Up in the mountains and down in the desert
A weekend in the mountains and an evening stroll in the desert. Read More …
Tag: Arches National Park
Arches Highlights
Here’s an ~45-mile driving tour of Arches National Park that touches upon the park’s highlights. Takes in ~5 miles or so of hiking and about 4+ hours. Read More …
Spring on the horizon
Signs of spring are afoot (and also “a ski”) this weekend. Read More …
Above the Rim in Arches National Park
Joan and I spent some quiet post-Thanksgiving hiking off-the-beaten-path in Arches National Park. Read More …
Lower Courthouse Wash
A needed hike one sunny weekend day. Read More …
Grab Bag of Moab Wanderings
Keeping busy. But not with a beige box, 48-hour on-call “Crisis of The Century.” Instead, red rocks…and a book deal! Read More …
Some local Exploration
Some exploratory hiking near our home. Read More …
A weekend in Canyonlands
A quick overnighter just before the tourist season starts. And the weekend snow arrived. Read More …
First Day Orientation
Exploring a bit where I’ll be taking clients. Read More …
A touch of Spring
Some day hiking in Arches and then a backpacking trip in Canyonlands. The weather is warming up, it ended up being sunny, and you can feel spring coming. Read More …
Christmas in Courthouse Wash
Our first Christmas in Moab. And hiking is the activity of choice. Read More …
The Back of Arches
Some hiking around Moab. To the obscure to the well-known. Read More …
“National Take A Hike Day” weekend
Some local hikes on a weekend to celebrate hiking. Or what we call a typical weekend. 🙂 Read More …
The Obscure Arches National Park
Two days exploring Arches National Park and nearby BLM land a little off the beaten path. Read More …
Rainy Arches Weekend
An overnight backpacking trip in Arches National Park and nearby BLM land. Read More …
Arches Ambling and Beyond
I visited a friend in Moab, saw some unique pictographs, enjoyed Arches National Park in the off-season, and wondered how the government shutdown would affect my trip. Read More …
Four Days on the Colorado Plateau – Canyonlands, Arches and Colorado National Monument
The Thanksgiving Holiday is often a gift of time for myself and many of my friends. A chance to take some extended time in a place for more than just an overnight. As with last year, my friend Markhamm and Read More …