Paria, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument

In October while in the Lake Powell Area we explored the Paria (pronounced like Maria) River Road looking for the Paria Ghost Town located in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument.  We never found the “Ghost Town” that was abandoned in 1929.  We were so surprised by the colors along this dirt road...they ranged from muted tan to vibrant orange and reds arranged in beautiful layers.  The area kept our interest for many hours!   https://youtu.be/rTCBm8w7FuA

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Big Bend/Rio Grande Video

Now that we are back in Richmond, with high speed internet, I was able to complete the Big Bend National Park video.We are now back in Richmond, taking care of details and packing for the sale of our condo.  We arrived to snow and today freezing rain and ice!  We will keep you updated and hopefully will have some adventures while in Richmond!Enjoy our adventure!https://youtu.be/gUq3pOnfJCM

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Wind Caves and Updates

The Wind Caves are in the Carrizo Badlands on the far east side of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.  To access this area you travel on Fish Creek Road, a sand/rock passage about 4 miles. Wind caves are sandstone formations with wind-eroded pockets!  There is a hike to the wind caves, one that is well hidden and it took a few hours to find it!  We had to fly the drone to understand how to get to the trail!  Needless to say, it was too late to start the hike but we saw the caves from the air and the…

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Arroyo Tapiado Mud Caves

Milestone: 5 months on the road as of yesterday! We have been to the “Mud Caves” twice so far!  From the main road there is an 8 mile round trip dirt/sand road that requires 4WD.  We had over an hour of video and hundreds of pictures.  We have made a 5:33 minute video....In one of the “cave” sections of the video you may see something run by on the bottom right....we did not notice this until we were going through the videos!  WTH! **Make sure the video is on HD! One of the most fascinating points of interest in the…

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