Into the La Platas
With Joan up in Cortez, CO, for a two-week workshop, we decided to spend some time in the nearby La Plata Mountains. Read More …
Category: Other Outdoor Jaunts
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Just another weekend
More time spent in the outdoors. As usual. Read More …
Down in the Abajos on the 4th
Another local trip. This time backpacking in the Abajo Mountains. Read More …
Another weekend in the La Sals
Another quick escape from the desert heat into the alpine terrain. Read More …
Away from the heat and into the mountains
Escaping the desert heart by going into the La Sal mountains. Read More …
To the Mountains
We went to the mountains after our training and lectures to see another area that intrigued us. Read More …
Along the ridge and canyons
Some training, some hiking, and some camping in another place new to us. Read More …
Fremont Indian State Park and Museum, May 2022
An enjoyable volunteer weekend and another one where we get to savor the surrounding area. Read More …
Along the canyon rim
Joan and I walked along a canyon rim and saw structures from a later time of the Pueblo period. Read More …
Walking the ancient paths
A few days spent roaming the canyons and seeing new sites for us and noticing new things at old favorites. Read More …
PACKrafting Dominguez Canyon and the Gunnison
A pacrkrafting trip up Dominguez Canyon, over the Umpcompaghre, and down to the Gunnison to float back to the truck. Read More …
A smorgasbord weekend
A weekend of camping, backpacking, and hosting friends as we went on a local hike in town. Read More …
What’s on the map?
Another trip we planned looking at the map and wondering what might get located on it. Read More …
Solo over the long weekend
Some roaming out and about before the next couple of weeks tied Joan and me up with some in-town work. Read More …
Three Days at the end of winter
More putzing around and killing time. Except we backpacked for the first time this year. Read More …
A swell time in winter
Another cold-weather camping trip in place with red rocks, canyons, images, and striking scenery. Read More …
Winter camp in The Needles.
The past two weeks have found Joan and me busy. But not so busy we can’t get away for a couple of days. Read More …
The Needles – Enjoying it local
A winter trip to The Needles District of Canyonlands. Read More …