Potholes and canyon rims
Muddy roads changed our plans, but a little map reading led to a memorable overnight among water-filled potholes and canyon rim views close to home. Read More …
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Bearing Witness: Fire, Flood, and a Changed Landscape
Walking through a changed landscape after a fire. Read More …
Above Capitol Reef
Fall in the high country is brief. We caught it just right: golden aspens, bugling elk, an old cabin, cold nights overlooking the desert, and pie to finish. Read More …
Showing Off Our Backyard
Hosting some friends and showing off our backyard last month. Read More …
More thoughts on the once and future Bears Ears
Backpacking is about more than gear and permits. Drawing on the Babylon Fire and the recent Bears Ears reduction, here are some thoughts on why stewardship also means caring about the future of our public lands. Read More …
Back to our local mountains
Some more camping and hiking in our local mountains. Read More …
Local-ish
Backpacking is limited this year due to the fires. But some opportunities for camping exist in some local-ish peaks. Read More …
The Once and Future Bears Ears
The tide rolls in and the tide rolls out. Read More …
Rock Images Gallery
A gathering of some pictographs and petroglyphs we’ve seen over the years. Updated July 2026. Read More …
Up in the smoke
A backpack became a day hike due to smoke. Read More …
The forest is on fire
Coping with a fire that feels close to home on a literal and figurative level. Read More …
More time in our local mountains
More time spent in our local mountains. Read More …
Up in our local mountains
With temperatures continuing their march toward 100F, and fuel prices climbing to almost $5 a gallon, we again looked to our local mountains for outdoor fun and relief from the heat. Joan and I did a quick overnight camping and Read More …
Up higher, above the desert
A few words from a recent jaunt. Read More …
Into the pines
Some time spent together in the high country. Read More …
A few days off the desert floor
Desert haiku. Read More …
Solo on the plateau
Starting another chapter soon, so I took a few days for a solo walkabout in canyon country after my WFR recert. Three days of backpacking with a quiet camp on the canyon rim proved memorable. Read More …
Two days meandering near Moab
Local hikes near our Moab home. Read More …