Wind River Range
The Wind River Range is an incredible trip and its iconic granite basins and glaciers are a bucket list hike.
Category: Backpacking Trips
Chattooga River
The weekend of May 9, 2015, Tracy and I took a backpacking trip to the Chattooga River on the border of South Carolina and Georgia. This was our first backpacking trip into the Appalachians since we moved back east, and I wanted to be sure Tracy enjoyed…
Brush Mountain
On May 24, 2014, just after we moved from Utah to Alabama, David and I took a hike up the Brush Mountain Trail in the Citico Creek Wilderness. I decided that I wanted to hike all of the trails in Citico, and this was one trail I…
Maze and Grand Gulch
On March 22, 2014, David and Chris flew to Utah for a backpacking trip into Grand Gulch and The Maze District of Canyonlands National Park. The basic plan was to do two nights in Grand Gulch and then four nights in The Maze. Of course, the weather…
Banff and Jasper
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.
Atlantic Canyon
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…
Mt Massive
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…
Little East Fork Blacks Fork
On June 22, 2013, I did a solo overnighter at Little East Fork Blacks Fork. I had hiked at the trail once before, but I hadn’t been up Little East Fork. The hike was mostly uneventful, but there were multiple crossings of Little East Fork. I opted…
Brown Duck Basin
On June 15, 2013, Tracy and I did an overnighter at Brown Duck Basin. The hike up to Brown Duck was brutal. It was nearly five miles of ascent, and the trail was covered in large rocks for about three miles. It was an unpleasant hike. But…
Slough Creek
The long weekend of May 24, 2013, James and his son, Ben, flew in and we all went up to the Tetons and Yellowstone. James had never been to the Tetons or Yellowstone, and Ben had never been out west, so we wanted to show them how…
Chattooga River
The weekend of May 9, 2015, Tracy and I took a backpacking trip to the Chattooga River on the border of South Carolina and Georgia. This was our first backpacking trip into the Appalachians since we moved back east, and I wanted to be sure Tracy enjoyed…
Brush Mountain
On May 24, 2014, just after we moved from Utah to Alabama, David and I took a hike up the Brush Mountain Trail in the Citico Creek Wilderness. I decided that I wanted to hike all of the trails in Citico, and this was one trail I…
Maze and Grand Gulch
On March 22, 2014, David and Chris flew to Utah for a backpacking trip into Grand Gulch and The Maze District of Canyonlands National Park. The basic plan was to do two nights in Grand Gulch and then four nights in The Maze. Of course, the weather…
Banff and Jasper
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.
Atlantic Canyon
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…
Mt Massive
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…
Little East Fork Blacks Fork
On June 22, 2013, I did a solo overnighter at Little East Fork Blacks Fork. I had hiked at the trail once before, but I hadn’t been up Little East Fork. The hike was mostly uneventful, but there were multiple crossings of Little East Fork. I opted…
Brown Duck Basin
On June 15, 2013, Tracy and I did an overnighter at Brown Duck Basin. The hike up to Brown Duck was brutal. It was nearly five miles of ascent, and the trail was covered in large rocks for about three miles. It was an unpleasant hike. But…
Slough Creek
The long weekend of May 24, 2013, James and his son, Ben, flew in and we all went up to the Tetons and Yellowstone. James had never been to the Tetons or Yellowstone, and Ben had never been out west, so we wanted to show them how…
