Honestly I love your channel ... not only am I learning a lot about Utah ... but you showed me more about Colorado than I knew in 45 years living here ... and I was in boy scouts and did a lot of camping in CO. Hopefully your subscriber count will grow ... because its one of the highest quality channels out there and only just being discovered, IMHO. I do prefer your videos and drone footage, but you do a nice job with photos also. Your narration is super ... so nice to not have the long winded talking / rambling found on so many channels.
Thank you so very much, Scott & Chris! We sincerely appreciate your comments. OK, though, it's now confession time: these "moving stills" videos are what happens when we've run out of content from the previous camping season, and the new season has yet to start. 😁 We spent decades in the outdoors shooting tons and tons of photos, but didn't really start shooting much video until the end of 2017 when we launched Grand Adventure. So there's a deep vault of still photos available when we've run out of video. But good news, next week's video is being shot this week at the massive RVX industry trade show, so we'll be back with some on-location content next Wednesday! And we saw a few pretty exciting things at RVX that we're anxious to share.
I think this was one of your best videos. I thoroughly enjoyed it and the scenery looked awesome. So much to see in Utah. I should have had my notepad out while watching it!
This was a fun one to do, Ram. It was another one of those "filler" episodes from last winter but we got to draw from la photo bank from iterally 7 or 8 years of adventures around Utah. We could've gone even further but wanted to use relatively recent stuff. The point of the video, which we hope came through, was that while many (most?) RV'ers think of the 5 National Parks in Utah and little else, some of the best things to see in the state are actually outside of those parks.
Wow!!!!!! 😀 Amazing nature documentaries 🤗 I can’t imagine the the time and work that goes into making these amazing videos, I’m sure it’s a lot lol, and for that I say Thank You sir!!!!!!!! 😎
Thank you, Ivan! We sincerely appreciate it. To answer, the editing time on this one was a whopping 23 hours. Yeah, it takes some time to do it right, but we'd rather do our best than not at all. 😁
After seeing this video and a couple of your other videos, I have been eagerly looking for friends to vacation with me to Lake Powell Resort & Marinas. I live in Miami, but this lake is easily more beautiful to kayak in!
One of my favorites is Arches National Park and Canyonlands. Been to both of them when I was in College. Also, I was a skier and skied at the ski resorts of Alta, Snowbird, Deer Valley and Park City. Love your video.
Love all the work you are putting into these episodes. Late to the game so only subscribed a few weeks ago, but catching up as we are moving up to a tow-behind camper (yep, an R-Pod) this summer from our small, truck cab-over pop-up. Been doing a bit of boondocking here in CO as well as UT and WY. Several favorite spots are above 9k ft and wondered if you had any issues with the Mr. Heater at higher altitudes. Read manufacturer's notices about safety shut-off potential at higher alts but thought you're experience would be a good data point. Thanks, Lance & Peggy
You're not late to the game at all, Lance & Peggy! In fact, we're just getting started! Congrats on the R-Pod, our two friends who bought them both love them. We've had few, if any issues with the Mr. Heater at elevation -- and we're sometimes well over 10,000 feet at camp. In fact, the most problematic propane appliance for us at elevation is the fridge, which we'll occasionally have to reset because the burner goes out, but even that is no big deal. We're thrilled to have you here, and thanks so much for the comment!
The reason why I concentrate on Utah's southwest is because the kind of geology they have out there is not found in California. I can go to the Eastern Sierras instead of driving to Wasatch Mountains.
Wow, just WOW! I've camped Utah many times over many years, and your videos transport me. I forgot I was in my living room for a minute. I will not be surprised if eventually you're on the travel channel with your own show.
It's really Impressive that you show us so much of Utah that at least I have never seen. A great alternative to the big 5 we see always. Love this video! Impressive presentation as well!
Wow, I can't thank you enough for taking the time to put this together!! My wife and I are traveling through Utah in early june and these suggestions are more like hidden gems!! Living just south of you in AZ, I'm always looking for areas to explore beyond the most popular. If you don't mind me asking, what was the road you were camping off of in the Valley of the Gods? Thanks again!!
One of my favorite places in Utah is the Henry Mountains just east of Capital Reef National Park. It goes from 3,000 to 11,000 feet in a short time and has everything from slot canyons, views of the swell, American Bison, alpine peeks, Native art and on and on. It is one of the most remote places in Utah and very few people visit.
Indeed. For the unaware, the Henrys are south of Hanksville and north of Bullfrog on Lake Powell. I always wondered if Hanksville gets its name from the Henry Mountains, or vice versa.
You sir, should be contracted by every states commerce for tourism! When planning itinerary, I will have your channel as a tourism reference for any state we travel to! I hope you follow your format for years to come!
@@ericmoore6934 oh I know Loveland! And my neighbor here last night is a Denver guy on a ski tour with his Keystone TT. He's been as far as Big Sky and skied Alta and Brighton before coming here for Deer Valley, and will hit Steamboat on his way home.
We've been really happy with it, except for one thing: the pieces that hold the legs to the frame haven't held up to use. I spoke with Renogy's lead engineer yesterday at RVX and he promised to get me replacement pieces, so they're standing behind it.
I also see that they've upgraded to the waterproof Voyager controller amzn.to/2XSPP3n so that's a nice touch, too -- I have to be careful that mine doesn't see direct rain.
Great Video, as always. We are in the process of purchasing a travel trailer and I was curious if you had any tips or thoughts on your EVO, especially with regards to length and getting into and out of all the cool places you camp and with regard to cold weather - how does it do when the temps drop below freezing?
Thank you, David! Our Evo is 25'11" overall including the hitch, and the "box length" is 23'. We're extremely happy with that size for who we are, and what we do. It gives us the freedom to get into some out of the way places, especially with its ground clearance (although we added skid plates to protect the dump valves and stairs). Not once in 6 months full-time in 2018 did we feel that it was too small for two adults and two dogs. It has the "Arctic Package" which basically makes it a great three-season trailer -- insulated and enclosed underbelly, extra insulation in the walls and ceiling, and two 12V heat pads in the fresh water tank. The only thing that keeps it from being a four-season trailer, as far as we're concerned, is the exposed dump valves, which is why we insulated and added heat tape to them as shown in Ep. 12: th-cam.com/video/KABF205es_U/w-d-xo.html
Thanks Mark for the info! Planning a trip to Utah in June.....this will help us find potential places to camp. We’re concerned with finding boondocking sites during this busy month.
