A swell time over Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving spent with a friend in the high desert with many images and stark beauty. Read More …
Category: Other Outdoor Jaunts
An outdoor website should have some outdoors trips.
Into the canyon
Joan and I continue to savor the early winter season of Utah’s canyon country. Read More …
November Light
Our first below-freezing night backpacking trip of the season. And a reminder of why we love this time of the year in Utah. Read More …
A winter camp
It’s the time of the year when we meander and savor the canyon country during winter. Read More …
Searching for Julien
A local hike and I took it easy while being a little under the weather. Read More …
An ancient canyon
A bit of camping, hiking, and meandering in an obscure canyon not far from the Utah border. Read More …
Embracing the mud on the Green
Some Type II fun, spirited discussion at times, muddy and wet conditions, and rewarding. Or a weekend packrafting. Read More …
October on the Green
A hike and a float not far from where I’m typing. Read More …
Red Rock & Golden Leaves
Fall colors up high and the red rock desert below. An excellent autumn weekend in Moab. Read More …
Fall splendor in the Abajos
Enjoying the first part of fall in the Abajo Mountains. Read More …
A La Sal Introduction
Joan and I continue our semi-annual tradition of taking the NPS interns for a weekend of camping, hiking, and good food in an enjoyable place. Read More …
Into the San Juans
Another weekend to the nearby San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Read More …
In the canyons of the ancients
A weekend in a quiet area with no one around. Read More …
The place in-between
We decided to spend the week on the mesas in-between with heat below and thunderstorms above. Read More …
Desert and Ocean
Two weeks of assorted family visits and side trips from the desert to the ocean and back. Read More …
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 …
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 …