Next stop on the list is Bend, Oregon. We stayed about 3 weeks here as we love the area and all the breweries!

In the video, we'll highlight a few things we did in Bend. First was the Tumalo Mountain Trail near Mount Bachelor. This is a great hike that will get you to a great overlook of Bend.

Next is a river float down the Deschutes. This is a must when you're in Bend! You can start at Riverbend Park and float to the man-made rapids at Bend Whitewater Park. Our kids like to get out at this point and do the little rapids section several times. From here you can easily walk back to your car at Riverbend or keep floating down to Drake Park.

Another one of our favorites is heading north about an hour to Smith Rock State Park in Terrebonne, Oregon. There is a great hike in this park called Misery Ridge. The hike definitely lives up to its name, it's brutal! You can also rock climb at several spots here, which is super cool!

If you visit Smith Rock, be sure to make a stop at Steelhead Falls, which is also in Terrebonne. There is a beautiful water fall here as well as a spot you can cliff jump!

Also, be sure to stop at Blockbuster in Bend. It's the last one in the world! You can rent videos there, just like in the 90s! So nostalgic!

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We headed north from Alabama Hills on California's route 395 to Mammoth Lakes. We did a little hot spring hunting and tried a few of them which was amazing!

Then we rented a boat for Bryanna's birthday and celebrated cruising around Convict Lake! The kids had a blast jumping in and floating around.

We hiked the Crystal Lake trail just outside of Mammoth which was a fun one up to another beautiful alpine lake. The kids can't help themselves when they see a lake like that, so they had to jump in for a dip.

We cruised on from Mammoth up to Lake Tahoe for some breweries, hiking and of course paddling the crystal clear lake!

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Heading up California on Highway 395, we stopped for a few days in the Alabama Hills area. We've heard so much about this area and it's epic boondocking spots. It did not dissapoint!

We got to do a gorgeous hike up Mount Whitney to an Alpine Lake and play in a little snow!

Next we checked out the spot they filmed The Lone Ranger, along with many other movies, then checked out some arches that are in the area.

We capped it off by watching Tremors out in the desert where the movie was filmed. So cool!

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We all know Zion is one of the best National Parks in the US, but sometimes it can be a bit too crowded to really enjoy or maybe you have some extra time in the area and are looking for some stuff to do outside the park.

We found a couple of things to do outside Zion National Park that were challenging and amazing all in one!

We first headed over to Snow Canyon State Park just north of St. George and did a brutal hike. The hike itself wasn't so bad, it was about 5 miles, but we weren't prepared with water and it was super hot! The views were amazing though, so that made up for it.

Next we did some canyoneering with Desert Adventures at Lambs Knoll Climbing Site, which is technically part of Zion National Park, but it's well outside the main part of the park.

Definitely a couple cool options when looking to get outside of Zion.

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Hiking the Narrows with Kids in Zion National Park isn't as daunting as it sounds. It's actually the perfect hike for kids because they love splashing around and getting wet, especially on a hot day!

We've done this hike a couple of times with our kids. The first time our kids were pretty young, like around 9, 7, 6 and 4. This time they were 13, 11, 11, and 9.

They slayed it back then and they really slayed it this time. Another big help this time was that we rented river shoes and had a hiking stick. Last time we went in Keen sandals lolz.

The river shoe rental is right in the town of Springdale, which is just outside the west entrance of the park. This is also a good place to find parking since the lot inside the park is usually full.

From Springdale, it's an easy walk into the park where you'll hop on a shuttle and take it to the last stop which is the Narrows. Not our preference, but Zion is so busy, it is what it is.

The cool thing about the Narrows is you can hike the river until you want to stop, then just turn around and head back.

Check the website for river conditions. There can be flooding and when we were there last, there was bacteria found in the water and they were discouraging people from hiking in it. We pressed on (along with a bazillion other people) and just kept our heads out of the water and rinsed off really good when we got home.

Definitely recommend this one for kids and adults alike. You'll love it!

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We tried a couple new hikes in Bryce Canyon National Park with our kids this time around. They were pretty tough, but definitely rewarding! The views in the park are second to none!

We first got set up at a really great boondocking spot just a few miles from the park. Then we headed in and did the Fairyland Loop Trail, which is 7.8 miles with over 1500 feet elevation gain. This one was a challenge!

The next day we did the Wall Street and Queens Garden Loop trail, which is 3.2 miles with almost 650 feet elevation gain. We followed that one up with a short, easy hike called the Mossy Cave trail, which is outside of the main entrance to the park and just a bit east toward Tropic.

Bryce has some amazing hikes to do with kids, so take the family there and hit the trails!

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Heading out of Kanab UT, we continued on to Escalante. There's a great boondocking spot just outside of town. This is a great base camp to do some of the best slot canyon hikes in Utah.

Our favorite hike of all time is the Peekaboo and Spooky Slot Canyon hikes. They are labeled as separate hikes, but are kind of combined once you get into it and definitely worth doing both.

Be ready to work your body! You'll be squeezing, ducking, crawling, climbing, scooting, shimmying and just about any other way you can contort your body to get through, up and around tight squeezes.

It is so much fun!

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After heading out of Lone Rock, we stopped in Kanab, Utah for a few nights.

We found a great BLM boondocking spot just north of Kanab called Old Highway 89 Campground (https://goo.gl/maps/vgbT4tYFbhAkChbp6). We were there in May and it was completely dry. The roads in and out were very easy with our big rig and there was plenty of space to camp.

From here, we checked out the Belly of the Dragon, which is a very cool tunnel hike, we also hiked up to the Moqui Cave which was super cool. The next day we took a drive to the Buckskin Gulch to Wire Pass trail to hike some slot canyons! We finished the day doing some more sand dune snowboarding at the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park. So fun!

Kanab is a great place to stop between Bryce Canyon National Park and Zion National Park. There are a few very cool places to check out in the area!

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Boondocking with a big rig at Lone Rock, Lake Powell Arizona is totally doable. We did it in our 36' Montana High Country in May 2021.

Getting down to a reasonable spot, where the sand isn't too soft is pretty easy as the access roads down are very firm. They may have some drift sand on them, but for the most part they are packed pretty hard.

I suggest staying on or as near to the darker sand as you can, as this is the firmest with a layer of gravel underneath. Also, follow other tracks if you can. And as always, get out and walk it to test the sand before driving through it.

This is a great spot to boondock for a longer period of time because they have a dump station, potable water and a dumpster just at the entrance. We filled our water bladder and dumped our portable sewer tank several times there during our stay.

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