Hey there friends....I know this area very well!! Really enjoyed seeing this again, brought back some wonderful memories! I rode my mountain bike on the that Devils Backbone road...riding up that 14% grade! Yep...when younger I did a mountain bicycle tour starting from Hurricane Utah all the way out to Capital Reef National Park going thru Zyon and Bryce National parks, I rode over a 12.400 ft pass and was camping off of my bicycle along the way. The purpose and highlight I rode the dirt road all along Capital Reef to go up the Burr Trail switchbacks to Boulder Utah on the way back from Capital Reef. Over 600 miles on the bike with gear and lots more on foot hiking at the 3 national parks in 2 weeks time. Not satisfied...I loved the tour so much I did all over again 2 years later. I was in good shape back then! Happy Camping!
WOW, that was a "L" of a ride. Boy, you had to be in good shape and a real man to pull that off. GOOD JOB and Fun times! !! My biggest "Healthy" big deal was climbing Mt' Borah in Idaho, 12, 700 +/- it too has a (Devil's back-bone) "Chicken neck" where you have to crawl around on all fours and the same for the last 1,000 feet to the top at where the point is 10 x 10 area.
Wow BirdPhish! Nice trip! I tried long distance biking when I was in my early 20s and blew out my knee (tore the miniscus) so that was the end of that. You did well!
@@RVingwithG Lol...fun times indeed! I had called ahead to the police station in Hurricane to get their permission to leave my car in their lot and start the tour there. When I got there and went inside to let them know I was there and leaving my car they had to come out and get a look. I still remember the looks on their faces and them commenting "Do you have any idea what that road is like out to Capital Reef? ....they thought I was completely, utterly nuts lol
@@gonagain Thanks....the only part I didn't ride was the tunnel in Zion...I begged them to let me ride thru it but they wouldn't let me, had to hitch a ride thru the tunnel. I did over 50 mph after the 12,400 ft. pass coming down the mountain heading into Torrey and Capital Reef... but the scariest part was not on my bike....it was on the hike I did to Angel's Landing in Zion :)
Hey Guys, thanks again for sharing. I live in Canada, and have never really experienced all that your country has to offer in regards to beautiful landscapes. I may never get the chance to see what you have, but I live though you and your adventures. Thanks for enrichening my life. See you on the next one!
Another excellent video. I figured it out, it's your style of videoing that I like and keeps me watching. You have a way of capturing the beauty of the scenery . Audio is always right on and with a steady hand. Beautiful travels. A lot of history out there, it is fun to walk up on it. I bet that tracker on the mule would have known what the skull was from. Great jo as always, looking forward to the ghost towns of Montana.
Had he wanted to talk he would have rode over to say howdy. Unlike me, Rick just has that nack to read people when to talk and when to let them walk. As you say dncook, always excellent vids.
"Linda get closer video of the drop off-Devils backbone" 😳🍀 This Florida grandma about fell out of bed!! Thanks for the adventure-thank God your pissed off mountain lion had hounds keeping it at bay. How interesting you could find the indians trail by the (rocks) Looking forward to your next video-safe travels 💞
SOOO MANY BEAUTIFUL PLACES, especially out west. Many times the best way to see them is camping. Hotels are just too far away, but to an even greater extent you are so very out of touch with all that beauty. My CTC just works so well as a camper. What I like most is being warm and dry, having a few small creature comforts in my old age. As I was watching the beginning of this video I thought of all the times I was very comfortable - warm and dry - in my CTC or the truck camper before. How smug I felt as I listened to the weather rage outside. I thought of tent camping when I was younger and the same feelings in a good sleeping bag in a good tent. Something about that feeling of security and peace that is soul satisfying.
Yes I too enjoy your videos,I’m in South Texas and seldom see what you have to show please keep showing us this beautiful country, I agree on getting out and about unfortunately we physically can’ do like we used to.
Hi Terrell, thank you for watching our videos. We'll do our best to show where we travel to and heck, we've even made it out to Texas before. (My sister and family lives in TX) ~~Linda
Hi folks...good to see you again! ....you always find the perfect spots to camp....keep the videos coming....I live vicariousely through your adventures....Happy trails!
What a great video Rick. I realy enjoyed this one. Especially liked the ole Mule riding hunter. Those mules will go where a horse cant. Thanks buddy. You two stay safe out their 👍🏻👍🏻🙏
As always love the videos. I am so glad the two of you are able to travel and produce theses beautiful videos. Once I reach retirement my dream its to follow in the foot steps of your travels. My grandparents made a trip to Colorado when I was younger. I loved the all the rocks and pictures they brought back. Please keep up the beautiful videos and be safe. Thanks for the videos.
I very much enjoy your travel videos sir, please stay safe and well and keep the videos coming. I am looking forward to the ghost towns video! Safe travels.
My 145 pound son in law told me years ago. “He eats like a cat only when he is hungry” He has never been overweight!! I took up his idea and went from 192 to now 157
Agree with your comments about finding something to get you outside. Explore, hike, photography, something. And it's low cost! Thanks for sharing..........
Rick, great words and observations. Just love your approach to camping. I have recently converted a cargo trailer and heading west in about 3 weeks. Can't wait.
I swear you could spend the rest of a long life exploring the west and with an occasional wifi connection, you can look up the stuff you've found and where you might want to go next. We loved exploring and if my husband gets to where he can get around again, I want to get a small trailer to pull. We're like you - it's just a place to sleep and keep your stuff. Outside is why we like to be out and about. Here in Joshua Tree NP there are a lot of old mines and boy, those miners left stuff - cars, cans, bits and pieces but it's fun to explore. We take nothing but photos and memories.
