrubs beside us began to get taller and the sand dunes began to transition into rock outcroppings. As the shrubs became trees we started finding ourselves in beautiful tree tunnels. ...Next Post...

The Excuse: A 4400 Mile, 12 State Adventure Part 3: Sand Dune Fun After a great night's sleep under the stars we got up, made some pancakes and packed the tent up. It's much easier to pack when it's not snowing. The drive off the plateau was uneventful. We drove a few miles, aired back up...

I'm struggling today as well! It's hard going back after being gone for two weeks! lol