On 9 Sep 13, I took a hike at Causey Reservoir after work to enjoy the fall weather and to look for the salmon. I had the hike to myself, which was great. When I reached the inlet stream where I had the salmon before, I didn’t…
The weekend of August 30, 2013, Tracy and I went exploring in the northern Winds and spent a day hiking at Gunsight Pass. We had intended to spend the long Labor Day weekend hiking to Temple Lake from the Big Sandy Trailhead in the southern Winds. That…
Leidy Peak is one of those Utah mountains that just keeps drawing me back. It’s surrounded by grassy meadows, and it’s common to see mountain goats grazing on its flanks.
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.
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…
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…
Over the long 4th of July weekend of 2013, Tracy and I went to do a long backpack in the Winds, starting at the Green River Lakes trailhead. When we got there, though, the weather wasn’t good, and the forecast was worse. We decided that rather than…
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…
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…
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…
