Last week we spent 2 nights at Angel Lake high in the Ruby Mountains. It was beautiful and surprising given that generally our excursions across Nevada on I-80 are done as quickly as possible due to the lack of scenery. The Ruby Mountains, however, are definitely not lacking in scenery. Located south of Wells, foraging…
Travel Dates: July 12-18, 2014 We made it out of Utah! Amazing! Jess spent last Saturday at a photography workshop in Salt Lake City while Sam took the kids around downtown. We then spent a day near Brigham City with Sam doing a work visit and Jess taking the kids to Golden Spike National Historic…
It is difficult to place a single anniversary on our travels, as we grew into our adventures in stages. Over the course of the next few months, we’ll have a small handful of ‘one year’ anniversaries. But this one is likely our biggest. One year ago, we drove away from our house in Lehi, Utah…
Although I grew up in Utah, “state park” was a bit of a mystery to me. We camped in local National Forest campgrounds and visited the popular National Parks, but my only experience in memory with official State Parks were trips to Goblin Valley every few years. As we first started traveling, I was a…
From skiing on a glacier in Great Basin National Park, to playing in the water at Payson Lakes Campground in the Uinta National Forest, this week has been great! The kids earned their Jr. Ranger vests (and we found some their sizes). We also visited some friends in our hometown of Lehi, Utah and had…
So in the Oquirrh mountains there is one even worse I would say. It is going up to Butterfield Canyon (I think). It is just as steep as a drop off and no guard rails – BUT a dirt road and only one lane – so if a car comes the other way one has to try and scoot up against the mountain and the other goes as close to the edge as they can. We tried it once and only made it half way before I insisted that we turn around because I was sure we were going to die. I heard the views are worth it – but some things are definitely not worth it. If you like adventure you should try it next time you are in Utah. 🙂
How funny! I only ever went up Butterfield canyon once. In high school. With a boy. The views were pretty amazing but I didn’t pay attention much to the road!!
Eeeeek!! That is quite the adventure. Your videos are so fun and a great peek into your excursions.
Beautiful pics!