On November 11, 2013, Tracy and I decided to do something different at Lake Powell: rent a power boat. We had kayaked on the lake several times, but we decided to rent a boat so we could see more of the lake. We were trying to move…
High Spur is an absolutely beautiful canyon that is outrageously remote and requires a high clearance vehicle to access in the best of conditions. This canyon had been on my list for awhile, but it’s a technical canyon and I wasn’t comfortable doing a remote technical canyon. …
On October 18, 2013, we took a road trip around the southern Rockies. We wanted to see Taos, NM, so we drove straight there. Once we got there, though, we were unimpressed, so we headed back into Colorado and explored around Pagosa Springs. We drove a lot…
The weekend of September 20, 2013, Tracy and I hiked at Pelican Valley in Yellowstone. I’ve wanted to hike this trail for years, but it’s closed most of the year as a bear management area. So I scheduled this hike at a time when the trail would…
On 9 Sep 13, I took a hike at Causey Reservoir after work to enjoy the fall weather and to look for the salmon. I had the hike to myself, which was great. When I reached the inlet stream where I had the salmon before, I didn’t…
The weekend of August 30, 2013, Tracy and I went exploring in the northern Winds and spent a day hiking at Gunsight Pass. We had intended to spend the long Labor Day weekend hiking to Temple Lake from the Big Sandy Trailhead in the southern Winds. That…
Leidy Peak is one of those Utah mountains that just keeps drawing me back. It’s surrounded by grassy meadows, and it’s common to see mountain goats grazing on its flanks.
Want to fill up a 32GB memory card with pictures? Then take a trip to Banff and Jasper National Parks. The mountains and glaciers and lakes and rivers will leave you inspired.
On July 25, 2013, I took a long weekend trip to Atlantic Canyon in the southern Winds with some friends. I met Nick at his house on Thursday, and then we headed up to the Winds. We met Nate at Louis Lake, where we camped for the…
On July 18, 2013, Tracy and I took a long weekend to hike Mt Massive in Colorado. We had tried to hike Massive the year before, but we didn’t have enough time to comfortably do the hike, so we decided to try it again this year over…
