This week we really started feeling more comfortable with our traveling. We are getting more efficient when finding the next stop, realizing how many days we can go without showering or doing laundry, using all of our gear and learning our new normal. We want to be transparent about the hardships and discomforts of travel, but this week the good far outweighed any complaints we had. We keep looking over at each other to say things like “this is so cool” or “I can’t believe how lucky we are.”

Our camping locations in Utah this week:

• Valley of the gods dispersed camping

• Gouldings RV resort in Monument valley

• Dispersed camping on Elm mountain road Near Bears ears

• Dispersed camping on Lone mesa road (past the paid sites)

• Slickrock campground in Moab

Places we have visited:

• Canyonlands National Park (needles & island in the sky)

• Dead Horse point state park

• Arches National Park

• Downtown Moab

• Natural bridges national monument

• Bear’s ears national monument

Highlights:

• Hiking in Arches National Park (delicate arch, and devil’s garden trail were favorites)

• Dead horse point at sunset

• Camping views off of lone mesa road & Elm mountain road

• Sunrise in the island in the sky portion of Canyonlands