I will always remember feeding fritos to a ground squirrel in craters of the moon the squirrel would stuff his cheeks disappear, then come back for more. A good time was had by all.
Skull does look similar to mountain lion, but too many molars for a mountain lion. Bear has been closest so far. Could be calf or horse as well. Not much left of it so hard to tell. Teeth that are left look herbivore or omnivore(plant grinding).
I just looked at an episode of MOUNTAIN MEN where the guy shot and harvested a bear, he boiled the skull and cleaned it. This skull look exactly the same with regards to the features except a bit smaller. I am leaning towards a female or young bear.
So true about "just getting out there"! I started my sailing "career" racing keelboats on Lake Ontario. As you say, it wasn't so much about the sailing, but the weekly dose of "getting out there". I haven't sailed in years now, and my passion for the last 15 + years has become camping and backpacking.. I so agree with your philosophy: find what you love and love doing it while being outside--that stretches to so many activities. Have just found your channel, have subscribed and am working my way through the collection. Thank you for such a down to earth and common sense approach to camping and life in general. Am enjoying them all so far!
"An excuse to get out". Exactly right. My wife and I sailed for different reasons but, all those were excuses to sail. I knew there was a reason I was drawn to your page. We've fallen in love with Utah and have explored a couple ghost towns in Montana with hopes of getting back soon. So, I'm eagerly awaiting your next video!
Jo-Ann and I went over the mountain into Torrey, Utah last Thursday. Nice drive. Cool skull find, is it Jimmy Hoffa? LOL There are a few houdsmen around here , I've talked to a couple of them at the post office. You've got me looking for those trails too now. There was some guy on your video drinking strange beer? What a goofball! Give us a back road like that anytime , we hate highways and interstates. I haven't smoked that other cigar yet , I should probably get after it. :) Jo-Ann and I would love to go ghost town hunting with you guys up there in Montana! Have fun guys. Nice video , thanks for sharing. JT & Jo-Ann
I once spend an entire day setting out a wind storm/ sand storm in my 13’ camp trailer with those old louvered glass windows. We were camping by the ‘Salton Sea’ in so. Calif. The wall of sand hit about 10 am. and didn’t stop until about 8 that evening. At times during the day we couldn’t make out the bath house less than 100’ away, we use wet bandannas to breathe through. Fun times for sure. Another great video, looking forward to the ‘ghost towns’. Safe travels.
Reminded me of driving across Montezuma's Backbone (my name for it) on a solo 200+ mile dirt road trip in Baja Mexico 36 years ago (coastal road south of La Paz to Cabo). Washed out on both sides of the dirt road making it about a foot or two wider than the width of my 4WD Toyota truck. I saw no other vehicles on that road except the abandoned shells of a few that didn't make it and saw only one other person who sailed up to a beach I was sunning on and paid a visit only long enough to tell me a joke then left (truly surreal). LOL the indestructibility of youth!
Sounds like you guys really had a good time and I know exactly where Bryce Canyon is In Nevada. I am from Elko and it was good to hear you say Nevada correctly lol. I just stumbled across your video and enjoyed it thanks for sharing. God-bless you and hope you have some more safe adventures
We are old sailors too. We had a 34 pacific seacraft crealock. Just moved back on land about a year ago. Now we have a 7x14 cargo trailer on order from RandR in Michigan. Love love your very informative vids. Enjoy your kid’s channel too. Thanks for taking the time to make these vids. Cheers, Brian and Erika s/v Rain Dog, (haven’t named the trailer yet). :-)
Loved this video! Last time I went down Devil's Backbone (3-4 yrs ago) the road crew was busy with some washout repairs and had traffic down to one lane. Really made you think while driving on the one lane section. My passenger was freaking out. Hahaha. Love the "get out in the sun" comments too. I agree, so much! Thanks Rick and Linda for sharing your adventures.
Stay safe out there. Teeth did not look like a cat but hard to tell on the screen. Looked like the eye socket was for side view like a horse or mule, though hard to tell on the little screen.
We lived in the Pacific North-“wet” on both sides of the cascades (my dad was Seattle born and raised).. My husband was born in Yakima and raised in Spokane. At one point we owned 5 acres of Ponderosa pine with a house on the property in Mead, Washington. I miss those 5 acres something fierce. Would go back in a heartbeat if possible.
@@gonagain yes! I miss my house and acreage in Mead something fierce! Mead was a beautiful area. I don’t know how it is now as the last time we visited over 20 years ago subdivisions were starting to pop up all over. Now we’re out in the country in AL and loved it... until now. Why? Subdivisions popping up all over the area! Ugh! Lol Looking forward to watching more ‘Gonagain’ exploration videos! Thanks so much for sharing your travels with us. Always entertaining.
Hi, Sure do enjoy your videos. I was born in Tonopah, Nevada. We lived in Golfield. My dad worked on the narrow garage railroad, Tonopah - Goldfield. Nicknamed the old tug and grunt. There was a little ditty they used to say because of the numerous times it would go off track. " Off again, on again, gone again, Flanagan. " Was wondering if that's where you got your handle of Gonagain ? Best to Linda. Ellen. . . 💖 :-)
Hi Ellen, thanks for the background story on that area. Our handle of Gonagain came from our daughters. One would ask the other, "where's Mom?" and would get the answer, "oh, they're gone again." That became Gonagain!
