Over the Thanksgiving weekend of 2011, Tracy and I went to Lake Powell. We rented kayaks from REI, and started from Bullfrog. We had started from Bullfrog before, but we went down lake on that trip, so this time we went up lake. We paddled a little…
From Nov 4-14, 2011, I took a trip home to Tennessee. I’ve been trying to hike other places besides Norris Lake when I go home because that’s where I always go. But it’s so nice in the fall, that I just can’t help it, so I hiked…
The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park offers some of the best backpacking in southern Utah. I have found many hidden gems throughout this area that have left me awe struck.
The Maze District of Canyonlands is guarded by rough and long four wheel drive roads. But the remoteness and beauty make it worth every bit of the effort.
The weekend of September 16, 2011, my parents came out west for their first-ever trip to the Rocky Mountains. Knowing they had never been here, Tracy and I had worked on what we hoped would be a really good trip. After work on Friday, we took the…
The weekend of 19 Aug 11, Tracy and I drove to Leadville, CO, to hike the 14,421 foot Mt. Massive. We stopped in Rifle, CO, on Friday night, and then drove over Hagerman Pass to take the scenic route to Leadville. Hagerman Pass was really pretty. The…
The weekend of August 12, 2011, Tracy and I headed up to Idaho and Montana to check out the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. We stayed Friday night in Idaho Falls; I wanted to drive further, but there were no hotels any closer to Salmon, ID, and I didn’t know…
The weekend of July 29, 2011, Tracy and I stayed at the Carter Military Trail Yurt in the eastern Uintas. We stayed in Vernal on Friday night and then we headed up into the mountains on Saturday. The weather was great, so we decided to hike on…
The weekend of 16 July 11 I took a solo backpacking trip into the Uintas. The snow was finally mostly gone up there, so I thought I would give it a shot. Initially, I wanted to hike out to Garfield Basin but the Weather Service snow models…
It’s hard to find a bad hike anywhere in the Rockies of western Wyoming, and the Gros Ventre Wilderness is no exception.
