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SUV RVing, SUV camping, and vanlife videos.

You’ve Got to See These Mountains!

This video contains footage from two big dayhikes I went on a week apart in September 2017. Both hikes involved climbing a couple of the 11,000-foot peaks in northern Utah’s Wasatch Mountains. These were very long days in some of the most beautiful mountains in Utah. The scenery is incredible. Enjoy! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

GPS COORDINATES (FIRST HIKE)

Stats: ~11.8 miles round trip with 5,000 feet of elevation gain

GPS COORDINATES (SECOND HIKE)

Stats: ~13 miles round trip with 7,600 feet of elevation gain

Cost of a 2-Week Car Camping Road Trip

This quick video goes over the cost breakdown of the 13-day SUV RVing trip to southern Utah and western Colorado that I went on last October. (The trip is chronicled in this series of YouTube videos.) Let me know if you have any questions, and click here if you can’t see the video below.

Yes, this week’s video is super short, but next week’s is 45 minutes long to make up for it 🙂

NOW WHAT DO I DO?

In this video I drive the spectacular drive along the San Miguel and Dolores Rivers in far western Colorado and then try to figure out what exactly I want to do in Grand Junction. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

GPS COORDINATES
* San Miguel River riverside viewpoint: 38.3418, -108.7023 (Approximate location)
* Hanging Flume Overlook: 38.398325, -108.809372
* Driggs Mansion viewpoint in Unaweep Canyon: 38.771314, -108.734290
* Namaste Nepal restaurant: 39.078823, -108.576273
* Riggs Hill: 39.073079, -108.649082
* Campsite (Horse Pasture Draw): 39.523314, -108.786074

Exploring 1000-Year Old Ruins in Utah and Colorado

In this video I spend a day checking out a bunch of Native American ruins in southeastern Utah and then western Colorado. I also have several wildlife encounters of the reptilian kind and see a bunch of petroglyphs (and a couple of pictographs). (Click here if you can’t see the vide below.)

And check out the new Cargo Hammock that’s now for sale in the store!

GPS COORDINATES
* Campsite: 37.2906, -109.6354
* First ruins: 37.2774, -109.6464
* Wolfman Petroglyph Panel: 37.2746, -109.6461
* Crap ruins: 37.2743, -109.6479
* Cadillac Ranch RV Park (shower): 37.2826, -109.5515
* Hovenweep National Monument: 37.3863, -109.0755
* Painted Hand Pueblo: 37.4544, -108.9695
* Colorado campsite: 38.2628, -108.2831

Well That Was Unexpected!

After a completely unexpected start to the day, I take care of some business in town and then head out to Cedar Mesa to hunt for Native American archaeological sites. I end up at one of my favorite places to camp. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

GPS COORDINATES
* House on Fire Ruin trailhead: 37.5374, -109.7323
* House on Fire Ruin: 37.54376, -109.74461
* Mule Canyon Towers trailhead: 37.5325, -109.7322
* Mule Canyon Towers: 37.5264, -109.7321
* Butler Wash Ruins trailhead: 37.5243, -109.6324
* Butler Wash Ruins: 37.5252, -109.6399
* Arch next to Butler Wash Ruins: 37.5256, -109.6394
* Campsite: 37.266934, -109.809694

I Didn’t Plan for This!

In this video things don’t quite go as planned, but I make the most of it and have a great time. I then head up into the mountains and find a beautiful campsite. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

GPS COORDINATES
* Newspaper Rock: 37.987997, -109.518012
* Roadside Ruin trailhead: 38.163169, -109.762572
* Cave Springs Trail trailhead: 38.157228, -109.751666
* Pothole Point Trail trailhead: 38.170258, -109.806539
* Big Spring Canyon Overlook: 38.178284, -109.817132
* Slickrock Trail trailhead: 38.177042, -109.814502
* Wooden Shoe Arch viewpoint: 38.150536, -109.781514
* Campsite: 37.8773, -109.4465