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A night on an island…

A night on an island…

As the first season winds to a close we found ourselves yearning for one last trip.  As the mountains are cold, we figured we cloud try out Antelope Island State Park.  We decided to take the dogs with us and we headed north.  Once we arrived we quickly got camp setup and started to explore the area.  The dogs were acting a bit funny but we assumed that was probably because there were bison on the hill above our camp.

Roughing it Airstream Style

Roughing it Airstream Style

So apparently we are rubbing off on the family because Joan and Steve just picked up a 23 foot Airstream.  This weekend we went out with them and went to Wasatch Mountain State Park.  Of course as Wasatch is only a few minutes from a golf course they had to stop in, even if it was only for a quick drink on the patio.  We were also able to hit a great watershed festival in the park.  They had lots…

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No hookups – Tanners Flat

No hookups – Tanners Flat

We finally built up enough confidence to try a night without hookups.  No power, No water, No sewer, how could we possibly survive?  Well we did and we had a great time doing it.  Ok so I am being dramatic but we were a bit worried about being able to do it.  I can already tell that we are going to have to be quite conservative with our battery and stored water if we want to make it more than…

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The First Night – Wasatch Mountain State Park

The First Night – Wasatch Mountain State Park

Earlier in the month we decided to purchase a Jayco Swift 184BH trailer.  Having never owned a trailer before and being like I am I started researching and learning everything I could in preparation for our first night.  I was really worried about taking my family out and not being able to do something or having some type of problem.  Fortunately the internet was a great resource and got me all prepared for everything I needed to know. We decided…

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