USon8wheels – a travel blog

by Erin Even though we don’t get to see spectacular sights on these in between days, they are just as important for us. These are the days we go grocery shopping, get the van in for an oil change, buy…

May 8 – 11, 2026 By Abel The Giant Sequoias are by far the largest trees here, but some of the pines are huge as well. Although the sequoias are really famous, the mountains are also incredible. We saw the…

May 12-14 By Eliza Oh my goodness this place was so pretty!!! From the green, forested valley to the steep gray cliffs rising into the blue sky, Yosemite Falls in all its glory and majesty, booming and crashing down to…

By Eliza Since some of you didn’t have the change to see our rig and setup before we left on this great adventure, I made a video! This is the link.

May 3-7 By Eliza:) It was so amazing to see the ocean! For most of us it was our first time seeing the Pacific Ocean. The beach was wonderful. Most of our days were spent jumping in the waves, playing…

April 30-May 2 By: Eliza, slight editing by Matt Yay! Another cousin. We so loved getting to spend time with our (2nd? 3rd?) cousins! They live in Oakland, California. Initially we were going to stay with them, but their driveway…

by Erin April 27-30 First we needed to leave Nevada, and before we did, we picked up some chick-fil-A for Eliza’s half birthday. Sometimes parking is not easy with the rig, and this was one of those cases. We drove…

by Abel April 24-27 We enjoyed this State Park a lot, and considered it as impressive as a National Park. It looked unlike anything else we have seen so far, because red rock shot up from a green-gray valley floor.…

April 19-23 by Eliza Zion is unlike any other place we’ve seen. The multitudes of cliffs are jagged and colorful. We had a campsite close to the Virgin River and had a lot of fun beach/water time! Another fun thing…

April 18, 2026 We enjoyed an unplanned stop here for an afternoon, and are so glad we did. We took the shuttle and hiked the Queen’s Garden and Navajo Loops. These trails were just so fun as we went along…