Great video! Jan and I have driven the Devil's Backbone road a few times: it's always a good ride. In fact, your whole video is full of some of our favorite camping areas. Keep up the good work.....
Not cougar. This skull appears to have 6 molars in the upper jaw. Cougar has 2 carnassial teeth instead. Black bear has 3 molars but elk has 5 and a large eye socket. Young elk, I think, based on skull size and lack of substantial wear on teeth.
As usual Rick, you and Linda never disappoint. You were talking about the wind and I thought about when I was trucking. Went through a couple hurricanes back then and made it through. Spent a lot of time out west too. When I parked at night, I always tried to find a place that I could put the nose of my truck into the wind. It made a huge difference and with the little trailer should help you guys. It cuts way down on the trailer rocking and easier to get in the back of your Tahoe. Hope it helps and Happy Trails!
Enjoyed the video. Looking forward to the Ghost Town trip in Big Sky Country for sure. Also going to use the camping table mode this week for the first time. Heading out on the back roads.
Always a great day when you post a new video! We love your camping videos! We are looking at getting us a little Runaway trailer that they make in Florida. We are not talented enough to make a cargo camper. Strong winds are not fun. Such beautiful and scary scenery.
Great video as usual and great content . Where I grew up in Colorado, the old Ute trail went through our place , so needless to say we found thousands of arrow heads , scrapers , knives , awls , etc. But one time hunting arrow heads in the basin I came across a small section of rock jetting up out of the ground maybe 10' . There was a short rock maybe 2 1/2 ' high about a foot away and a pile of chips by it. I sorted through the pile & came up with about 7 arrow heads of varying quality . One was kind of interesting because it looked like this native had started to nap out 4 arrow heads at once , as the heads were started on all fours but tips were broken off.! I remember visualizing him either sitting on that short rock in the shade of the larger rock napping out arrow heads or sitting on the ground napping them on the rock . There had been some good rains the last few years so there had been some small washes come right through this spot so I hunted down to the end of the wash & found 5 more , a great day to say the least , so I know well how you feel !!! :-) happy hunting you two . Big D.
I enjoyed that and read it to Linda. We come across piles of flakes on top of hills overlooking valleys below but I never find arrowheads among them. Must be lookout points. Thanks Darell!
@@gonagain I must say that was a first for me but I always follow the little gullies that have chips around them. My mom found the top of a spear in the head of a gully & followed it down probably 500 to 1000 yards & found the other half !!! :-) I also watched and read about trees bent like an h with out the back leg and they were trail markers like the trails you follow , more prevalent down south. As for lots of chips we always looked for fire rings where we found lots of chips. Nice talking to you sorry so long of a story :-)
The skull you found resembles a non carnivore. More like a calf.😢 I've been following you. I live in Butte Montana. But I have traveled every state in lower 48. If you travel down the two lane road from detla Utah to Milford. The hills are full of obsidian mine , and we found an old abandoned pumice mine. Lots of arrow heads. Great sites Milford is an old railroad town. Happy travels.
I really enjoy your videos ... I think I know why now .... done a fair amount of sailing myself although nothing major offshore .. lived on sailboat for awhile also I know the waters well around the San Juan Islands, Friday Harbour, Roche Harbour Port Townsend, Haro Strait, Georgia Strait if you have ever been a little north ... your comment on Interstates totally agree ...did a road trip once for six weeks Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, California, Arizona, made a point to drive nothing but Two Lanes stayed off everything four lane the whole trip unless it was absolutely impossible to avoid ... traveled by myself whole time so spent lots of time meeting people in the small towns when opportunity came up ... if I felt like staying a few days I did if thought something was nicer down the road I drove ... fished along Lolo River, biked in Whitefish Montana that trip ... I think we have been to a lot of the same places in last 10 or 15 years .... I'm on Vancouver Island.
Sounds like we seek and enjoy the same things. Linda and I know the San Juan islands well having raised our two kids onboard in Eagle Harbor, Bainbridge Is. and sailing extensively.
Hey, good one! I never understood why people like golf but maybe it is what you say, an excuse to get out. That devil's backbone drive looked pretty scary especially when towing.
Fun video! Not sure what animal the skull belonged to. I always enjoy moving along at a slow to moderate pace and looking for the history in the back country.
Great vid Rick, you are so right about getting out and poking around for interesting finds and artifacts. Looking forward to the ghost town videos, that's what we do a lot of is exploring the old mining area's and history around Montana, mostly on atv's and side by sides, there is a lot of it to see. This year has been tough getting out as much as I would like, due to my work load and some minor health issues. I'm very familiar with many of the ghost towns and mine camps if you ever need ideas on places to go explore. I spend a lot of time on my computer along with map programs researching places of interest around Montana. I've got a pretty good metal detector but have not mastered how to fully use it lol. Take care, Scotty a.k.a. Scooter with the Rough Riders.
A brief search suggests that the skull may be a goat or sheep from the shape of the back teeth... plus the narrow skull would make the likelihood of it being a bear or large cat improbable. Any biologists out there?
How did you mount the spare tire on rear door of trailer? Drill through a vertical support? Add a plate inside? I need to mount mine, was thinking over wheel well to possibly add bottom support. Thanks, love your videos Rick!
