On the last full day of my trip, I go search one last time for the inscription of an obscure 19th-century explorer in the hinterlands of Arches National Park. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)
DATE FILMED: April 2018
GPS COORDINATES
* Campsite: 38.9929, -109.8112
OTHER LINKS
* Kamchatka Gear (My store)
* Gear I use
* SUV RVing the book (Affiliate link)
* Instagram (@SUVRVing)
Well, this day didn’t start off quite as I’d planned… (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)
DATE FILMED: April 2018
VIDEO LINKS
* My Arches National Park hiking guidebook (Affiliate link)
* Outdoor Products Packable Daypack
VIDEO COORDINATES
* EDIT: I originally had the coordinates for False Kiva here, but apparently it was closed to visitors in July 2018 due to vandalism (I visited in April). Ugh. People are dumb. You can read more here.
* Aztec Butte trailhead: 38.3935, -109.8820
* Campsite: 38.864589, -109.749391
OTHER LINKS
* Kamchatka Gear (My online store)
* Gear I use
* SUV RVing (the book) (Affiliate link)
* Instagram (@SUVRVing)
My old nemesis the wind strikes again on this day of adventuring through three western states. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)
DATE FILMED: April 2018
► My anemometer (Affiliate link)
GPS COORDINATES
* Bisti Trailhead: 36.259302, -108.251574
* Scenic mountain viewpoint: 37.8812, -107.8878
* Bridalveil Falls: 37.9192, -107.7700
* Campsite: 38.3707, -109.1053
OTHER LINKS
* Kamchatka Gear (My online store)
* Gear I use
* SUV RVing (the book) (Affiliate link)
* Instagram (@SUVRVing)
It’s been called “the Machu Picchu of America.” While maybe not quite as spectacularly situated as Machu Puchhi, the Native American Ruins of Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico are numerous, enormous, expansive, and very impressive. In this video I spent a day exploring the area’s famous (and some not-so-famous) ruins and rock art. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)
DATE FILMED: April 2018
Map of Chaco Culture National Historical Park
In this video I check out El Morro National Monument and then head into Chaco Cultural Natural Historical Park, both in northwestern New Mexico. And yes, I end the day at a campsite that I paid $15 a night for. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)
DATE FILMED: April 2018
GPS COORDINATES
* El Morro National Monument: 35.038722, -108.348172
* My campsite: 36.0356, -107.8919
OTHER LINKS
* My online store (SUV camping/vandwelling/overlanding accessories)
* Gear I use
* SUV RVing the Book
* Instagram (@SUVRVing)
In this video I explore the amazing El Malpais National Monument in western New Mexico. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)
DATE FILMED: April 2018
VIDEO COORDINATES & LINKS
* Lava Falls trailhead: 34.736467, -107.976218
* La Ventana Arch trailhead: 34.8725, -107.8899
* La Ventana Arch: 34.8692, -107.8889
* Big Tubes area trailhead: 34.9446, -108.1069
* Big Skylight Cave: 34.9456, -108.1014
* Four Windows Cave: 34.9458, -108.0988
* Seven Bridges: 34.9426, -108.0976
* Campsite: 34.9454, -108.1514
* Victorinox Manager knife (Affiliate link)
OTHER LINKS
* Kamchatka Gear (My online store)
* Gear I use
* SUV RVing (the book) (Affiliate link)
* Instagram (@SUVRVing)
In this video I finally leave Arizona and find an amazing hike in the remote far western corner of New Mexico. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)
DATE FILMED: April 2018
GPS COORDINATES
* Catwalk trailhead: 33.372605, -108.842231
* Spot on the hike where I turned around: 33.3761, -108.8280
* Adobe Cafe and Bakery: 33.685921, -108.863077
* Campsite: 34.0229, -108.6333
OTHER LINKS
* Kamchatka Gear (My online store)
* Gear I use
* SUV RVing the Book (Affiliate link)
* Instagram (@SUVRVing)
I had an amazing day in the mountains and deserts of southeastern Arizona. First up was a great hike through the heart of Chiricahua National Monument, and that was followed by a leisurely float down a remote desert river. Talk about a great day! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)
DATE FILMED: April 2018
GPS COORDINATES
* Hike trailhead: 32.0119, -109.3157
* Spot where I put in on the river: 32.8926, -109.4787
* River take-out spot: 32.8853, -109.4992
OTHER LINKS
* Kamchatka Gear (My online store; Many items will be back in stock very soon!)
* Gear I use (The tubing gear I use is under the “Kayaking and Tubing” section.)
* SUV RVing the book (Affiliate link)
* Instagram (@SUVRVing)
In this video I go over a couple of great $15 camping chairs from Walmart, of all places. These chairs are small enough that you’ll never need to take them out of your car. I also go over a couple of modifications I’ve made to my chair. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)
VIDEO LINKS
* Ozark Trail Backpacking Chair at Walmart.com
* $30 Amazon alternative chair #1
* $30 Amazon alternative chair #2
OTHER LINKS
* Kamchatka Gear (My online store)
* Gear I use
* SUV RVing (the book)
* Instagram (@SUVRVing)
Note: This blog post contains Amazon affiliate links.
In this video I check out an awesome cave, cross the border to go to the dentist in Mexico, and drive up to a national monument to find a great campsite. What’s your favorite part of the video? (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)
DATE FILMED: Early April 2018