You're welcome! But don't worry about June, when we were weekending we'd have no issue finding a spot even on a Friday evening. You'll have better luck if you forego places listed in online directories and instead seek out your own unpublished spot using land use maps, MVUMs, and Google Earth/Satellite in conjunction with each other. If you're unfamiliar with this process, we explain it way back in Episode 6: th-cam.com/video/TTRw3A-IIZY/w-d-xo.html
Mark, we love your videos. But I have a request. Please do a better job of mixing the balance between the music and your vocals. It's so out of balance that we are constantly having to move between lowering the volume of the music, which is way too loud, or increasing volume to hear your voiceover. It's this way in all of your videos. We subscribe to a number of RV TH-cam channels, and yours is the only one where this is a consistent issue. Would you please consider addressing this? Thanks.
We sincerely appreciate your feedback, and honestly we're trying to get it dialed in. The issue arises when YT applies normalization to our upload -- the raw MP4 sounds noticably different. But do understand that it's constantly on our radar to keep improving!
I've been following your channel for a couple of weeks and I have to say you do an incredible job. Very Informative and educational with quality content. Your video editing is evident of the "unseen" hard work you put into your videos. Gread job.
Thank you so much for this wonderful video. Planning a 30 day trip across the country this summer from Pennsylvania with my 17 year old daughter. I want to create a memory for her that will last a lifetime, long after I'm gone. Planning on spending 7 days in Utah, boondocking. This was very helpful. 7 days is not enough time to see everything in Utah. Guess I'll just have to plan another trip in 2020.
We've lived here for nearly 15 years and we've barely scratched the surface ourselves. Your daughter will surely appreciate what you're doing for her -- have a safe and wonderful trip!
7.4K ! congrats Marc. I've always marveled at the numerous places to go in Utah. You've put a few more on my list, again. Did I happen to see a few shots of a younger M.G.? Keep up the great work.
Love your videos because of the information you provide. I have stopped at several places you have recommended. If you are trying to get a huge following my suggestion would be to get work with more video and less pan shots of photos. That may get your channel to more subs. Anyway, please keep the videos coming!!!!
I spent my first 30 years of life living in Utah but this video makes me wonder if I ever lived there. You obviously really know how to live and enjoy life. I can’t believe how much of Utah I missed before moving away. You make me want to move back and see all that I missed. Great video!!! Keep them coming.
Wow, great job on this video. I enjoyed it very much. I have camped at Goblin Valley State Park and the Needles and Dead Hose. I love that area in March and April.'
Dear sir ?, thanks for this wonderful video. We are currently planning our tour with the RV through Utah this year. For these I will use some of your tips. One question I gave, in the last shot in the header of your videos is your caravan right on a water, is that also in Utah? this place must be paradise. Greetings from Evelin and Rainer - Bavaria/Germany
Hello Evelin & Ranier! That spot is actually outside of Sun Valley, Idaho - you can find out more about it here: th-cam.com/video/pgGQd9ggLYU/w-d-xo.html . Thrilled that you found us and we're happy to help with your planning if you need it.
Wow! Wonderful video. Living in Hurricane. Have a new Evo trailer an will be getting out to some of the places you feature. Always taken, as children, to wonderful travel shows monthly in our town and your video was as great as so many I remember. Thank you!
I just found Cougar Pass, looks like it is now in the middle of Cougar Canyon Wilderness near Big Mountain and maybe in the Mineral Mountains. So I suspect they closed that road since it's a wilderness area now.
Mark What an amazing video. My wife and I watched with amazement and she said she would never want to leave. You sir have an incredible gift to showcase an area for all it’s splendor! Love your videos and I hope one day I’ll have the honor and pleasure to meet you!
Great video! I have been to some of the places like Golden Spike and when we were going out to Antelope Island there was a red fox headed that way down the side of the road. He was just trotting along ignoring the traffic. One of my favorite saying about places like you are pointing out is "the more you take the time to look the more you will see".
Not at all, Elisabeth! In fact, the Uinta Mountains are some of Utah's prettiest alpine terrain, but we didn't cover them in this episode because we had just aired a separate episode just in the Uintas. If you haven't seen that yet it's right here: th-cam.com/video/AanVVzP0_oM/w-d-xo.html . Thanks so much for watching!
Those rocks talk to me! My parents lived in Moab before there was a hospital there. As a result, my twin brother and I were born in Monticello several decades ago. There is just no where on earth like Utah!
This is such a beautiful episode Mark! We have been to Utah so many times since 2016 and there is still so much we have yet to see. Your pictures of those flowers were beautiful.
@@GrandAdventure We spent a week there a couple of years ago. I would love to go back, but right now the whole "work" thing keeps getting in the way. ;)
I was already planning to hit some of these areas this summer, 9 mile canyon for one and some other drives in the same area. The wedge area looks very interesting and this is the first time I've heard of it. A couple of our favorite spots not mentioned are the Hole in the Rock road near Escalante. I want to boondock at Dance Hall rock if the road looks safe to travel. And the other is the area north east of Capital Reef: Cathedral Valley Road, there are a few spots in the park but most is BLM land. We've just scratched the surface of that road net. We've driven the loop including Harnet road but the roads extend to the north from the Temple of the Sun and Moon. I'd like to boondock there but I think that area is in the park. However you've not covered the whole west side of your state from I-70 south to Delta. We had a real adventure on those roads. We just were exploration driving and got off i_70 on some farm road headed south and we followed those roads all the way to Lund then up to Milford. We had no maps and we just going south. We had one diversion when we saw a sign for Cougar Pass (and I've never been able to find that on a map) we followed that road passing a group of hot and disgruntled teens hiking out beyond nowhere and pushing handcarts. I stopped and asked the adult what was going and and he was rather unpleasant and said it was some teen leadership group. For kids in trouble I guess. Anyway we did find Cougar Pass which was right on the Nevada line. Quit a ways in too maybe 25 miles. By the time we got to Lund it was starting to get dark and my daughter was disgruntled herself think we were lost forever....heh.
I did find Cougar Pass on Google Maps it's in the Mineral Mountains near Big Mountain and now looks like it is in the middle of Cougar Canyon Wilderness.
Wow, thanks for sharing such great ideas, Bryan! The West Desert is so vast that we've only begun to scratch the surface, but we did do one episode out near Simpson Springs: th-cam.com/video/4esScZWu6Ck/w-d-xo.html . We really appreciate your comment!!
again a great video. Southern Utah is my favorite destination in spring and fall (mt biking primary), but never have done much in the higher NF areas in Utah....maybe check out some in future...
There's some wonderful NFS camping available, Greg! Of course, it's definitely a summertime thing. And for MTB do check out the Good Water Trail at the Wedge. The MECCA Mountain Bike Club runs spring and fall festivals, and the fall festival is at the Wedge (biketheswell.org).
@UCH606jJNfapd80Phk0AuPqQ wow, we've been running in the same circles but never crossed paths. Last fall was the first MECCA fall festival that we've missed in quite some time. And speaking of missed, Lamar was a dear friend -- and we surely miss his presence.