@@gonagain thanks, helps a lot. I have a barn door on the rear, and the tire mount I bought has four vertical holes for mounting. That's why I was thinking of screwing directly through a vertical support, maybe add a slightly larger metal plate inside to disperse the load. Hadn't thought of removing interior skin and adding wood, have to give that some thought. Thanks again
Great video, I really enjoyed it. 🙂 As brave as I was going thru the New Mexico mountains on my maiden voyage with my 2003 high roof Sprinter RV this winter, I'm not sure Devil's Backbone is for me. My van is like a sailboat and I think I'd be white knuckling it all the way. Hoping I can get back to NM and AZ again this winter. Maybe even southern Utah in the spring.
Awesome video. You’ve had a very interesting life. I’m kinda envious.😉On the plus side I gotta call from C. Sharps yesterday that I’ve been waiting on for many months.👍🏻
We have no problem at all doing highway speeds with this trailer. Maybe what you've read has to do with small wheel trailers, 12" or so. like the ones you can buy from Harbor Freight. I'm just guessing, but the main thing is the speed rating on the tire. The 15", 205/75/R15s on our trailer are rated for 80mph, but some trailer tires are rated for a lot less. I usually tow at 55mph because stopping distance is more important to me than speed, but it's good to be able to go faster when necessary.
Linda is so Kool and laid back...you are a blessed man 👍👍👍
Have you ever considered writing and reciting Cowboy poetry? You have the voice and the cadence.
No, I hadn't thought of that. Thanks for tuning in Second Act!
I've been to a few "cowboy gatherings" and listened to many a cowboy poet. He'd be great!
Yes....we need another Don/Hank Williams.
I agree completely. I'd listen.
Audible books.. for sure...
Hey there friends....I know this area very well!! Really enjoyed seeing this again, brought back some wonderful memories!
I rode my mountain bike on the that Devils Backbone road...riding up that 14% grade! Yep...when younger I did a mountain bicycle tour starting from Hurricane Utah all the way out to Capital Reef National Park going thru Zyon and Bryce National parks, I rode over a 12.400 ft pass and was camping off of my bicycle along the way. The purpose and highlight I rode the dirt road all along Capital Reef to go up the Burr Trail switchbacks to Boulder Utah on the way back from Capital Reef. Over 600 miles on the bike with gear and lots more on foot hiking at the 3 national parks in 2 weeks time. Not satisfied...I loved the tour so much I did all over again 2 years later. I was in good shape back then!
Happy Camping!
WOW, that was a "L" of a ride. Boy, you had to be in good shape and a real man to pull that off. GOOD JOB and Fun times! !!
My biggest "Healthy" big deal was climbing Mt' Borah in Idaho, 12, 700 +/- it too has a (Devil's back-bone) "Chicken neck" where you have to crawl around on all fours and the same for the last 1,000 feet to the top at where the point is 10 x 10 area.
Wow BirdPhish! Nice trip! I tried long distance biking when I was in my early 20s and blew out my knee (tore the miniscus) so that was the end of that. You did well!
@@RVingwithG Lol...fun times indeed! I had called ahead to the police station in Hurricane to get their permission to leave my car in their lot and start the tour there. When I got there and went inside to let them know I was there and leaving my car they had to come out and get a look. I still remember the looks on their faces and them commenting "Do you have any idea what that road is like out to Capital Reef? ....they thought I was completely, utterly nuts lol
@@gonagain Thanks....the only part I didn't ride was the tunnel in Zion...I begged them to let me ride thru it but they wouldn't let me, had to hitch a ride thru the tunnel.
I did over 50 mph after the 12,400 ft. pass coming down the mountain heading into Torrey and Capital Reef... but the scariest part was not on my bike....it was on the hike I did to Angel's Landing in Zion :)
@@BirdPhish yeah... I won't be doing that one! I'm a retired pilot, but heights, viewed like that, are not my thing.
Hey Guys, thanks again for sharing. I live in Canada, and have never really experienced all that your country has to offer in regards to beautiful landscapes. I may never get the chance to see what you have, but I live though you and your adventures. Thanks for enrichening my life. See you on the next one!
Thanks Mark, I hope you make it down this way someday. In the meantime, thanks for watching our videos.
Another excellent video. I figured it out, it's your style of videoing that I like and keeps me watching. You have a way of capturing the beauty of the scenery . Audio is always right on and with a steady hand. Beautiful travels. A lot of history out there, it is fun to walk up on it. I bet that tracker on the mule would have known what the skull was from. Great jo as always, looking forward to the ghost towns of Montana.
Thank you David!
Had he wanted to talk he would have rode over to say howdy. Unlike me, Rick just has that nack to read people when to talk and when to let them walk. As you say dncook, always excellent vids.
Great video. It's great how you engage with your audience so well. You both make a good team. Thanks for sharing!
It's all fun. Thanks 29Roadie.
Thanks for sharing this video, great information and informative.
Hello Mark, I hope you're getting through winter ok and staying warm.
Lake Union, I’m north of there in Everett. We’ve enjoyed some boating on the lake many times. Fun watching the seaplanes land on the lake.
"Linda get closer video of the drop off-Devils backbone" 😳🍀 This Florida grandma about fell out of bed!! Thanks for the adventure-thank God your pissed off mountain lion had hounds keeping it at bay. How interesting you could find the indians trail by the (rocks) Looking forward to your next video-safe travels 💞
Thank you for watching this one 3 Generations!
SOOO MANY BEAUTIFUL PLACES, especially out west. Many times the best way to see them is camping. Hotels are just too far away, but to an even greater extent you are so very out of touch with all that beauty. My CTC just works so well as a camper. What I like most is being warm and dry, having a few small creature comforts in my old age.
