Utah Van + Bike + (Ski?)
2026
The Loop is Closed
DAY 20 4/7-8/2026 Tuesday/Wednesday AdVANture finish Summing it Up. Essentially we spent 3 weeks circumnavigating Utah and a dab into Wyoming, western Colorado and Idaho in a clockwise direction. From the Colorado western border, south to the Arizona border then southwestern Utah not far from the Nevada border, north through the Salt Lake City madness…
Last Best Hike
DAY 19 4/6/26 Monday Hiking Stats: 5.3 mi. Elev: 1141’ We knew we needed an early start to get a “close to the entrance” parking spot in Zion. After arriving at 10am a couple of days ago and parking 4 miles down, we knew we’d need to start earlier. We were up and out of…
Ride around a Volcano
DAY 18 4/5/26. Easter Sunday Stats: 37 miles AIS: 3:49. Speed: 9.7 mph. Elev: 2312’ A local’s route. Our longest mileage of this trip. Not quite the most climbing we’ve had but definitely some steep climbing moments and switchbacks. Today’s ride felt like a normal bike ride. Most of it was out in the countryside of…
April Foolishly Cold + Windy
DAY 14 4/1/26 Wednesday Rained some last night. No snow at camp this morning when we woke up. It rained a bit more in the morning. We were in no rush to get going as it was really cold outside… in the 30’s. We were glad we chose that campsite when we saw some of the…
Fear of heights?? Good driving skills needed!
Goosenecks State Park, Valley of the Gods, Bears Ears National Monument
Utah here we come…
Have van will travel The next adventure… proposal and reality. When I last wrote we were on a winter of ski adventure. As you all know the western US has had a historically dismal ski year. Aside from an epic storm or two the overall temperatures in the Rockies, Utah and California have been abnormally…
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