San Juans in the Smoke
A smoky weekend exploring more of the San Juan Mountains. Read More …
Category: Other Outdoor Jaunts
An outdoor website should have some outdoors trips.
San Juan Lollipop
A classic weekend backpacking on a stick, to a loop, and back again in the not-so-distant San Juan Mountains. Read More …
Edge of our World – San Juan Mountains
A trip to the San Juans mountains of Colorado – fewer than three hours away. But a world of a difference. Read More …
On the roof top of Moab
Another weekend where we leave the desert floor to enjoy alpine delights. Read More …
Down in The Abajos
More local travels in the mountains just to the south of us. Read More …
More La Sal exploration
Another weekend of hiking and camping in our backyard mountains. Read More …
A Blue Solstice
Chasing butterflies, wildflowers, and mountain tops while looking at our corner of the Colorado Plateau during the Summer Solstice. Read More …
La Sal Traverse – Meandering lower option
A local backpack that went from a planned ridge-top traverse of the La Sal mountains to traveling along the shoulder of these mountains. Read More …
Enjoying the local gems: Fisher Mesa
Continuing to discover local gems this spring and summer. Read More …
Desert and Mountains
In one weekend we went from a high mountain pass and then spent another day on the canyon bottom, Read More …
Backdoor into the canyon
Another Utah weekend for us where we hike, explore, and scout for future trips. Read More …
Into the Blue
Two nights of camping in some nearby mountains. Read More …
A La Sals Loop
An overnight trip in the La Sal Mountains following a lonely route at this time of the year. Read More …
Another high desert weekend
Enjoying the desert spring with near solitude. Read More …
Backpacking on a plateau
We continue to enjoy the desert near our home. Read More …
Snooze Alarm Weekend
Another weekend where can spend time outdoors locally. Read More …
Physically Distancing around Moab
We enjoyed another weekend where we can go backpacking within an hour of our home. Read More …
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 …