Part of the fun of camping is trying out new locations and exploring the area. The Soapstone campground in the Uintas has plenty to offer when it comes to exploring but we came across one thing that I was not expecting… YMCA Camp Roger! This place is special to me as I spent several summers here when I was younger. I had thought about it over the years and never really knew where it was and sure enough, we ran…
Who said camping has to be roughing it? One of the many advantages of having a trailer is that you can bring a lot of the comforts of home with you on the road. Joan requested that we add Smith and Morehouse to our list of campgrounds for 2014. When she was little, she would come up here with her parents to camp and fish and has wanted to get back to the area for some time. Now I am…
One year ago today, we started down a new path that has totally changed what we do as a family on any given weekend. We went from camping 1 time in 6 years to just having completed our 14th in the last year. We have traveled over 1700 miles with our trailer and visited places that we didn’t even knew existed. When we were working through the process of purchasing our trailer, people kept talking about investing in life long…
3rd time staying at Utah Lake State Park this weekend and we decided to bring Radar and Livy with us. We have taken them on a few camping trips in the past and thought this might be a good spot due to the large grass park. Unfortunately this will probably be the last time we take Radar. The entire time he was shaking and trying to get in the car. So much so that he slept in the car in…
I cant believe that this is only 32 miles from my house… This is one of the amazing surprises that comes with our camping adventures. The Granite Flat campground is one of our favorite campgrounds for sure. It seems much more remote than it is but being so close to home I suspect we will be back. While we were there we did a bit of geocaching. Lily always loves a good treasure hunt and we usually try and find…