As I was watching the beginning of this video I thought of all the times I was very comfortable - warm and dry - in my CTC or the truck camper before. How smug I felt as I listened to the weather rage outside. I thought of tent camping when I was younger and the same feelings in a good sleeping bag in a good tent. Something about that feeling of security and peace that is soul satisfying.
I know what you're talking about, like the rain overhead on the roof but being warm and dry inside. Linda says it's "cocoonish" (like a cocoon).
@@gonagain Precisely! Snug as a bug in a cocoon!🥰
We rode across the Devil’s Backbone several years ago on motorcycles and it was beautiful ! Thanks for the memory.
Yes I too enjoy your videos,I’m in South Texas and seldom see what you have to show please keep showing us this beautiful country, I agree on getting out and about unfortunately we physically can’ do like we used to.
Hi Terrell, thank you for watching our videos. We'll do our best to show where we travel to and heck, we've even made it out to Texas before. (My sister and family lives in TX) ~~Linda
Great video Gonagain, very envious of the fantastic surroundings. Always look forward to your videos.
Thanks WRXS.
Hi folks...good to see you again! ....you always find the perfect spots to camp....keep the videos coming....I live vicariousely through your adventures....Happy trails!
Hello Henry, more travel videos coming!
What a great video Rick. I realy enjoyed this one. Especially liked the ole Mule riding hunter. Those mules will go where a horse cant. Thanks buddy. You two stay safe out their 👍🏻👍🏻🙏
That mule was impressive. I wish you could have seen the forest and steep slope he went up.
@@gonagain I bet. They are great jumpers to. You should see them jump a fence
That made me nervous watching you drive with those drop offs!!🙏 Stay safe! As always great video/ content! 👍🙏😘🇬🇧
That road is certainly impressive! Thanks for watching.
Gonagain Thank you!
Came across your channel just a few days ago and have completely enjoyed every one of your videos I have watched. Thank you for posting them.
Thank you, Rick. Beautiful video.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Wonderfulness!
Thanks for letting me tag along! ❤👣🌲🌵
Thanks for watching our videos Kristie.
As always love the videos. I am so glad the two of you are able to travel and produce theses beautiful videos.
Once I reach retirement my dream its to follow in the foot steps of your travels. My grandparents made a trip to Colorado when I was younger. I loved the all the rocks and pictures they brought back. Please keep up the beautiful videos and be safe. Thanks for the videos.
You're welcome Darren and thank you for watching!
Linda seems like such a good sport and by all appearances, a good companion.
She puts up with me and that means she has a lot of patience.
I very much enjoy your travel videos sir, please stay safe and well and keep the videos coming. I am looking forward to the ghost towns video! Safe travels.
Thanks Ritch!
Y'all make a nice tour guide for the places you have been. Artfully done and informative.
Glad you enjoyed it Doug!
My 145 pound son in law told me years ago. “He eats like a cat only when he is hungry”
He has never been overweight!!
I took up his idea and went from 192 to now 157
Agree with your comments about finding something to get you outside. Explore, hike, photography, something. And it's low cost! Thanks for sharing..........
Thanks for watching Bryan!
Rick, great words and observations. Just love your approach to camping. I have recently converted a cargo trailer and heading west in about 3 weeks. Can't wait.
Good for you William! Take it as it comes and enjoy.
I think that is a bear skull. You two are great hiking partners.
For some reason I didn't think of a bear. Thanks!
@@gonagain something that eats grass with flat teeth like that?
Thank you Rick and Linda, love your style of travel and demeanor.
Thanks, Chris!
I swear you could spend the rest of a long life exploring the west and with an occasional wifi connection, you can look up the stuff you've found and where you might want to go next. We loved exploring and if my husband gets to where he can get around again, I want to get a small trailer to pull. We're like you - it's just a place to sleep and keep your stuff. Outside is why we like to be out and about. Here in Joshua Tree NP there are a lot of old mines and boy, those miners left stuff - cars, cans, bits and pieces but it's fun to explore. We take nothing but photos and memories.
I will always remember feeding fritos to a ground squirrel in craters of the moon the squirrel would stuff his cheeks disappear, then come back for more. A good time was had by all.
Fritos are hard to beat! Thanks for watching, Monte.
That wind will wear you out. Beautiful camping sites. Thanks for sharing your travels.
It wears us out for sure.
Skull does look similar to mountain lion, but too many molars for a mountain lion. Bear has been closest so far. Could be calf or horse as well. Not much left of it so hard to tell. Teeth that are left look herbivore or omnivore(plant grinding).
Yeah, I'm thinking omnivore too. Maybe a bear cub.
I just looked at an episode of MOUNTAIN MEN where the guy shot and harvested a bear, he boiled the skull and cleaned it. This skull look exactly the same with regards to the features except a bit smaller. I am leaning towards a female or young bear.
Years ago, when I lived in Missoula, MT., we had a rhyme that went, "Pray for me, I drive 93."
Beautiful drive on the backbone . They used semi precious stones for their arrowheads and knives . Obsidian, Jasper , jade , agate types of minerals .
That's why the flakes on the ground stand out. I like to see the stone flakes because they tell a story.
Still loving your vids.. what better advice than .." for the joy of it "
Another great video, you're my new favorite UA-cam show.
Wow, thanks! That's quite the compliment.
Love it at 19:30. Take the long way home. Nice!
