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…
On May 3, 2013, Tracy and I met our friends, Megan and Jason, to do an overnighter in Robber’s Roost Canyon. Tracy and I camped near the San Rafael Swell on Friday night, and then we met Megan and Jason in Hanksville on Saturday morning. Form there…
Coyote Gulch is a classic southern Utah backpacking trip. The desert walking, the arches, and the deep canyon work together to make this one of the best backpacking trips in southern Utah.
Loyston Point / Obed River / Bald River Falls, TN – April 2013 – Pictures from where David and I hiked at Loyston Point at Norris Lake and the Obed River, and where Benjy and I took the boys to Bald River Falls. Shining Rock Wilderness,…