Thanks for the great ideas for camping outside of the NPs in Utah! Currently in Zion and the mobs of people on the trails are insane. Probably going to be one and done for us visiting Zion.
That's pretty much how we feel about Zion, Homie. The place is being loved to death. It's beautiful, but there are equally beautiful places all across the state that hardly ever see anyone.
@@GrandAdventure Following the weather. Getting chilly around here and even colder up near Bryce. Weather looks nice over on the east side. Plus, gives us the opportunity to see the valley that you’ve so often recommended. 😉
@@EddieAtLarge At over 8,000 feet, BCNP is one of the chilliest spots in that entire region of southern Utah. People see the red rock hoodoos and assume that it's warm desert, but it's in fact a high elevation plateau.
As far as we know, Tessa, what you've heard is a myth. It has a distinct smell, not an ocean smell but instead what some Utahns refer to as "lake stink" that's not at all pleasant. It's not constant, it depends on what algae has washed up on a particular shoreline and died.
Awesome videos on your channel. I've watched 4 or so now from your Utah tab. The family and I would like to go there next fall. I was wondering if you'd care to describe your truck & travel trailer setup? I'm in the market for a Tundra myself but realize they max out at just under 10,000 +/- pounds for towing? Thanks!
Thanks BJ! We're thrilled to have you here. Tundras vary slightly from model to model. Our 2014 long bed access cab SR5 has a capacity of 10,100 lbs. Our trailer, a 2016 Evo T2050 (25' 11" overall) has a dry weight of ~5,500 lbs. and a max gross weight of ~ 7,400 lbs. The Tundra tows it with ease. The trailer is heavy for its length, but the increased weight is due to two opposing slides (kitchen and dinette) that open to an overall 15-foot width.
Excellent video, very nice summary of what to do in Utah outside of the main 5 parks.👍I been to Goblin SP, and the Cedar Breaks Monument. And of course Moab many times, but who hasn't. I kept seeing the same orange and yellow kayaks thru out. At first I was thinking they were random people, but I gather by the end they were your friends, or family. 😉 I really enjoyed your previous Uinta video from couple weeks ago, I hope to make it back that way again. I saw you post a picture today of winter camping, that was awesome ! ❄️☃️
Thank you so much, Eric! Yep, the yellow 'yak is ours, the orange and others are indeed friends and family. We're doing our best to stay warm tonight camped in Park City! Thanks so much for watching, and for your comment.
It's wonderful to see other parts of the country and the world - like getting to the ocean on our most recent trip - but we always love coming home to Utah.
Mark, very nice photography, nice editing and music. Be nice to know the LAT/LON of your Valley of the Gods location, I hadn't seen that location before with the spires. You had so much info, it could have been 2 videos. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Tom! And we're happy to share -- here's the precise location that we camped at VOG: goo.gl/maps/tdUiJ7YQFn72 . The last two video clips of those spires were facing north from above our camp -- Castle Butte and others in its vicinity. Nearby camp was Battleship Rock, and Rooster Butte and Sitting Hen Butte were visible to the south (and in the first of those 3 VOG clips used in this video).
Oh, and I neglected to mention that those VOG clips first appeared way back on our Episode 2, which covers the area a little bit more: th-cam.com/video/-uY-FV9bMg8/w-d-xo.html
Can I just say WOW!! I am so glad I found your channel! We are Utahns as well! We have been in our RV for a year now but are brand new to TH-cam. We are stationary here in Sandy, while we work on upgrades and repairs, before we hit the road in 2020. I totally love that you are sharing our beautiful state other than the national parks. I was thinking of doing the same thing while we are here. Your videos are absolutely amazing! I am still getting used to being in front of the camera and the editing process has been a bugger to learn. Hopefully I can be able to learn how to edit as well as you some day. Thanks for sharing! Come check us out and hear our story, and hope to meet you someday. Safe travels!
Thank you so much! We certainly will check out your channel, and wish you the best of success both on TH-cam, and on getting your rig ready for hitting the road. We've done meet-ups in the past and will likely schedule another one as the weather warms up a bit more. We sure appreciate your comment, and happy trails!
I have 25 days this July/August (yes, I know, bad time of the year to travel) , to get from Atlanta out, tour, and return, and in part due to your videos, I think I will focus on Utah this trip. After I retire in a couple of years I will return for the more out of the way places. Bucket list keeps getting bigger and bigger.
Weird...I replied, but it's gone. You'll have a ball, but the thing to keep in mind is that parts of southern Utah can be positively unbearably hot at that time of year.
I live in Moab. Very expensive to live here but the views and the atmosphere are worth it. We have 2 of the "Mighty 5" NP's. Arches and Canyonlands. Very beautiful
I’m a subscriber and FB follower... this video was beautiful and gave me some great ideas for exploring our beautiful state. I’ll be honest though, we are relatively new RVers (one full summer under our belt) and I was hoping this video was going to be more specific. I would’ve loved ideas on where specifically to find great boondocking locations. I’ve watched your videos on finding boondocking locations and I need to watch them again before I plan out our summer... but as a newbie, it can be overwhelming researching those locations, not to mention being able to tell from a map whether they will be accessible for a 36’ fifth wheel! Going to go watch some of your other videos now, this did make me very excited for camping. Your video of the Uinta mountains near Heber led us to one of our now favorite camping spots, so thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge!!
Our pleasure, Sarah! Understand that this video was intentionally vague; it was intended to be a high level overview, yet even though we cut a bunch of stuff out it still came out at 26 minutes, which was still much longer than we expected. Some of the spots mentioned in this video that we haven't yet covered, we'll be covering in depth as separate episodes this season. And we're so glad that Heber Mountain worked out for you! We appreciate your comment -- thank you.
Mark, all your videos are just great, but this one was just spectacular. Thank you so much for doing such a great job. We hope to get our RV sometime within a year and see the places that you’re showing us here. Thanks again!!!! Kerry
Wow! There is no words to describe my feelings while enjoying your video! Me and my husband have been looking at many traveling videos and this one is by far the more amazing we have seen. Thanks for showing us such beautiful places! It is an open window to the wonders of nature! The quality of the pictures, the unique places, it is amazing!!! Thanks so much!!!!!
Marc, ,, thanks so much for the content on your channel, we are from South Carolina on the coast and though beautiful,, we still marvel at the beauty we get to see from your vlog in states that we have never been to.... We retire in 2 years and we are heading that way to spend some time in that beautiful state of your.... safe travels and thank you again...
