Three Days at the end of winter
More putzing around and killing time. Except we backpacked for the first time this year. Read More …
Category: Other Outdoor Jaunts
An outdoor website should have some outdoors trips.
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 …
Gift of time – Homeward Bound
Changing plans. heading home, and enjoying our backyard. Read More …
The gift of time – Davis Mountains State Park
A change of plans brought us to Davis Mountains State Park and the nearby national historical park. Read More …
The gift of time – Big Bend – Part 3
We ended our time in Big Bend with two more nights of camping and nearly 100F temps! Read More …
The gift of time – Big Bend – Part 2
Part two of our Big Bend roaming. For this portion, we’d backpack on a lightly used mesa. Read More …
The gift of time – Big Bend – Part 1
We spent about a week in Big Bend National Park hiking, camping, and backpacking. Part 1 involves two days of camping. Read More …
The gift of time – Part 1 – New Mexico
Two weeks of camping, hiking, and backpacking make for an enjoyable holiday season. We spent roughly a week in New Mexico. Read More …
A locals’ walk
A rare weekend home with no camping, some day hikes, and getting ready for the holidays. Read More …
A warm December camp
We spent a night dispersed camped, hiked to a set of Pueblo towers, and then visited friends. Read More …
Another Thanksgiving in the desert
Joan and I spent Thanksgiving in the desert with our friend Mike. Read More …
Fremont Indian State Park
Spending a weekend where Joan and I volunteer. Read More …
The quiet popular place
November, with its fewer daylight hours and people, makes about the perfect time to backpacking a well-known loop. Read More …
A weekend on Uncompahgre Plateau
A place Joan and I spent some time two weeks ago and we re-visited. Read More …
Seeing old friends at an old favorite
A weekend to reacquaint ourselves with friends at a place Joan and I have always enjoyed seeing. Read More …
Canyons to Plateau and back – Dominguez Canyon
A revisit to the Big Dominguez to Little Dominguez route. I added some updated info as it seems people do this route but aren’t aware of information to do it safely or that you even need wag bags now. Read More …