So...what DO you eat?

Keith frequently says we shouldn't call our weekend adventures "camping" because that conjures up inaccurate ideas of our trips in other folks' minds.

1. We avoid (except in rare instances) designated or maintained campgrounds, choosing instead to practice dispersed camping, where allowed, on land managed by either the National Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management.
2. We don't pitch a tent; we sleep in the back of our SUV.
3. We don't light a fire, so we don't cook. The most we do is boil water over a single burner atop a small propane tank. 

Readying the non-perishables.

That third point garners this post's title: the question - or variations - we hear most often. For a bit of an answer, please come along with us on a brief recap of our most recent four-day excursion to southeast Utah!

Our first evening's campsite was in the Valley of the Gods.

Our dinner: Waldorf Salad with Steel Cut Oats (prepped ahead) and Big House Red wine.

Each glorious morning starts off
with freshly brewed Moons
Kenya AA coffee, of course.

After our usual breakfast and packing up in the morning, we drove through the Valley, enjoying the beautiful rock formations. Here are a couple of views of Keith's favorite.

Then it was up the Moki Dugway and onto Muley Point.

It was a bit of a drive to Moab, which provides an interlude to mention lunches/snacks partaken as necessary any day: apples, cheese, carrots, cookies, nuts (almonds, pistachios, walnuts), dried fruit (cranberries, prunes, raisins), hard-boiled eggs, granola, granola bars, and pretzels.

We stopped to ogle Castle Valley Overlook in the Manti-La Sal National Forest then found our spot for the night.

2nd night's dinner: Mediterranean Barley
Medley (prepped ahead) and Big House Red.

We enjoyed a leisurely morning and breakfast vista,

before hiking the Porcupine Rim Trail above Slickrock.

Then we headed south into Canyon Rims Recreation Area to get a glimpse into Canyonlands National Park and find the perfect place for our last night. These pictures provide better-than-words description of the remainder of our trip:

 
 

At some point, though, we always have to head home.

Thanks for joining us virtually this time around. If you'd ever like to do so in reality, let us know! We'd love to share this in person!