So much to see and do , you must really never get bored my favourite judging by your film is lake Powell it must be wonderful adventure the views are stunning and the valley of the gods definitely going on my bucket list Thanks for sharing it with us G&Z
Hi Mark, Well, I see one or two other people are as impressed with this presentation as I am. ;-) Spectacular photos! I particularly like the one at ~16:45. While watching, whenever you mentioned a location I paused the video and plugged the spot into Google Maps, then saved it as a "Want to go" favorite under "Your Places". For those who aren't familiar with it, "Want to go" is a great feature. Any time you read/hear about a place that sounds interesting, save it there and Google will create a green "push pin" on the map. Click on any pin and you'll get photos, reviews, etc of that place.
Thanks as always! ♥ That photo at 16:45 we can't take credit for, however. That was shot by @ToddCopeland while we were camping together at Locomotive Point in the Swell. And we completely agree with the Google Maps "Want to Go" feature. You can also create your own custom lists, which we do ourselves.
@@sajohnson33 yup. If you go to the hamburger menu in Google Maps and select "Your Places" and then from there, the "Maps" tab you can choose "Create map". You can then add pins to that map, choose a name for the map, embed things in the pins, etc. That's how we've created our Travel Episode map at www.GrandAdventure.tv.
@@GrandAdventure Thanks, I'd forgotten about that. I just went there and see that I had started a couple maps a few years ago. I even have a nationwide "RV dump stations" map. Who knew? ;-) At some point I began adding places to the main map only. I wonder if there's an easy way to transfer locations from that map to another. That would be handy.
@@sajohnson33 LOL @ "who knew"! I haven't tried transferringbetween maps, but perhaps there's a way to drag and drop? Google is pretty heavily built on drag-and-drop features. Or maybe create a copy of the map and then delete irrelevant pins from the copy? That might be easier.
Bob, I know that this sounds like a dodge, but it all depends on your electrical consumption needs, the capacity of your batteries, how often you'll be recharging, what your method of recharging is, etc. Estimate your daily consumption, then divide it by the number of waking hours and you'll have a good idea of your needs in Amp-hours. Personally we run two 6V golf cart batteries wired in series to produce 12 volts, with a total 210 Ah capacity. However, we generate more than that each day with 200W of solar, so we'd like a couple more batteries to be able to store all of that excess power.
@@GrandAdventure I love your Solar setup...so simple...never thought of hooking it up that way. For batteries, what are your thoughts on Lithium batteries?
@@markk171 would love to have 'em, can't currently afford 'em. As for the solar setup, we're currently contemplating an episode where one of our viewers is building his own portable unit.
@@markk171 - a good resource for solar info is a young guy named Will Prowse. He's like a solar and battery savant. Lol. I believe he also has a solar book on amazon. He looks like he's 12, but his knowledge is immense and he has videos on everything from Tesla batteries to very simple solar setups. His explanations are very thorough.
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Without a doubt, this is the absolute best video on Utah that I have ever seen. GREAT JOB !!!
I'm not usually speechless, but you've left me speechless. Thanks so much, David!!
- Marc
Utah has so much more to offer, thanks for showcasing
Our pleasure, folks! Our personal preference is for the Utah beyond the parks, so it's only fair that we share.
Honestly I love your channel ... not only am I learning a lot about Utah ... but you showed me more about Colorado than I knew in 45 years living here ... and I was in boy scouts and did a lot of camping in CO. Hopefully your subscriber count will grow ... because its one of the highest quality channels out there and only just being discovered, IMHO. I do prefer your videos and drone footage, but you do a nice job with photos also. Your narration is super ... so nice to not have the long winded talking / rambling found on so many channels.
Thank you so very much, Scott & Chris! We sincerely appreciate your comments. OK, though, it's now confession time: these "moving stills" videos are what happens when we've run out of content from the previous camping season, and the new season has yet to start. 😁 We spent decades in the outdoors shooting tons and tons of photos, but didn't really start shooting much video until the end of 2017 when we launched Grand Adventure. So there's a deep vault of still photos available when we've run out of video. But good news, next week's video is being shot this week at the massive RVX industry trade show, so we'll be back with some on-location content next Wednesday! And we saw a few pretty exciting things at RVX that we're anxious to share.
I enjoy the stills also as they give me time to reflect on the beauty of where your at and enjoy the background music.
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I think this was one of your best videos. I thoroughly enjoyed it and the scenery looked awesome. So much to see in Utah. I should have had my notepad out while watching it!
This was a fun one to do, Ram. It was another one of those "filler" episodes from last winter but we got to draw from la photo bank from iterally 7 or 8 years of adventures around Utah. We could've gone even further but wanted to use relatively recent stuff. The point of the video, which we hope came through, was that while many (most?) RV'ers think of the 5 National Parks in Utah and little else, some of the best things to see in the state are actually outside of those parks.
Wow!!!!!! 😀 Amazing nature documentaries 🤗 I can’t imagine the the time and work that goes into making these amazing videos, I’m sure it’s a lot lol, and for that I say Thank You sir!!!!!!!! 😎
Thank you, Ivan! We sincerely appreciate it. To answer, the editing time on this one was a whopping 23 hours. Yeah, it takes some time to do it right, but we'd rather do our best than not at all. 😁
You do a phenomenal job with your videos.
Thank you so much John!!
Awesome pictures
Thank you Bill!
Great job Mark!
Thank you Mark!
You make some absolutely lovely, informative videos. Thanks!
Thank you so much, Nigel!
After seeing this video and a couple of your other videos, I have been eagerly looking for friends to vacation with me to Lake Powell Resort & Marinas. I live in Miami, but this lake is easily more beautiful to kayak in!
Thanks for sharing. This was terrific!
Glad you enjoyed. As Utahns, our favorite parts of Utah are actually outside of the popular parks.
Wow. Do they give awards for Best TH-cam Video? This deserves it. Excellent.
Holy cow, Ed - thank you! ♥️
One of my favorites is Arches National Park and Canyonlands. Been to both of them when I was in College. Also, I was a skier and skied at the ski resorts of Alta, Snowbird, Deer Valley and Park City. Love your video.
Very cool, Susan. "Was" a skier, as in past tense? We're Alta season pass holders.
Past, haven't skied in years.
@@susanpratt3290 well now, that's a shame!
Love the video! We can't wait to get over to Utah and explore.
Be sure to let us know when you do, Rod. Thanks for watching!
@@GrandAdventure we will certainly do that. It would be awesome to meet y'all.
Again another awesome video. Thanks for all your hard work in putting together such beautiful and informative videos.
And thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts, Richard. We appreciate all of you!
Excellent - saved to my "places I have to go" playlist. Thanks
Thank you so much!
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Merci Carole!!
What an awesome video Marc. Great work.
I haven't even been there yet and I already love Utah.
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Well then, come on out!! Thanks so much, Mark.
