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Hickman Bridge Trail, Capitol Reef NP

After leaving Escalante we headed to Hanksville UT about 35 miles from Capitol Reef National Park.  Capitol Reef is a great park and is just a little bit less crowded than the other big parks of Bryce, Zion, Arches, and Canyonlands.  This trip, we found the park to be less crowded and very pleasant so we were able to hike this cool trail; Hickman Bridge.  The trail is 2.4 miles long with an elevation gain of 733ft; this trail is listed as moderate.  The entire hike was beautiful and the “Hickman Bridge” is a 133’ long, 125’ long arch named…

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Bryce UTV Adventure!

What a day of fun!  There is nothing like spending the day off the beaten path!  We spent the day exploring Dixie National Forest on the edge of  Bryce Canyon National Park on a UTV.  We knew that there were ATV/UTV trails, but had no idea there is an entire road system with numbers and junctions….duh….makes sense.  We traveled on the Paunsaugunt Plateau Trail System.  We rented the UTV from Bryce Wildlife Outfitters and we highly recommend them; they were informative, supplied well marked maps and explained the area in detail.  Our first stop was Bristlecone Point.  The term Bristlecone covers 3…

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Read more about the article Yonder Escalante, Review!

Yonder Escalante, Review!

We are on our 10th month of full-time rving and we finally found an modern, edgy and downright cool campground!  Yonder Escalante!  Check out the link below, this is like no other!Yonder Escalante Website LinkWhat we loved:Outdoor Common Area, with built in fire pits and Chill Music!Desirable bathrooms and showers (including towels!)Staff, so accommodatingDrive-in theatre with classic cars to sit in and watch the movie!Rustic but oh so hip!Grab and go food.Wine and good snacks on site.  True High-Speed Internet!Complementary Saturday night S’mores Modern PoolThis campground not only has campsites, it has lodging huts (so modern with everything you need for…

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Read more about the article Bryce, eBikes, hiking and the Rodeo!

Bryce, eBikes, hiking and the Rodeo!

We spent the day in Bryce Canyon riding eBikes, hiking and spent the evening at the Rodeo!  We rented eBikes from “Outta Here eBikes located on Route 12 about a mile from Bryce.  The rental process was easy and off we went!  The bikes were Rad Power eBikes.  They were “pedal assist” with 4 levels of assistance.  They were remarkably easy to ride and most of all FUN!  We rode through Red Canyon on the paved bike route.  A beautiful area.  We had rented the bikes for 8 hours but the seats were truly the hardest bike seats I have…

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