Spring 2021

Traversing the “Goods” of the Southwest

“Where are you headed?” The cowboy wondered.

“Colorado.” I replied.

“Ahhhh, okay. But, you are in Utah. Do you know the way?” My family and I decided not to travel the typical route to the mountainous state of Colorado.

I’m not much of a connoisseur of alcoholic beverages. I have various friends who can converse nonstop about craft beers, wines, whiskeys, and scotches. These conversations tend to happen around campfires—all while I’m sipping my Dr. Pepper. 

The Best Time To Pack For Your Next Trip Is When Get Home From Your Current Trip.

I’m going to get radical: How you unpack from this trip is more important than how you pack for the next one. I call it UN-packing for your next trip.

The overland world has exploded in the last couple of years, and most of our readers know that we're big fans of adventure exploring. For our small family, however, traveling hundreds of miles per day and setting up camp in the dark is not our preferred activity.