Notch Mountain

The weekend of 29 Sep 07, Tracy and I decided to hike around the Uintas and enjoy the great fall colors.  What we got on Saturday, however, was an early season snow storm.  Good times.  So we hiked about a mile past Fehr Lake and enjoyed the…

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Death Canyon

The weekend of September 21, 2007, Tracy and I decided to head up to the Tetons. I wanted to hear bugling elk, and I figured the crowds would all be gone. I was wrong. We got to Jackson and the city was packed. We got to the…

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Granddaddy Mountain

On 25 Aug 07, Tracy and I headed up to the Uintas for a cross country hike to the top of East Granddaddy Mountain above Granddaddy Basin of the Uinta Mountains.  This was a really cool hike.  The entire hike was above treeline so that made for…

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Delicate Arch

The weekend of 27 Jul 07, Tracy and I tried to climb Handies Peak in Colorado.  We drove all the way there with the intent of starting around 3 am on Sunday.  We drove around Colorado on Saturday, and then the weather moved in.  The entire area…

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Beartooth Highway

The weekend of June 30, 2007, Tracy and I decided to take a road trip to see the Beartooth Highway in northwestern Wyoming. All we can say is, “Wow.” It was really, really nice, and it reminded us there were still things we haven’t seen out west.…

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Tennessee

The week of May 7, 2007, I took my annual trip to Tennessee. I played my dream 24-hour paintball game, and it was great. And then I spent the weekend hiking and visiting friends and family. I hiked in the Bald River Wilderness, as well as on…

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Crack Canyon

Crack Canyon is a great non-technical canyon in the San Rafael Swell just outside of Goblin Valley State Park.  The weekend of 9 Mar 07, Tracy and I did some hiking here, and it was a great hike.  The canyon had some spots that bordered on being…

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Causey Reservoir

Causey Reservoir is a great little lake just east of Huntsville, UT, and on 3 Feb 07, Tracy and I took a day-hike out there.  I’ve been reading news stories about mountain lions out there, so, of course, I had faint hopes.  We didn’t see any signs…

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Various Utah Pictures – 2007

These are pictures from around Utah in 2007 that didn’t warrant a full trip report. Lost Creek and Antelope Island, UT – December 22, 2007   Stillwater Reservoir, UT – September 15, 2007   Crescent Lake, UT – August 19, 2007   Canyonlands, UT – August 11,…

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Death Valley National Park

Over the long New Year’s weekend of 2006/2007, Tracy and I decided to take another long road trip. This time Tracy was focused on getting one of her four remaining states off her list, so we had to go to California. Since the weather in Utah was…

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