Following the travel paths
More cultural geography exploration on foot. Read More …
Category: Other Outdoor Jaunts
An outdoor website should have some outdoors trips.
Our Backyard Wilderness
We don’t have to go far to get a bit of remote-feeling wildness near our home. Read More …
Above the Rim in Arches National Park
Joan and I spent some quiet post-Thanksgiving hiking off-the-beaten-path in Arches National Park. Read More …
Thanksgiving 2019 – Zion and Bryce Canyon
Thanksgiving spent with the Boulder Clan with a bonus trip to Fremont Indian State Park beforehand, too. Read More …
Doing it like a local
I am taking Moab’s “Do it like a local” campaign to heart. Read More …
Solo in The Maze
A solo trip into the fabled Maze District of Canyonlands National Park via Colorado River crossing by packraft. Read More …
Keeping it local – Jaunts and rambles around Moab
Some local hikes here in Moab ; and musing about the cultural geography while walking through it all. Read More …
Crack in the Rock Pueblo – Wupatki National Monument
We went on an NPS ranger-led hike to the “Crack in the Rock” Pueblo at Wupatki National Monument. . This article includes information on trip planning as well. Read More …
New volunteer gig – Archaeological Site Stewardship
We had a training weekend for Utah’s archaeology site stewardship program. Read More …
Two weeks in the “Range of Light”
I spent a two-week gig guiding in Yosemite Read More …
On the so-called “Loneliest Road in America”
Traveling along Highway 50 to Reno, NV before Joan and I take off to California. Read More …
In the shadow of Moriah
Some backpacking in Nevada. Read More …
Three days at Cave Lake
Using Cave Lake State Park as a base to explore the exquisite area of eastern Nevada Read More …
Four days in the Great Basin
Four extraordinary days in Great Basin National Park in eastern Nevada. Read More …
Escaping the heat in the La Sals
A quick trip before I take off for other points. Read More …
Into the Blue – The Abajo Mountains
Joan and I did some hiking in this obscure range south of Moab and near Monticello. Read More …
Colorado National Monument – The joy of hiking
We enjoyed a relaxing weekend in the Grand Junction area while exploring the nearby Colorado National Monument with Joan’s parents. Read More …
Walking into the past – Navajo National Monument
Spending Memorial Day Weekend hiking, camping, and backpacking at Navajo National Monument. We saw more wildflowers, scenic canyons, and ancient dwellings. Read More …