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 …
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Winter backpacking on The Colorado Plateau
An overnight trip exploring red rock, Pueblos, Rock Images, and a canyon we had to ourselves. Read More …
Winter camping in Canyonlands
Enjoying some quiet time in the partially reopened “Island in the Sky” district in Canyonlands National Park. Read More …
Winter in the High Desert
Red rocks, ice, and snow make for a magical landscape during the Moab winter. Read More …
A Local New Year’s Weekend
Changing plans over New Year’s and keeping it local. Read More …
Christmas in Courthouse Wash
Our first Christmas in Moab. And hiking is the activity of choice. Read More …
Book overview: 4WD Adventures Utah
An older but still useful book that works well as an adjunct to trip planning using Utah’s often rough roads for outdoor pursuits. Read More …
On the cusp of the solstice
Two days of exploring the Colorado Plateau’s landscape and its relation to the ancient people’s viewing of astronomical events. Read More …
Red Rock, Ice, and Snow
Winter backpacking in the Chesler Park area of Canyonlands National Park. 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 …
A hike in the museum
Try to not to make “museum displays” as those displays can destroy the archeological record. Read More …
Upper Salt Creek Overnight
An overnight backpacking trip with ancient sites, canyon overlooks, desert sunsets, and the sound of coyotes yipping. Read More …
Four Days in the Dark
Four days backpacking in Dark Canyon with a friend. Read More …
Canyonlands Sojourn
An overnight trip in Canyonlands National Park in the Salt Creek Zone. With meandering canyons, ancient sites, and amazing ancient art. 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 …
Cedar Mesa Redux
Two days in Cedar Mesa. Camping, hiking, sunset views, canyons, and remnants of the Ancestral Pueblo past. Read More …
Natural Bridges and Cedar Mesa: A Bit Obscure
Exploring two unmarked lesser known canyons in the Natural Bridges National Monument and Cedar Mesa. Read More …