San Luis Peak
[Jump to Photos] Over the long weekend of September 3, 2010, Tracy and I made our third annual trip to Colorado to climb a 14er. This year we decided to do San Luis Peak. The hike up to San Luis is longer than most 14ers, so…
Category: Backpacking Trips
Naturalist Basin
The weekend of 28 Aug 10, Tracy and I decided to try our luck with Naturalist Basin. We had tried to hike here a couple of times in the spring, but there was always too much snow. I didn’t want to hike it in the summer because…
Washakie Wilderness
The weekend of August 6, 2010, Eric and I went to check out the Absaroka Mountains outside the east end of Yellowstone. I decided I wanted to try to see grizzly bears on the high mountains feeding on Army Cutworm Moths. They gather in large groups to…
Beartooths
McCoy Park
The weekend of 26 Jun 10, Tracy, Eric, and I went to McCoy Park in the Uintas. We wanted to head to Island Lake, but when we got to Burnt Fork Creek, the river was running way too high to be able to cross. The drop down…
Coyote Gulch
The weekend of 9 Apr 10, Tracy and I headed out to Coyote Gulch in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. We had once hiked down to the confluence of Hurricane Wash and Coyote Gulch, but we didn’t hike past the confluence. This time, however,…
Titcomb Basin
From September 10-13, 2009, Jess and I backpacked in the Bridger Wilderness of the Wind River Range in Wyoming. We left Salt Lake after work on the 9th and spent the night in Pinedale, WY. We got up early on Thursday, got fishing licenses for a couple…
West Elk Wilderness
Over the long weekend of September 4, 2009, Tracy and I headed to Colorado to do some backpacking in the West Elk Wilderness. We spent Friday night in Grand Junction, and then hit the Lowline Trail near Horse Ranch Park. We hiked up and over Beckwith Pass,…
Shoshone Geyser Basin
The weekend of August 14, 2009, Tracy and I went to Yellowstone to finally hike to Shoshone Geyser Basin. I had wanted to do this for a few years, but the weather never seemed to cooperate. We car-camped outside of Island Park, ID, on Friday, and started…
Beartooth Lake
The weekend of August 7, 2009, Tracy and I took a three day weekend to the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Montana and Wyoming. We planned to do two nights on the trail, but the weather forecast was calling for severe thunderstorms. Well, actually, NOAA was calling for severe…
Naturalist Basin
The weekend of 28 Aug 10, Tracy and I decided to try our luck with Naturalist Basin. We had tried to hike here a couple of times in the spring, but there was always too much snow. I didn’t want to hike it in the summer because…
Washakie Wilderness
The weekend of August 6, 2010, Eric and I went to check out the Absaroka Mountains outside the east end of Yellowstone. I decided I wanted to try to see grizzly bears on the high mountains feeding on Army Cutworm Moths. They gather in large groups to…
Beartooths
McCoy Park
The weekend of 26 Jun 10, Tracy, Eric, and I went to McCoy Park in the Uintas. We wanted to head to Island Lake, but when we got to Burnt Fork Creek, the river was running way too high to be able to cross. The drop down…
Coyote Gulch
The weekend of 9 Apr 10, Tracy and I headed out to Coyote Gulch in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. We had once hiked down to the confluence of Hurricane Wash and Coyote Gulch, but we didn’t hike past the confluence. This time, however,…
Titcomb Basin
From September 10-13, 2009, Jess and I backpacked in the Bridger Wilderness of the Wind River Range in Wyoming. We left Salt Lake after work on the 9th and spent the night in Pinedale, WY. We got up early on Thursday, got fishing licenses for a couple…
West Elk Wilderness
Over the long weekend of September 4, 2009, Tracy and I headed to Colorado to do some backpacking in the West Elk Wilderness. We spent Friday night in Grand Junction, and then hit the Lowline Trail near Horse Ranch Park. We hiked up and over Beckwith Pass,…
Shoshone Geyser Basin
The weekend of August 14, 2009, Tracy and I went to Yellowstone to finally hike to Shoshone Geyser Basin. I had wanted to do this for a few years, but the weather never seemed to cooperate. We car-camped outside of Island Park, ID, on Friday, and started…
Beartooth Lake
The weekend of August 7, 2009, Tracy and I took a three day weekend to the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Montana and Wyoming. We planned to do two nights on the trail, but the weather forecast was calling for severe thunderstorms. Well, actually, NOAA was calling for severe…
