Ep. 306: Burr Trail, Utah | RV travel camping hiking RVlife

This week we kick off the Grand Adventure 2023 travel season boondocking along the Burr Trail, a 75-mile route pioneered in the mid-1800s through one of the most sparsely populated areas in the lower 48. It's a rugged road connecting the tiny hamlet of Boulder in southern Utah with the even smaller locale called Bullfrog, on the shores of upper Lake Powell. It started out as a livestock trail, and it didn't change much for the next 75 years or so. Pioneer Josephine Catherine Chatterly Wood wrote in 1882 that the Burr Trail, “…is the most God-forsaken and wild-looking country that was ever traveled.”

While camping we'll explore the area including a slot canyon, searching for ancient cliff dwellings, visiting Anasazi State Park, and of course traveling the entire route that passes through Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Capitol Reef National Park, so come along!

Filmed: April 28-May 5, 2023

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CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro
0:49 Burr Trail
2:03 Camping along the Burr Trail
4:09 Our new tow vehicle "The Beast"
4:55 Trials of RV life
6:55 SPONSOR: RV Mattress by Brooklyn Bedding
9:00 Boulder & Anasazi State Park
11:53 Hell's Backbone & Kiva Koffeehouse
14:06 Singing Canyon
16:07 Searching for cliff dwellings
19:16 Burr Trail to Bullfrog
27:02 Bullfrog on Lake Powell
28:08 Wrap-up and what's next

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[gorrdd]

Burr Trail!!! awesome episode location, Marc. 👏👍

Gord

[leokathysigrist]

When you spoke of your damage, my Wife and I had near tears of empathy for you. Last year I stopped to get gas near Chickahominy Reservoir, OR. I pulled in and no sooner than I did, the gas attendant had me back up. We were only there less than 10 seconds. Sure enough, a prius pulled in right behind me. Yes, you guessed it, I backed my trailer (thankfully, very gently) into the prius. Luckily, I only put a small dent in my sewer hose bumper. However, prius definitely had damage. I was nearly sick over it. I’m always careful. But it was at the end of a longer than normal travel day. And if you know that area, it was the last gas for over 100 miles. We were on vapors. So I was stressed enough to not be as attentive as normal. I definitely exercised my sailors tongue at myself later after setting up camp.

[jeeptj]

Really great job of capturing the essence of the Burr Trail Area. Video was excellent and always interesting facts/history, etc. Thanks for an entertaining & informative video. Don

[clarkenicholson]

Those mishaps certainly test our patience and expand one's vocabulary. Myself, wife and trusty dog traveled 2 years in our rv, we had our mishaps but wouldn't have traded it for the world.
Safe travels, and thanks for all your hard work.

[ssgt]

Thanks so much for sharing this view with good detail about what is paved and what isn't. From an RV towing perspective, this is really great detail.

[chrisfinnegan]

Hey, when Laird and the strapped crew first surfed Jaws 🏄‍♂️ they had it to themselves , Then the word got out, Now its a human Zoo, , ,

[RamblinRoadies]

Wow Marc, that was the greatest segue into a Brooklyn Bedding promo that I've ever seen. Kudos. 🛌

[Honukimo]

Marc, so sorry to hear this Grand Adventure wasn’t the one you planned. Love your videos, we look forward to each weeks release. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

[kensterling]

Marc's back! Great work, you hit it out of the park, again!

[joyces]

Beautiful scenic video Marc, loved it! Thanks for all your hard work. Hope your back is 100% very soon.

[gypsymountaineers]

We loved this video! Dang it! More places we need to visit. Thanks for taking us along for the ride! 😍

[rd.gerdes]

Great episode! Sorry for the damage, and hope your back is on the mend. Thanks for the great tour of the Burr Trail!

[thewanderingshores]

Marc, another great spot, so sorry about the camper and truck rail. That is one of the things that I worry about if we had a 5th wheel. Safe Travels and maybe we will cross paths this summer on the road- Kyle & Michelle

[mccarthy]

Great episode Marc! Glad to hear the new truck is exceeding your expectations, but sorry to hear you banged her up already! As they say, everything's fixable.

[idahoblessing]

Truly a Grand Adventure! The best in a long long time.

[rv_at_the_beach]

Hey, no 90 year old shaming, please. Love your videos.

[bobr]

What an informative video, Marc! We’d never heard of Burr Trail and the areas surrounding Capital Reef and the Glen Canyon dam. You’ve given us another Utah location to visit - thanks!

[laughingram]

Ouch!!

I don’t know how you kept so positive after all that. I think some would have cancelled the trip and headed back home.
Oh wait - you are already home! 😉

The rest of this video was excellent!!

Your boondocking spot was beautiful. Nice shot with the drone.

I wish we would have known about Kiva Koffeehouse. I think we were trying to get to our spot in Escalante before dark.

The Singing Canyon was pretty, even if it was a short hike. Definitely would be a great one for those who are physically challenged.

Looks like you found some kind of dwelling. 👍🏼

The drive and the scenery were spectacular on the way to Bullfrog.

We really enjoyed this video.

Thanks for sharing.

Ram
👍🏼👍🏾

PS: Hope your back is better.

[alanjohnson]

Great video, excellent video production!

[ConquerYou]

Nice video! Utah might be my very favorite state.