Modern Nomads: 04/16/15

Boon docking or dry camping. Camping/living without electricity or water provided by an outdoor source. "off the grid".

Crystal clear waters at Sand Hollow and the Lake all to ourselves...

We are preparing to boondock for the next week, or so. I say “Or So” because it really is the truest test for us of flexible planning. Our rig is not as self -contained as we would like it to be. For instance, we have a small, very loud gas powered generator. It provides enough energy to run our microwave and to charge our battery so that we can have computers and hot water heater and lights. But it is LOUD and no one, ourselves included, wants to hear it for more than an hour at a time. So, until we get solar panels and an inverter we are beholden to stay in places with power, use the generator or, in this case, hook up to our dear friends who have enough solar to power a small village! (If our lovely friends can power TWO families for a week on their solar panels, why in god’s name aren’t we ALL doing it in our sticks and bricks and sharing with those who need it?) I can't adequately describe the feeling of living free- FOR FREE! Of course, it's not, there are all kinds of factors that come together to do this but you get the drift.

We planned on staying one night at the Sand Hollow campground just outside St. George Utah but the winds were too dangerous to move in so we stayed another day. Thank goodness because we got to explore a WONDERFUL park in St. George and the children’s museum. About 6 months ago I stopped taking the boys to kids museums because most of the ones we ended up at were really geared toward younger kids but in this case there was lots to do for everyone. It was great, as you can see from the pictures! We had a great time while Daddy took one for the team in a stinky laundromat with our friend Chris and finished some much needed laundry. Today, off to boondock outside of Zion! Wahoo!!!!