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What We Love About Gold Butte National Monument
Gold Butte National Monument is one big pocket of adventure where you can spend days exploring the beautiful desert landscapes and discovering neat features. This 300,000 acre gem was designated a national monument back in 2016, protecting the vast, rugged environment and its interesting history. Encounter joshua trees, a great variety of cacti, canyons all to yourself, rock scrambling and incredible petroglyphs. And enjoy the endless opportunity for discovery and solitude in this vast, colorful desert terrain.
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Dispersed Camping at Gold Butte National Monument
Dispersed camping at Gold Butte National Monument is the perfect way to set yourself up for an awesome adventure! Visit 12,000 year old petroglyph sites, drive the Gold Butte Backcountry Byway, stop at the old mining ghost town, hike to interesting red sandstone formations and immerse yourself in this incredible rugged desert landscape. We can agree that at nearly 300,000 acres there's a lot to explore. But before we get ahead of ourselves, let's find out about the options for dispersed camping at Gold Butte National Monument
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Must See Things to Do in Dinosaur National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument is a bit off the beaten path but well worth the journey! The history of the dinosaur bones found in this area and the abundance of remaining dinosaur bones is truly a sight to see. And the beautiful landscapes encompassed in Dinosaur National Monument are also well worth exploring. It's a very naturally rich area with gorgeous geology, lush landscapes and the rushing Yampa River cutting through colorful dramatic canyons.
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Scenic Lower Monument Canyon Loop via Wedding Canyon Trail
Lower Monument Canyon Loop is a scenic hike that showcases towering monoliths among gorgeous canyon scenery. And an added bonus, this area has frequent bighorn sheep sightings. From Lower Monument Trailhead, Monument Canyon Trail and Wedding Canyon Trail can be combined to create this gorgeous loop. This hike explores a scenic area of the huge impressive canyon and defining feature of Colorado National Monument.
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Hiking Natural Bridge Trail | Hikes in Chiricahua National Monument
Hiking Natural Bridge Trail is a great hike in Chiricahua National Monument to find solitude and wander through the beautiful wilderness. This hike is less sought out by visitors hiking in Chiricahua National Monument. And for this one, the magic is in the journey with a simple treat at the end. If you're not scared of putting in the miles to appreciate the wild and scenic allure of this trail then hiking Natural Bridge Trail is for you!
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Things to Do in Nebraska
Last summer we ventured east through Nevada, northern Utah, and southern Wyoming to reach western Nebraska. We had no idea what to expect and we were excited to find different things to do in Nebraska.
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Longboarding Rio Grande del Norte
Longboarding Rio Grande del Norte National Monument is one of our top ten longboarding experiences. And that's saying something! Sometimes enough favorable conditions come together and create that unexpectedly awesome experience... This was one of them.