So true about "just getting out there"! I started my sailing "career" racing keelboats on Lake Ontario. As you say, it wasn't so much about the sailing, but the weekly dose of "getting out there". I haven't sailed in years now, and my passion for the last 15 + years has become camping and backpacking.. I so agree with your philosophy: find what you love and love doing it while being outside--that stretches to so many activities. Have just found your channel, have subscribed and am working my way through the collection. Thank you for such a down to earth and common sense approach to camping and life in general. Am enjoying them all so far!
Thanks for subscribing and taking the time to share your own experiences.
HOW GREAT A VEIW....always a pleasure to see you guys...video is pure joy to watch..keeping it real..bless your family with Peace..💜
Thank you Joe!
The dude on the mule with the hounds following was interesting
He was friendly but didn't have much to say. lol.
Thanks for sharing this video, great information provided.
Thanks for sharing
"An excuse to get out". Exactly right.
My wife and I sailed for different reasons but, all those were excuses to sail. I knew there was a reason I was drawn to your page. We've fallen in love with Utah and have explored a couple ghost towns in Montana with hopes of getting back soon. So, I'm eagerly awaiting your next video!
I miss sailing a lot, but there's only so much time available and so many roads to travel.
Jo-Ann and I went over the mountain into Torrey, Utah last Thursday. Nice drive.
Cool skull find, is it Jimmy Hoffa? LOL
There are a few houdsmen around here , I've talked to a couple of them at the post office.
You've got me looking for those trails too now.
There was some guy on your video drinking strange beer? What a goofball!
Give us a back road like that anytime , we hate highways and interstates.
I haven't smoked that other cigar yet , I should probably get after it. :)
Jo-Ann and I would love to go ghost town hunting with you guys up there in Montana! Have fun guys.
Nice video , thanks for sharing.
JT & Jo-Ann
Loved your grill!!
Thanks for starring in this video JT and Jo Ann!
Good stuff,,,! be well out there!
Very pretty place, thanks for sharing this.
Thanks for visiting Mark!
Our first time watching you! Really enjoyed it. We will watch your earlier ones too. Thanks
Thank you Sandi!
Excellent, love the videos!
Glad you like them!
Love your videos….thanks for making them.
Thank you!
I once spend an entire day setting out a wind storm/ sand storm in my 13’ camp trailer with those old louvered glass windows. We were camping by the ‘Salton Sea’ in so. Calif. The wall of sand hit about 10 am. and didn’t stop until about 8 that evening. At times during the day we couldn’t make out the bath house less than 100’ away, we use wet bandannas to breathe through. Fun times for sure. Another great video, looking forward to the ‘ghost towns’. Safe travels.
That sounds like a really bad dust storm. Those are the experiences that were bad while that happened but, for some reason, we're glad we were there.
Yeah, them gusty winds I would find beneficial using a vertical axis wind turbine to generate current for batteries.
Reminded me of driving across Montezuma's Backbone (my name for it) on a solo 200+ mile dirt road trip in Baja Mexico 36 years ago (coastal road south of La Paz to Cabo). Washed out on both sides of the dirt road making it about a foot or two wider than the width of my 4WD Toyota truck. I saw no other vehicles on that road except the abandoned shells of a few that didn't make it and saw only one other person who sailed up to a beach I was sunning on and paid a visit only long enough to tell me a joke then left (truly surreal). LOL the indestructibility of youth!
Thanks for sharing your story!
So true. Campsites are like diamonds and snowflakes. Every one is different.
Looking forward to your Montana ghost town stories.
I poked around Coolidge just a couple of years ago, and will enjoy seeing it again with you two.
Hi Galard, we have one coming out on Coolidge soon.
Wow, how many people (me included) would have never even noticed those flakes. Very interesting to learn. Thank you.
Sounds like you guys really had a good time and I know exactly where Bryce Canyon is In Nevada. I am from Elko and it was good to hear you say Nevada correctly lol. I just stumbled across your video and enjoyed it thanks for sharing. God-bless you and hope you have some more safe adventures
We are old sailors too. We had a 34 pacific seacraft crealock. Just moved back on land about a year ago. Now we have a 7x14 cargo trailer on order from RandR in Michigan. Love love your very informative vids. Enjoy your kid’s channel too. Thanks for taking the time to make these vids. Cheers, Brian and Erika s/v Rain Dog, (haven’t named the trailer yet). :-)
You had a nice boat, now a nice trailer!
Really enjoyed being part of your explorations...
Thanks for watching Jeff!
That's an elk skull. 100%.
That would be a very small elk, then like a baby. I have an elk skull on my porch with spike horns that I found, and it is three times as big.
Great video as always. Love you both. And thanks for the ghost town tip. I didn’t know that..
Thanks for checking in Mike!
Loved this video! Last time I went down Devil's Backbone (3-4 yrs ago) the road crew was busy with some washout repairs and had traffic down to one lane. Really made you think while driving on the one lane section. My passenger was freaking out. Hahaha. Love the "get out in the sun" comments too. I agree, so much! Thanks Rick and Linda for sharing your adventures.
Thanks for watching Jeff!
Stay safe out there. Teeth did not look like a cat but hard to tell on the screen. Looked like the eye socket was for side view like a horse or mule, though hard to tell on the little screen.
The scenery is beautiful
We lived in the Pacific North-“wet” on both sides of the cascades (my dad was Seattle born and raised).. My husband was born in Yakima and raised in Spokane. At one point we owned 5 acres of Ponderosa pine with a house on the property in Mead, Washington. I miss those 5 acres something fierce. Would go back in a heartbeat if possible.