Love all the work you are putting into these episodes. Late to the game so only subscribed a few weeks ago, but catching up as we are moving up to a tow-behind camper (yep, an R-Pod) this summer from our small, truck cab-over pop-up. Been doing a bit of boondocking here in CO as well as UT and WY. Several favorite spots are above 9k ft and wondered if you had any issues with the Mr. Heater at higher altitudes. Read manufacturer's notices about safety shut-off potential at higher alts but thought you're experience would be a good data point. Thanks, Lance & Peggy
You're not late to the game at all, Lance & Peggy! In fact, we're just getting started! Congrats on the R-Pod, our two friends who bought them both love them. We've had few, if any issues with the Mr. Heater at elevation -- and we're sometimes well over 10,000 feet at camp. In fact, the most problematic propane appliance for us at elevation is the fridge, which we'll occasionally have to reset because the burner goes out, but even that is no big deal. We're thrilled to have you here, and thanks so much for the comment!
Incredibly beautiful videography!!! I’m subscribing. WOW
Thrilled to have you here, Elisabeth - thank you!
The reason why I concentrate on Utah's southwest is because the kind of geology they have out there is not found in California. I can go to the Eastern Sierras instead of driving to Wasatch Mountains.
Wow, just WOW! I've camped Utah many times over many years, and your videos transport me. I forgot I was in my living room for a minute. I will not be surprised if eventually you're on the travel channel with your own show.
Spud, you always find a way to make us blush -- thank you so much!
It's really Impressive that you show us so much of Utah that at least I have never seen. A great alternative to the big 5 we see always. Love this video! Impressive presentation as well!
Thank you so much, Tom! That means the world to us...truly.
Wow, I can't thank you enough for taking the time to put this together!! My wife and I are traveling through Utah in early june and these suggestions are more like hidden gems!! Living just south of you in AZ, I'm always looking for areas to explore beyond the most popular. If you don't mind me asking, what was the road you were camping off of in the Valley of the Gods? Thanks again!!
Thank you so much for watching, Tim! Don't mind at all, here's the precise spot we were at in VOG: goo.gl/maps/HWzuQsDwFbS2
One of my favorite places in Utah is the Henry Mountains just east of Capital Reef National Park. It goes from 3,000 to 11,000 feet in a short time and has everything from slot canyons, views of the swell, American Bison, alpine peeks, Native art and on and on. It is one of the most remote places in Utah and very few people visit.
Indeed. For the unaware, the Henrys are south of Hanksville and north of Bullfrog on Lake Powell. I always wondered if Hanksville gets its name from the Henry Mountains, or vice versa.
You sir, should be contracted by every states commerce for tourism! When planning itinerary, I will have your channel as a tourism reference for any state we travel to! I hope you follow your format for years to come!
Wow, Eric...thank you so much!!
I concur
BTW, we're probably going to Loveland, which is located west of Denver just before the tunnels on I-70
@@ericmoore6934 oh I know Loveland! And my neighbor here last night is a Denver guy on a ski tour with his Keystone TT. He's been as far as Big Sky and skied Alta and Brighton before coming here for Deer Valley, and will hit Steamboat on his way home.
We had a three pack at Steamboat this year, used it up back in Feb. Really nice place.
Just got my amazon cart prepped to order my stuff to build my (your haha) solar system.
We've been really happy with it, except for one thing: the pieces that hold the legs to the frame haven't held up to use. I spoke with Renogy's lead engineer yesterday at RVX and he promised to get me replacement pieces, so they're standing behind it.
I also see that they've upgraded to the waterproof Voyager controller amzn.to/2XSPP3n so that's a nice touch, too -- I have to be careful that mine doesn't see direct rain.
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You've just inspired me to visit Utah this spring (and maybe a couple other seasons too) Thanks for another great video!
Then we did something right -- thank you so much!
Thanks for the wonderful video. Very informative. Great photo and videography.
You planned my August/ September RV trip.
Terrific! Let us know if we can help further in any way, as even at 26 minutes this video only scratched the surface.
Great Video, as always. We are in the process of purchasing a travel trailer and I was curious if you had any tips or thoughts on your EVO, especially with regards to length and getting into and out of all the cool places you camp and with regard to cold weather - how does it do when the temps drop below freezing?
Thank you, David! Our Evo is 25'11" overall including the hitch, and the "box length" is 23'. We're extremely happy with that size for who we are, and what we do. It gives us the freedom to get into some out of the way places, especially with its ground clearance (although we added skid plates to protect the dump valves and stairs). Not once in 6 months full-time in 2018 did we feel that it was too small for two adults and two dogs. It has the "Arctic Package" which basically makes it a great three-season trailer -- insulated and enclosed underbelly, extra insulation in the walls and ceiling, and two 12V heat pads in the fresh water tank. The only thing that keeps it from being a four-season trailer, as far as we're concerned, is the exposed dump valves, which is why we insulated and added heat tape to them as shown in Ep. 12: th-cam.com/video/KABF205es_U/w-d-xo.html
Thanks. For the info. We stumbled on your videos and have been hooked. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Mark for the info! Planning a trip to Utah in June.....this will help us find potential places to camp. We’re concerned with finding boondocking sites during this busy month.
You're welcome! But don't worry about June, when we were weekending we'd have no issue finding a spot even on a Friday evening. You'll have better luck if you forego places listed in online directories and instead seek out your own unpublished spot using land use maps, MVUMs, and Google Earth/Satellite in conjunction with each other. If you're unfamiliar with this process, we explain it way back in Episode 6: th-cam.com/video/TTRw3A-IIZY/w-d-xo.html
Grand Adventure Thank you very much for the education. I have no doubt your assistance will lessen our learning curve
@@flmlm777 great to hear, that's why we enjoy doing what we do!
Mark, we love your videos. But I have a request. Please do a better job of mixing the balance between the music and your vocals. It's so out of balance that we are constantly having to move between lowering the volume of the music, which is way too loud, or increasing volume to hear your voiceover. It's this way in all of your videos. We subscribe to a number of RV TH-cam channels, and yours is the only one where this is a consistent issue. Would you please consider addressing this? Thanks.
We sincerely appreciate your feedback, and honestly we're trying to get it dialed in. The issue arises when YT applies normalization to our upload -- the raw MP4 sounds noticably different. But do understand that it's constantly on our radar to keep improving!
I've been following your channel for a couple of weeks and I have to say you do an incredible job. Very Informative and educational with quality content. Your video editing is evident of the "unseen" hard work you put into your videos. Gread job.
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts, Elad! We're very grateful that you found the channel.
Thank you so much for this wonderful video. Planning a 30 day trip across the country this summer from Pennsylvania with my 17 year old daughter. I want to create a memory for her that will last a lifetime, long after I'm gone. Planning on spending 7 days in Utah, boondocking. This was very helpful. 7 days is not enough time to see everything in Utah. Guess I'll just have to plan another trip in 2020.
