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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Slough Creek

Over the long President’s Day weekend of February 17, 2007, Tracy and I decided to head back to Yellowstone to try our luck at seeing the wolves again. Since Yellowstone only has one entrance open in the winter, it’s a long seven hour drive from Salt Lake…

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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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Lake Powell

Over the long Thanksgiving weekend in November 2006, Tracy and I took a kayaking trip to Lake Powell. This was an incredible trip. Even though it was the end of November, the day-time highs were in the mid-60s. We rented two sea kayaks from REI in Salt…

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Little Wild Horse Canyon

This was a nice weekend of falling in love with the Utah desert. The weekend of 11 Nov 06 was a three day weekend, so I headed down to southern Utah to do some good canyoneering. I went Thursday night by myself and camped just outside of…

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Flint Rock

On October 18, 2006, David and I took a hike to Flint Rock.  This viewpoint overlooks the South Holston Lake, and is really pretty in the fall.  The hike is fairly flat and well worth the effort.   [mapsmarker marker=”85″]

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Hangover

On 15 Oct 06, several of us went hiking to Hangover in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Creek Wilderness in North Carolina.  We started at the Wolf Laurel trailhead, and had a great hike up to Hangover.  I was looking for some good fall colors, and even though we…

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