Mead is in such a beautiful area! I like Ponderosa pine forests because you can walk through them without all the scrub brush blocking your way.
@@gonagain yes! I miss my house and acreage in Mead something fierce! Mead was a beautiful area. I don’t know how it is now as the last time we visited over 20 years ago subdivisions were starting to pop up all over. Now we’re out in the country in AL and loved it... until now. Why? Subdivisions popping up all over the area! Ugh! Lol
Looking forward to watching more ‘Gonagain’ exploration videos! Thanks so much for sharing your travels with us. Always entertaining.
Fantastic vid guys ! Hope to see you out there some day.
I hope so too!
Hi, Sure do enjoy your videos. I was born in Tonopah, Nevada. We lived in Golfield. My dad worked on the narrow garage railroad, Tonopah - Goldfield. Nicknamed the old tug and grunt. There was a little ditty they used to say because of the numerous times it would go off track. " Off again, on again, gone again, Flanagan. " Was wondering if that's where you got your handle of Gonagain ? Best to Linda. Ellen. . . 💖 :-)
Hi Ellen, thanks for the background story on that area. Our handle of Gonagain came from our daughters. One would ask the other, "where's Mom?" and would get the answer, "oh, they're gone again." That became Gonagain!
When it's gusting wind, it will be to my benefit as I plan on having a portable VAWT attached to my camper that will be charging my batteries.
The vertical type might be considerably quieter than a flat blade generator.
Safe travels!
Thanks Tom!
Great video! Jan and I have driven the Devil's Backbone road a few times: it's always a good ride. In fact, your whole video is full of some of our favorite camping areas. Keep up the good work.....
Not cougar. This skull appears to have 6 molars in the upper jaw. Cougar has 2 carnassial teeth instead. Black bear has 3 molars but elk has 5 and a large eye socket. Young elk, I think, based on skull size and lack of substantial wear on teeth.
Thanks for the details David! Lots of elk in the area as well as cougars so that would make sense.
As usual Rick, you and Linda never disappoint. You were talking about the wind and I thought about when I was trucking. Went through a couple hurricanes back then and made it through. Spent a lot of time out west too. When I parked at night, I always tried to find a place that I could put the nose of my truck into the wind. It made a huge difference and with the little trailer should help you guys. It cuts way down on the trailer rocking and easier to get in the back of your Tahoe. Hope it helps and Happy Trails!
Karl, that's a good tip for all RVers and most don't think about it.
@@gonagain Believe me, it makes a huge difference and you can get some good rest without the rocking.
Enjoyed the video. Looking forward to the Ghost Town trip in Big Sky Country for sure.
Also going to use the camping table mode this week for the first time. Heading out on
the back roads.
Have a good trip Theron!
Always a great day when you post a new video! We love your camping videos! We are looking at getting us a little Runaway trailer that they make in Florida. We are not talented enough to make a cargo camper. Strong winds are not fun. Such beautiful and scary scenery.
The Runaways are nice little trailers and I hope you guys get out soon.
Great video as usual and great content . Where I grew up in Colorado, the old Ute trail went through our place , so needless to say we found thousands of arrow heads , scrapers , knives , awls , etc. But one time hunting arrow heads in the basin I came across a small section of rock jetting up out of the ground maybe 10' . There was a short rock maybe 2 1/2 ' high about a foot away and a pile of chips by it. I sorted through the pile & came up with about 7 arrow heads of varying quality . One was kind of interesting because it looked like this native had started to nap out 4 arrow heads at once , as the heads were started on all fours but tips were broken off.! I remember visualizing him either sitting on that short rock in the shade of the larger rock napping out arrow heads or sitting on the ground napping them on the rock . There had been some good rains the last few years so there had been some small washes come right through this spot so I hunted down to the end of the wash & found 5 more , a great day to say the least , so I know well how you feel !!! :-) happy hunting you two . Big D.
I enjoyed that and read it to Linda. We come across piles of flakes on top of hills overlooking valleys below but I never find arrowheads among them. Must be lookout points. Thanks Darell!
@@gonagain I must say that was a first for me but I always follow the little gullies that have chips around them. My mom found the top of a spear in the head of a gully & followed it down probably 500 to 1000 yards & found the other half !!! :-) I also watched and read about trees bent like an h with out the back leg and they were trail markers like the trails you follow , more prevalent down south. As for lots of chips we always looked for fire rings where we found lots of chips. Nice talking to you sorry so long of a story :-)
@@darellsunderlin4670 That's ok, I enjoyed it.
The skull you found resembles a non carnivore. More like a calf.😢 I've been following you. I live in Butte Montana. But I have traveled every state in lower 48. If you travel down the two lane road from detla Utah to Milford. The hills are full of obsidian mine , and we found an old abandoned pumice mine. Lots of arrow heads. Great sites Milford is an old railroad town. Happy travels.
Thanks for the tip, Deb. We'll try to include that in our wanderings.
Jeez, I musta subscribed for some reason and forgot and this popped up.. 1st one..
Good stuff!!
Welcome back Certaindeaf!
Great campsite.....keep on living the dream! 😀👍
Thanks for pulling over for a visit!