We've lived here for nearly 15 years and we've barely scratched the surface ourselves. Your daughter will surely appreciate what you're doing for her -- have a safe and wonderful trip!
7.4K ! congrats Marc. I've always marveled at the numerous places to go in Utah. You've put a few more on my list, again. Did I happen to see a few shots of a younger M.G.? Keep up the great work.
You did! Like 15 years younger. Dug deep into the photo vault for this one. Thanks as always Rob!
Love your videos because of the information you provide. I have stopped at several places you have recommended. If you are trying to get a huge following my suggestion would be to get work with more video and less pan shots of photos. That may get your channel to more subs. Anyway, please keep the videos coming!!!!
Thank you! This video was atypical of what we normally do. Normally it's all photos and no stills.
I spent my first 30 years of life living in Utah but this video makes me wonder if I ever lived there. You obviously really know how to live and enjoy life. I can’t believe how much of Utah I missed before moving away. You make me want to move back and see all that I missed. Great video!!! Keep them coming.
Thank you Roy!
Wow, great job on this video. I enjoyed it very much. I have camped at Goblin Valley State Park and the Needles and Dead Hose. I love that area in March and April.'
Thank you Brian! That's definitely the best time to enjoy that area, that and October.
Dear sir ?,
thanks for this wonderful video. We are currently planning our tour with the RV through Utah this year. For these I will use some of your tips. One question I gave, in the last shot in the header of your videos is your caravan right on a water, is that also in Utah? this place must be paradise. Greetings from Evelin and Rainer - Bavaria/Germany
Hello Evelin & Ranier! That spot is actually outside of Sun Valley, Idaho - you can find out more about it here: th-cam.com/video/pgGQd9ggLYU/w-d-xo.html . Thrilled that you found us and we're happy to help with your planning if you need it.
Wow! Wonderful video. Living in Hurricane. Have a new Evo trailer an will be getting out to some of the places you feature. Always taken, as children, to wonderful travel shows monthly in our town and your video was as great as so many I remember. Thank you!
Thank you so much Sheri! You live in a beautiful part of our state.
I just found Cougar Pass, looks like it is now in the middle of Cougar Canyon Wilderness near Big Mountain and maybe in the Mineral Mountains. So I suspect they closed that road since it's a wilderness area now.
We'd imagine that you're right, Wilderness areas are typically closed to mechanized travel.
Mark
What an amazing video. My wife and I watched with amazement and she said she would never want to leave. You sir have an incredible gift to showcase an area for all it’s splendor! Love your videos and I hope one day I’ll have the honor and pleasure to meet you!
We certainly hope so, Chris, for the honor would be entirely ours! Thank you so much!
Great video! I have been to some of the places like Golden Spike and when we were going out to Antelope Island there was a red fox headed that way down the side of the road. He was just trotting along ignoring the traffic.
One of my favorite saying about places like you are pointing out is "the more you take the time to look the more you will see".
No doubt at all, William. Take time to smell the roses. Thanks for your comment!
THANKS FOR THAT! I thought Utah is just empty red canyon lands. Wrong. Beautiful.
Not at all, Elisabeth! In fact, the Uinta Mountains are some of Utah's prettiest alpine terrain, but we didn't cover them in this episode because we had just aired a separate episode just in the Uintas. If you haven't seen that yet it's right here: th-cam.com/video/AanVVzP0_oM/w-d-xo.html . Thanks so much for watching!
Those rocks talk to me! My parents lived in Moab before there was a hospital there. As a result, my twin brother and I were born in Monticello several decades ago. There is just no where on earth like Utah!
So happy this connected with you, Gail - thank you for the comment!
thanks for sharing................that was wonderfully GRAND.
So glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching!
Another AMAZING video! I sure hope we run into you on the road!! I bet you’re so glad Utah is your home state. Breathtaking.
OK, now you're going to make us blush. Thank you so much, Christina!
This is such a beautiful episode Mark! We have been to Utah so many times since 2016 and there is still so much we have yet to see. Your pictures of those flowers were beautiful.
Thank you! In our opinion, the best of Utah is actually outside the national parks.
@@GrandAdventure I feel like the entire state of Utah is a National Park. 😃
@@nationalparksprincess3216 and with 80% of it public land, there's plenty to enjoy.
When we went and visited the mighty 5 it was our favorite trip to date. Thanks to this video a trip back to Utah is gonna be sooner rather than later.
Make sure to let us know when you do!
Another Grand Adventure for sure! Manta La Sal Mts outside of Moab are awesome!
You know, Jay, we really have to get to the La Sals. I've been staring at them for nearly 15 years. Thanks for the reminder!
Beautiful state! Too bad it's so far from Florida. :(
Just gas up and start driving! You eat an elephant one bite at a time. 😉
@@GrandAdventure We spent a week there a couple of years ago. I would love to go back, but right now the whole "work" thing keeps getting in the way. ;)
@@lnazworth agreed, work is highly overrated.
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Obrigado!
Outstanding presentation !!! Thanks for sharing !
Thank you so much, and thanks for watching!
This is honestly the go to channel for fun trips and adventures.
And you all are the go-to audience to share them with. Thank you so much!
Well done...thanks for a local's view of Utah!
Thank you, and thanks for watching, Stewart!
Another awesome representation. Excellent work!
And another awesome comment from Gringo! Thank you!
We've been on this trip!! Antelope island is great!!! Your photography on this one (as many) is stellar!!!
Thank you so much Candie! Antelope Island is wonderful as long as the sand fleas are not hatching; if they are, it can be hell on Earth.
@@GrandAdventure eek! We just did a drive thru.. I hate sand fleas
I was already planning to hit some of these areas this summer, 9 mile canyon for one and some other drives in the same area. The wedge area looks very interesting and this is the first time I've heard of it. A couple of our favorite spots not mentioned are the Hole in the Rock road near Escalante. I want to boondock at Dance Hall rock if the road looks safe to travel. And the other is the area north east of Capital Reef: Cathedral Valley Road, there are a few spots in the park but most is BLM land. We've just scratched the surface of that road net. We've driven the loop including Harnet road but the roads extend to the north from the Temple of the Sun and Moon. I'd like to boondock there but I think that area is in the park.
However you've not covered the whole west side of your state from I-70 south to Delta. We had a real adventure on those roads. We just were exploration driving and got off i_70 on some farm road headed south and we followed those roads all the way to Lund then up to Milford. We had no maps and we just going south. We had one diversion when we saw a sign for Cougar Pass (and I've never been able to find that on a map) we followed that road passing a group of hot and disgruntled teens hiking out beyond nowhere and pushing handcarts. I stopped and asked the adult what was going and and he was rather unpleasant and said it was some teen leadership group. For kids in trouble I guess. Anyway we did find Cougar Pass which was right on the Nevada line. Quit a ways in too maybe 25 miles.
