Eight miles away – Backpacking near home
The trailhead’s three-miles away, we slept eight miles from where I’m typing, another local backpack. Read More …
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Peace in the wild
Enjoying some quiet and peace in a wild place. Read More …
Keeping it local in BLM land
Perhaps my last report for a while. We’ll see. Read More …
Following canyons of images
Some jaunts down some canyons noted for its rock imagery. Read More …
Into The Maze via packraft
A simple video for the more visually inclined about how to cross into the famous Maze District of Canyonlands National Park via packraft at Spanish Bottom. Read More …
Guiding – Deep Desert Expeditions
A different Moab guiding gig in 2020 – Deep Desert Expeditions. Mike Coronella, the owner, is one of the co-creators of the Hayduke Trail. Read More …
Backpacking in an ancient homeland
A three-day weekend spent backpacking and exploring a dense concentration of Ancestral Puebloan dwellings. Read More …
Four Days in The Maze
Another trip to The Maze in Canyonlands National Park. I included some basic logistic info for those who asked after my last trip. Read More …
Spring on the horizon
Signs of spring are afoot (and also “a ski”) this weekend. Read More …
Three days of winter in the desert
Another memorable trip on the Colorado Plateau. Read More …
Hiking in the forgotten places
We hiked in a place often ignored for backpacking. And during winter we had it all to ourselves. Read More …
#EPIC Mailbox hike
EVERYTHING IS EPIC! Including getting the mail… Read More …
Tiny Home in the Abajos
Our trip report to the Tiny Home in the Abajo Mountains. The end of the article has logistic info for the curious. Read More …
Every week a vacation
Enjoying a place where we can access the outdoors as much as we can. Read More …
Following the travel paths
More cultural geography exploration on foot. Read More …
Our Backyard Wilderness
We don’t have to go far to get a bit of remote-feeling wildness near our home. 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 …
Thanksgiving 2019 – Zion and Bryce Canyon
Thanksgiving spent with the Boulder Clan with a bonus trip to Fremont Indian State Park beforehand, too. Read More …
Doing it like a local
I am taking Moab’s “Do it like a local” campaign to heart. Read More …
Solo in The Maze
A solo trip into the fabled Maze District of Canyonlands National Park via Colorado River crossing by packraft. Read More …
Keeping it local – Jaunts and rambles around Moab
Some local hikes here in Moab ; and musing about the cultural geography while walking through it all. Read More …
New volunteer gig – Archaeological Site Stewardship
We had a training weekend for Utah’s archaeology site stewardship program. Read More …