I really enjoy your videos ... I think I know why now .... done a fair amount of sailing myself although nothing major offshore .. lived on sailboat for awhile also I know the waters well around the San Juan Islands, Friday Harbour, Roche Harbour Port Townsend, Haro Strait, Georgia Strait if you have ever been a little north ... your comment on Interstates totally agree ...did a road trip once for six weeks Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, California, Arizona, made a point to drive nothing but Two Lanes stayed off everything four lane the whole trip unless it was absolutely impossible to avoid ... traveled by myself whole time so spent lots of time meeting people in the small towns when opportunity came up ... if I felt like staying a few days I did if thought something was nicer down the road I drove ... fished along Lolo River, biked in Whitefish Montana that trip ... I think we have been to a lot of the same places in last 10 or 15 years .... I'm on Vancouver Island.
Sounds like we seek and enjoy the same things. Linda and I know the San Juan islands well having raised our two kids onboard in Eagle Harbor, Bainbridge Is. and sailing extensively.
Love seeing yall have fun.
Awesome trip!!
You are doing it right. The trip takes you, you don't take the trip.
Great video!
Hey, good one! I never understood why people like golf but maybe it is what you say, an excuse to get out. That devil's backbone drive looked pretty scary especially when towing.
It's an interesting piece of hiway for sure.
Fun video! Not sure what animal the skull belonged to. I always enjoy moving along at a slow to moderate pace and looking for the history in the back country.
That's why we're friends Rob!
Great vid Rick, you are so right about getting out and poking around for interesting finds and artifacts. Looking forward to the ghost town videos, that's what we do a lot of is exploring the old mining area's and history around Montana, mostly on atv's and side by sides, there is a lot of it to see. This year has been tough getting out as much as I would like, due to my work load and some minor health issues. I'm very familiar with many of the ghost towns and mine camps if you ever need ideas on places to go explore. I spend a lot of time on my computer along with map programs researching places of interest around Montana. I've got a pretty good metal detector but have not mastered how to fully use it lol. Take care, Scotty a.k.a. Scooter with the Rough Riders.
It looks like you guys have your share of fun too!
Mountain lions have pointed teeth along sides too. No molars. Triangle shape.
Thanks Rick, we later determined that this skull was a mountain goat.
When I googled mountain lion skull pics, the molars all look much sharper (pointy) than the flat molars in the skull you found.
Perhaps a deer?
Help John, we found out that this is a sheep or goat skull.
A brief search suggests that the skull may be a goat or sheep from the shape of the back teeth... plus the narrow skull would make the likelihood of it being a bear or large cat improbable. Any biologists out there?
We have been over devils backbone but I didn't know it was called that, I was just freaking out. 🤣
I'm not 100% sure of the name, but it's memorable.
Be safe out there~ Can you link me to your SHOWER video? I see the HOOP on the ceiling and I am guessing I know what it's for. :)
Sure thing, here it is: ua-cam.com/video/ZRBLLuz5vg8/v-deo.html
What was that you were cooking on, i didnt see a propane bottle.
Check this out Mark, it's our favorite way of cooking: ua-cam.com/video/eo5HwkW2qxU/v-deo.html
After comparing to skulls online, I agree with the people saying bear skull. The carnassial teeth of a mountain lion are much pointier.
How did you mount the spare tire on rear door of trailer? Drill through a vertical support? Add a plate inside? I need to mount mine, was thinking over wheel well to possibly add bottom support.
Thanks, love your videos Rick!
Hi Bob, thanks for watching and here's a video I did on mounting a spare: ua-cam.com/video/R2vrbXpUUC4/v-deo.html
@@gonagain thanks, helps a lot. I have a barn door on the rear, and the tire mount I bought has four vertical holes for mounting. That's why I was thinking of screwing directly through a vertical support, maybe add a slightly larger metal plate inside to disperse the load. Hadn't thought of removing interior skin and adding wood, have to give that some thought.
Thanks again
I'm all for IF... 18:6 or 20:4 schedule. Need to get back on it.
Great video, I really enjoyed it. 🙂
As brave as I was going thru the New Mexico mountains on my maiden voyage with my 2003 high roof Sprinter RV this winter, I'm not sure Devil's Backbone is for me. My van is like a sailboat and I think I'd be white knuckling it all the way.
Hoping I can get back to NM and AZ again this winter. Maybe even southern Utah in the spring.
All beautiful areas, but south central Utah will amaze you.
Awesome video. You’ve had a very interesting life. I’m kinda envious.😉On the plus side I gotta call from C. Sharps yesterday that I’ve been waiting on for many months.👍🏻
I know that feeling! Good choice on a manufacturer, you're about to have a lot of fun.
Rick do you use interstates much? We're getting a small trailer and have read that small trailers aren't great to go fast(interstate speeds)
We have no problem at all doing highway speeds with this trailer. Maybe what you've read has to do with small wheel trailers, 12" or so. like the ones you can buy from Harbor Freight. I'm just guessing, but the main thing is the speed rating on the tire. The 15", 205/75/R15s on our trailer are rated for 80mph, but some trailer tires are rated for a lot less. I usually tow at 55mph because stopping distance is more important to me than speed, but it's good to be able to go faster when necessary.
I will be thinking of you two as we go out on Lake Union for Tuesday night duck dodge. (sailboat races)
There ya go!
14%GRADE?! OMGosh! I think the steepest I have done is 8% and that one had semis in compound low inching down the hill.
I Love those truck tires, do you have 4 wd. I have an 05 Sierra that I take my trips in, I also pull a 14 ft cargo trailer.
Yes, we have 4WD and use it all the time.