By the time we got to Lund it was starting to get dark and my daughter was disgruntled herself think we were lost forever....heh.
I did find Cougar Pass on Google Maps it's in the Mineral Mountains near Big Mountain and now looks like it is in the middle of Cougar Canyon Wilderness.
Wow, thanks for sharing such great ideas, Bryan! The West Desert is so vast that we've only begun to scratch the surface, but we did do one episode out near Simpson Springs: th-cam.com/video/4esScZWu6Ck/w-d-xo.html . We really appreciate your comment!!
again a great video. Southern Utah is my favorite destination in spring and fall (mt biking primary), but never have done much in the higher NF areas in Utah....maybe check out some in future...
There's some wonderful NFS camping available, Greg! Of course, it's definitely a summertime thing. And for MTB do check out the Good Water Trail at the Wedge. The MECCA Mountain Bike Club runs spring and fall festivals, and the fall festival is at the Wedge (biketheswell.org).
@UCH606jJNfapd80Phk0AuPqQ wow, we've been running in the same circles but never crossed paths. Last fall was the first MECCA fall festival that we've missed in quite some time. And speaking of missed, Lamar was a dear friend -- and we surely miss his presence.
Another awesome video. Thank you 😊
Thanks as always, Barbara!
Loved the video!! I’m definitely a fan of Utah. I would also put Dead Horse State Park and Moki Dugway on the list of things to see.
Thank you Robert! That list can get very, very long. ;) We kind of lump DHP into Canyonlands in our minds.
Grand Adventure I love Southern Utah. And yes the list can get very long
Another great video, thank you very much.
And thank you as always for watching, Steve!
So amazingly beautiful. Wow
We love our home 20, Lori!
Thanks for the great ideas for camping outside of the NPs in Utah! Currently in Zion and the mobs of people on the trails are insane. Probably going to be one and done for us visiting Zion.
That's pretty much how we feel about Zion, Homie. The place is being loved to death. It's beautiful, but there are equally beautiful places all across the state that hardly ever see anyone.
@@GrandAdventure No doubt. We are departing for Valley Of The Gods in the morning!
@@EddieAtLarge that's a haul from there. Safe travels!
@@GrandAdventure Following the weather. Getting chilly around here and even colder up near Bryce. Weather looks nice over on the east side. Plus, gives us the opportunity to see the valley that you’ve so often recommended. 😉
@@EddieAtLarge At over 8,000 feet, BCNP is one of the chilliest spots in that entire region of southern Utah. People see the red rock hoodoos and assume that it's warm desert, but it's in fact a high elevation plateau.
I've read that there are bull shark's in part's of Salt Lake & that they travel up the river's. Any truth to this? Also does the lake a ocean smell?
As far as we know, Tessa, what you've heard is a myth. It has a distinct smell, not an ocean smell but instead what some Utahns refer to as "lake stink" that's not at all pleasant. It's not constant, it depends on what algae has washed up on a particular shoreline and died.
@@GrandAdventure Good to know. TY 👌
Awesome videos on your channel. I've watched 4 or so now from your Utah tab. The family and I would like to go there next fall.
I was wondering if you'd care to describe your truck & travel trailer setup? I'm in the market for a Tundra myself but realize they max out at just under 10,000 +/- pounds for towing?
Thanks!
Thanks BJ! We're thrilled to have you here.
Tundras vary slightly from model to model. Our 2014 long bed access cab SR5 has a capacity of 10,100 lbs. Our trailer, a 2016 Evo T2050 (25' 11" overall) has a dry weight of ~5,500 lbs. and a max gross weight of ~ 7,400 lbs. The Tundra tows it with ease. The trailer is heavy for its length, but the increased weight is due to two opposing slides (kitchen and dinette) that open to an overall 15-foot width.
@@GrandAdventure Very helpful! Thank you!
@@TheJaxsonjack any time.
Excellent video, very nice summary of what to do in Utah outside of the main 5 parks.👍I been to Goblin SP, and the Cedar Breaks Monument. And of course Moab many times, but who hasn't. I kept seeing the same orange and yellow kayaks thru out. At first I was thinking they were random people, but I gather by the end they were your friends, or family. 😉
I really enjoyed your previous Uinta video from couple weeks ago, I hope to make it back that way again.
I saw you post a picture today of winter camping, that was awesome ! ❄️☃️
Thank you so much, Eric! Yep, the yellow 'yak is ours, the orange and others are indeed friends and family. We're doing our best to stay warm tonight camped in Park City! Thanks so much for watching, and for your comment.
Have fun skiing at Park City or Deer Valley. I hope to hope to make it one more time before the end of the season.
@@ericmoore6934 this episode will be camping here and skiing Deer Valley.
Beautiful!! Thank you!
Thank you so much for watching!
if your lived there why would you ever want to leave
It's wonderful to see other parts of the country and the world - like getting to the ocean on our most recent trip - but we always love coming home to Utah.
Mark, very nice photography, nice editing and music. Be nice to know the LAT/LON of your Valley of the Gods location, I hadn't seen that location before with the spires. You had so much info, it could have been 2 videos. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Tom! And we're happy to share -- here's the precise location that we camped at VOG: goo.gl/maps/tdUiJ7YQFn72 . The last two video clips of those spires were facing north from above our camp -- Castle Butte and others in its vicinity. Nearby camp was Battleship Rock, and Rooster Butte and Sitting Hen Butte were visible to the south (and in the first of those 3 VOG clips used in this video).
Oh, and I neglected to mention that those VOG clips first appeared way back on our Episode 2, which covers the area a little bit more: th-cam.com/video/-uY-FV9bMg8/w-d-xo.html
Can I just say WOW!! I am so glad I found your channel! We are Utahns as well! We have been in our RV for a year now but are brand new to TH-cam. We are stationary here in Sandy, while we work on upgrades and repairs, before we hit the road in 2020. I totally love that you are sharing our beautiful state other than the national parks. I was thinking of doing the same thing while we are here. Your videos are absolutely amazing! I am still getting used to being in front of the camera and the editing process has been a bugger to learn. Hopefully I can be able to learn how to edit as well as you some day. Thanks for sharing! Come check us out and hear our story, and hope to meet you someday. Safe travels!
Thank you so much! We certainly will check out your channel, and wish you the best of success both on TH-cam, and on getting your rig ready for hitting the road. We've done meet-ups in the past and will likely schedule another one as the weather warms up a bit more. We sure appreciate your comment, and happy trails!
