Colleen, Author at silvervagabonds.com

Exploring Cathedral Gorge & Snow Canyon State Parks!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:May 28, 2022
Post category:Drone Exploring State Parks Videos

Our first stop in Utah was St. George. While here we visited Cathedral Gorge & Snow Canyon State Parks. Many that visit this area head to Zion and Bryce National Parks. There are some fantastic areas to explore that are state parks and we found two of them. Cathedral Gorge is like no other, the richly colored canyons (called the Panaca Formation) are remnants of an ancient lakebed. The spires create many areas to explore with high wall slots and interesting formations. Snow Canyon is located just outside of St. George and was created in 1959. This park consists of…

Red Rock Canyon & Valley of Fire, all near Las Vegas!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:May 22, 2022
Post category:Adventure Exploring State Parks Videos

Our travels continue and this week we made a stop just outside of Las Vegas at Red Rock Canyon. We camped at Red Rock Canyon Campground just a mile from Red Rock Canyon. While in the Vegas area we experienced a lot of wind…one day gusts up to 50mph! Red Rock Canyon is an amazing area just 17 miles from the Vegas Strip! We also explored Valley of Fire State Park about an hour from Las Vegas…a beautiful, jaw dropping state park. This park was as impressive as any national park…Our stay ended with a delicious night out at…

Alabama Hills! And a near mishap with the Airstream!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:May 14, 2022
Post category:Adventure Airstream Videos

After Yosemite we headed to the Alabama Hills in Lone Pine, CA! We had reservations at the Whitney Portal Campground. Well, that’s all I am going to say about that…you will have to watch the video for the full story! The Alabama Hills is located near Lone Pine, CA and sits at the base of Mt. Whitney, the tallest mountain in the lower 48. The Alabama Hills is BLM land and made up of interesting boulders and rock formations. There are also arches of every size and shape! We found about 15! Another fact about the Alabama Hills there were…

Yosemite in the spring! And a water rescue!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:May 8, 2022
Post category:Adventure National Parks Videos

To beat the crowds we visited Yosemite National Park this spring. We were pleasantly surprised to see rushing waterfalls, spring flowers and very pleasant temperatures!There were some roads closed from winter and the Mariposa Grove was closed due to an unexpected storm in January that produced 70-100mph winds. With that storm, the park lost 25 mature giant sequoias! The storm damaged trails, boardwalks and other facilities in the Mariposa Grove area. The park is still cleaning up from that wind event.El Capitan draws rock climbers so bold to climb a 3000’ granite wall and many even sleep in climbing tents…

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