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White Rim Trail and Beyond

14th November:  The White Rim Trail and Beyond Finally after 3 weeks in Snomad we are actually becoming more efficient! On average it has taken us two hours to get up get dressed make breakfast, sandwiches, wash up, and pack … Continue reading

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White Rim Trail Part 2

White Rim Trail Part 2: White Crack Campsite to Hard Scrabble Campsite Today can only be described as emotional. Partly because I had PMT, partly because sections of both  the Murphy Hogback and Hardscrabble Hill absolutely terrified me. Now, generally … Continue reading

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The White Rim Trail Part 1

White Rim Trail Part 1: Potash Road to White Crack Campsite Our built-in alarm clocks now seem to be set at about 6:20am, so as usual we were up with the dawn and preparing for our big 3 day trip … Continue reading

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The Day the Wahweap Hoodoos Monopolised Us!

The Day the Wahweap Hoodoos Monopolised Us! Our friend Rick also suggest we should visit the Wahweap Hoodos as they are supposed to be the best in North America outside of Bryce, and judging by the photos he showed us, … Continue reading

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Walking with Dinsoaurs?

Walking with Dinosaurs? Our first exploration into Escalante took us down Hole in the Wall Road, and Left Hand Collet Canyon where we parked up for the night in the shelter of some amazing sandstone. Before I get onto that … Continue reading

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Bryce Canyon

Bryce Canyon National Park – there really isn’t much else other to say than Wow!!! Despite the fact we had the potential of an extra hour in bed as the clocks went back, Gav and I decide in our infinite … Continue reading

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36f Wade In AQ River Anybody?

36f wade in a river anybody? After a slightly restless and rather cold night we got up early doors (again!) and drove to Zion National Park – our mission today was to go hiking, but hiking on dry land is … Continue reading

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PG Tips and DeathValley

PG Tips and Death Valley Well the name says it all really doesn’t it? Death Valley (particularly for us Brits) conjures up images of a very flat, very arid world with various animal skulls scattered around, bleached white by the … Continue reading

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And We’re Off!

Well, our first night of ‘wild’ camping wasn’t quite as wild as we may have hoped for. After last minute ‘gear gathering’ in Santa Barbara, we made it another 34 miles  down the road to Ventura. As we had been … Continue reading

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Goodbye Holo Kai… Hello Snomad!

Well, the time had finally arrived for Gavin and I to pack up our belongings on Sailing Yacht Holo Kai and move into our new home for six months – Truck Camper Snomad! Unfortunately a gal can accumulate a lot … Continue reading

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