The Spirit of Adventure 2.0

Special Note: Although our plan is to head north and east towards Colorado we have been seeing overnight temps in the low 20's up north at the elevations in Colorado.  Even though the RV is heated and so are all the tanks we have slowed down just a bit while we wait for over night temps to warm. Campgrounds and RV parks are great with all their amenities, however we also like to take advantage of the more natural setting of free BLM camping when it is available. We stayed one night in the St George Gorge which is in Nevada just outside of St George Utah Although like most BLM areas it has no electric or water with our fresh water, black and grey water tanks we are capable of going 4 days and nights self without such services. We also have a built in generator so we can be out in the middle of nowhere and have electric for the DVD player, TV, laptops and cell phones. Of course, out here on the open range you have to watch your step around the n...

About an hour northeast of Las Vegas is the Valley of Fire State Park.  We spent a day hiking and rock climbing here when Debbie's sister Denise was visiting. We liked it so much we decided to come back and spend several nights here when we left Vegas. Campsites are on a first come first served basis and there are no reservations. We had to spend one night boondocking in the desert outside the park on BLM land because we could not get a site the first day we tried. But once we got in we were hooked and stayed 5 nights camping amongst the red rocks. This is a Nevada State Park and it is vast with miles and mile of hiking trails and unlimited rock climbing opportunities While you are out hiking here are areas with ancient petroglyphs   And Cowboys riding the range ( Look closely, they're out there) And if you really pay attention you will see wildlife in the desert while you are hiking  ...