I have 25 days this July/August (yes, I know, bad time of the year to travel) , to get from Atlanta out, tour, and return, and in part due to your videos, I think I will focus on Utah this trip. After I retire in a couple of years I will return for the more out of the way places. Bucket list keeps getting bigger and bigger.
Weird...I replied, but it's gone. You'll have a ball, but the thing to keep in mind is that parts of southern Utah can be positively unbearably hot at that time of year.
I live in Moab. Very expensive to live here but the views and the atmosphere are worth it. We have 2 of the "Mighty 5" NP's. Arches and Canyonlands. Very beautiful
That's a beautiful place to live, Mikael!
I’m a subscriber and FB follower... this video was beautiful and gave me some great ideas for exploring our beautiful state. I’ll be honest though, we are relatively new RVers (one full summer under our belt) and I was hoping this video was going to be more specific. I would’ve loved ideas on where specifically to find great boondocking locations. I’ve watched your videos on finding boondocking locations and I need to watch them again before I plan out our summer... but as a newbie, it can be overwhelming researching those locations, not to mention being able to tell from a map whether they will be accessible for a 36’ fifth wheel! Going to go watch some of your other videos now, this did make me very excited for camping. Your video of the Uinta mountains near Heber led us to one of our now favorite camping spots, so thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge!!
Our pleasure, Sarah! Understand that this video was intentionally vague; it was intended to be a high level overview, yet even though we cut a bunch of stuff out it still came out at 26 minutes, which was still much longer than we expected. Some of the spots mentioned in this video that we haven't yet covered, we'll be covering in depth as separate episodes this season. And we're so glad that Heber Mountain worked out for you! We appreciate your comment -- thank you.
Mark, all your videos are just great, but this one was just spectacular. Thank you so much for doing such a great job. We hope to get our RV sometime within a year and see the places that you’re showing us here. Thanks again!!!! Kerry
Thank you so much, Kerry! If we can help in any way with your planning, just let us know. And best wishes for your upcoming purchase!
Wow! There is no words to describe my feelings while enjoying your video! Me and my husband have been looking at many traveling videos and this one is by far the more amazing we have seen. Thanks for showing us such beautiful places! It is an open window to the wonders of nature! The quality of the pictures, the unique places, it is amazing!!! Thanks so much!!!!!
♥️ Thank you so much, both for your comment and for watching! ♥️
Marc, ,, thanks so much for the content on your channel, we are from South Carolina on the coast and though beautiful,, we still marvel at the beauty we get to see from your vlog in states that we have never been to.... We retire in 2 years and we are heading that way to spend some time in that beautiful state of your.... safe travels and thank you again...
Thank you so much! Great to hear from you, and you have much to look forward to!
So much to see and do , you must really never get bored my favourite judging by your film is lake Powell it must be wonderful adventure the views are stunning and the valley of the gods definitely going on my bucket list
Thanks for sharing it with us G&Z
And you two, thanks as always for watching and commenting!
Beautifully done, video & narration. You have a new subscriber.
Thrilled to have you here, D.R.! Thank you!
Another awesome video 👍❤️😎 thanks for sharing and safe travels
Thanks for watching, Tom, and happy trails to you as well!
Excellent, just wonderful. Just subscribed!
Thank you so much, Michael -- thrilled to have you here!
Hi Mark,
Well, I see one or two other people are as impressed with this presentation as I am. ;-)
Spectacular photos! I particularly like the one at ~16:45.
While watching, whenever you mentioned a location I paused the video and plugged the spot into Google Maps, then saved it as a "Want to go" favorite under "Your Places".
For those who aren't familiar with it, "Want to go" is a great feature. Any time you read/hear about a place that sounds interesting, save it there and Google will create a green "push pin" on the map. Click on any pin and you'll get photos, reviews, etc of that place.
Thanks as always! ♥ That photo at 16:45 we can't take credit for, however. That was shot by @ToddCopeland while we were camping together at Locomotive Point in the Swell. And we completely agree with the Google Maps "Want to Go" feature. You can also create your own custom lists, which we do ourselves.
@@GrandAdventure Custom lists you say? I'll have to look into that.
@@sajohnson33 yup. If you go to the hamburger menu in Google Maps and select "Your Places" and then from there, the "Maps" tab you can choose "Create map". You can then add pins to that map, choose a name for the map, embed things in the pins, etc. That's how we've created our Travel Episode map at www.GrandAdventure.tv.
@@GrandAdventure Thanks, I'd forgotten about that. I just went there and see that I had started a couple maps a few years ago. I even have a nationwide "RV dump stations" map. Who knew? ;-)
At some point I began adding places to the main map only. I wonder if there's an easy way to transfer locations from that map to another. That would be handy.
@@sajohnson33 LOL @ "who knew"! I haven't tried transferringbetween maps, but perhaps there's a way to drag and drop? Google is pretty heavily built on drag-and-drop features. Or maybe create a copy of the map and then delete irrelevant pins from the copy? That might be easier.
Wonderful video.
Thank you so much!
Great Video Mark!
Thank you so much, Bob!
Stunning!
Thank you, Mark, but the scenery really did all of the work!
Thanks for all the tips. Fabulous scenery!
And thanks for watching again, Chris!
fantastic
Thank you!
We're headed that way this summer, thank you
You're very welcome, Steve, and thanks for watching! If we can help in any way with your planning, just let us know.
Wow what a beautiful place. Thanks Marc for the fantastic photography, you have done the state proud. P&J
Thank you so much, Phil & Juliet!
How many batteries are recommended for Boondocking
Bob, I know that this sounds like a dodge, but it all depends on your electrical consumption needs, the capacity of your batteries, how often you'll be recharging, what your method of recharging is, etc. Estimate your daily consumption, then divide it by the number of waking hours and you'll have a good idea of your needs in Amp-hours. Personally we run two 6V golf cart batteries wired in series to produce 12 volts, with a total 210 Ah capacity. However, we generate more than that each day with 200W of solar, so we'd like a couple more batteries to be able to store all of that excess power.
@@GrandAdventure I love your Solar setup...so simple...never thought of hooking it up that way. For batteries, what are your thoughts on Lithium batteries?
@@markk171 would love to have 'em, can't currently afford 'em. As for the solar setup, we're currently contemplating an episode where one of our viewers is building his own portable unit.
@@markk171 - a good resource for solar info is a young guy named Will Prowse. He's like a solar and battery savant. Lol. I believe he also has a solar book on amazon. He looks like he's 12, but his knowledge is immense and he has videos on everything from Tesla batteries to very simple solar setups. His explanations are very thorough.
Great video!
Thank you Ilse! I know that you commented on FB today, but with their downtime we can't open the comment, so sorry about that.