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…
Category: Backpacking Trips
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…
Uncompahgre and Weminuche
The weekend of July 24, 2009, Tracy and I headed back to Colorado for a three day weekend to climb another 14er and to do some backpacking in the Weminuche Wilderness. We left work early on Thursday and drove all the way to Lake City, CO. We…
McCoy Park
With its huge meadows, abundant wildlife, and small lakes, McCoy Park is one of my favorite places in the Uintas.
Harris Wash
The weekend of May 8, 2009, we headed to Escalante. I had been out of town for most of the winter, and I really wanted to get into a canyon. Well, I planned to hike Hurricane Wash down into Coyote Gulch. We had done this hike a…
Buckskin Gulch
The weekend of 31 Oct 08 Tracy and I took a great trip to Paria Canyon and Buckskin Gulch. Buckskin is supposed to be one of the longest slot canyons in the world: a solid 15 miles of high-walled, narrow canyon. We had a permit for two…
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…
Uncompahgre and Weminuche
The weekend of July 24, 2009, Tracy and I headed back to Colorado for a three day weekend to climb another 14er and to do some backpacking in the Weminuche Wilderness. We left work early on Thursday and drove all the way to Lake City, CO. We…
McCoy Park
With its huge meadows, abundant wildlife, and small lakes, McCoy Park is one of my favorite places in the Uintas.
Harris Wash
The weekend of May 8, 2009, we headed to Escalante. I had been out of town for most of the winter, and I really wanted to get into a canyon. Well, I planned to hike Hurricane Wash down into Coyote Gulch. We had done this hike a…
Buckskin Gulch
The weekend of 31 Oct 08 Tracy and I took a great trip to Paria Canyon and Buckskin Gulch. Buckskin is supposed to be one of the longest slot canyons in the world: a solid 15 miles of high-walled, narrow canyon. We had a permit for two…
