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In the morning we headed east and crossed the Colorado at the Navajo Bridge. Went to Page where we got gas, ice and beer and then went to Big Water and picked up the Smoky Mountain Road. Went up Smoky to a side road that took us to a high rim overlooking Powell. Got a thunderstorm and some...

Drove out from the White Pocket that afternoon and saw a horny toad as we were airing up our tires. On the way out we fortunately took a wrong turn and 5 miles down the wrong road came across a gal in a Honda Civic stuck in the sand 40 miles from the nearest pavement. Talk about luck, she had...

Spent a windy night at the roads end and then hiked into the White Pocket. We were immediately immersed in an otherworldly scene of brain rock, melted icecream, moqui stones, hoodoos and every shade of red, yellow and white imaginable. This area was the highlight of the trip and is well worth...

Next day we drove back out to House Rock Valley road and north to the Wire Pass Slot Canyon Trailhead. Hiked the slot down to the junction of Buckskin Gulch and then upstream a mile or so in Buckskin narrows. After the slot hike we drove back east on the Paria Plateau over deep sandy roads to...

After our morning hike we headed over to Paw Hole and set up camp for an evening hike. More great formations and color.

Next morning we hiked into the South Buttes area. Incredible colors and formations. It heated up into the 80's and the dog took advantage of every shaded spot and the cool sand.

Got to the Cottonwood Cove trailhead, set up camp and took an afternoon/evening hike.

Next day driving out we had to air down to 25 psi to get through some deep sand. Got our permit in Kanab and headed east to the cockscomb and the intersection with House Rock Valley Road which we took south to our turn off for Cottonwood Cove in the Coyote Buttes South permit area. Saw some...

Spent the last part of April in Northern AZ / Southern Utah exploring the Vermillion Cliffs and part of the GSENM. Drove out from Reno via 95 and Tonopah then east on Hwy 6 to the Extraterrestrial Hwy. Spent the first night west of Caliente and then drove into Kanab via Enterprise, St George...

Well the coast could (likely will be) cold and wet. From I5 you could cut east just south of Shasta and head toward 395 and southeast into NV. Lots of options there and if it's still too cold for you head south on 395 to Bishop, Big Pine, Lone Pine etc. Good mountain biking, climbing, hiking...

We're very happy with our 08 4x4 Frontier with an Eagle shell, we get 18-20 mpg depending on winds. I like that we can get to places with the smaller truck that are more remote (see Dedeckera Canyon). We load up our camper with a big dog , boating gear, big cooler, water extra gas etc and...

The Frontier V6s can handle the weight of a shell model 4Wheel popup plus lots of gear without any added suspension mods. We have an 08 with an eagle shell model and it rides better with the camper than empty. They are sprung stiffly and there is minimal squat with the camper on and everything...

09 Eagle in Tahoe $7000: http://reno.craigslist.org/rvs/2902851059.html

RE: Which Wave I have been using an older version of the Wave3 for 12 years. First used it in a homemade popup camper and then in my Eagle for the last 3 years. It is perfectly adequate down to subzero use. I only use it on high when starting it, then medium in very cold conditions and low...

In NV Verizon is the way to go. I have an older trimode phone and a free roaming plan. I can still get analog signals almost anywhere in the state from a ridge or mountain top. In towns or along major highways I get a good digital signal.

Went with the eagle cause I didn't want too much camper hanging off each side. As it is we have alot of Nevada pinstriping on both the truck and camper. In some places (like Dedeckera Canyon) wider is definitely not better.

Don, A shell is what you want. In 96 I built a poptop for my wife's nissan pickup and we lived in it for a year. It was basic dry shelter up off the ground, compared to tenting it in the dirt/mud it was heaven. We then used it for vacations and weekends for 12 years. Then we bought a new...

What is the standard inside height of a bobcat? I've got a buddy who's 6'4" and looking at 4W and ATC. Can't find the ATC height on their website. Thanks -Bill

Foy, The main crossing of the Bruneau is a bridge and should not be a problem. Can't say I've been on any of the roads up Merritt but imagine they get narrower and tighter as most of the less travelled and higher roads do. It's one of those things you'll probably have to judge for yourself...

I've travelled the road from Jarbidge through Mink Ranch/Bruneau River to Big Bend and then either through sunflower flat to Mountain City or direct to Wild Horse several times. Was in Jarbidge a couple of weeks ago but went in/out via Charleston this time, roads were good. Haven't been north...

You probably could boondock at mosquito flats this time of year. Also there are plenty of spots to free camp just east of Tom's place.

After reading about other's bolt failures I decided to replace mine. Glad I did because both front bolts were bent. I got 1.5 inch grade 8's for 75 cents apiece at Lowes. I would suggest that everyone replace the stock bolts no matter how old their camper is. I could be wrong but the new...

Stan, Are the new bolts Grade 8's? If not I can't see how they would be any stronger.

I had a problem with the self adhesive velcro coming off and found that I could run it through my sewing machine. Since then no problem.

It was hot when we got to the petroglyphs - 116°! That was a drop from the 120° we hit on the drive in. So we made a brief tour of the petroglyphs then climbed higher to find a shady place to camp. Great trip & pics but 116-120 !!! We reserve that part of NV for the late fall, winter...