We did our annual canyoneering trip to southern Utah in October 2019. For this trip, Layne, Zach, and I added Aaron for his first trip to the canyons of southern Utah. I drove here a week earlier for a trip in Colorado, and then Aaron and Zach…
Canyoneering in Utah in 2017. We did Not Mindbender, Sams Mesa, and Dave’s Not Dead, as well as a couple of non-technical canyons.
Canyoneering in Utah in 2016. We did Baptist Draw, Little White Roost, White Roost, Moonshine Wash, Big Spring, High Spur, and Larry Canyon.
The second week of November 2015, Layne and I took our first canyoneering trip to southern Utah. It was a little late in the season, but I had my comp exams for my Master’s degree in October, so we had to wait until I was done with…
On March 22, 2014, David and Chris flew to Utah for a backpacking trip into Grand Gulch and The Maze District of Canyonlands National Park. The basic plan was to do two nights in Grand Gulch and then four nights in The Maze. Of course, the weather…
On February 16, 2014, we met some friends in Moab and went hiking into the Needles District of Canyonlands. We started from Elephant Hill and hiked into Chesler Park. This hike was really pretty and Chesler Park was beautiful. The Needles is a really nice part of…
The weekend of February 8, 2014, we explored around southern Utah. We spent the night in Green River before heading into the desert. We first went to Ding Canyon in the San Rafael Swell. This was a nice hike in a slot canyon, with a few non-technical…
On November 11, 2013, Tracy and I decided to do something different at Lake Powell: rent a power boat. We had kayaked on the lake several times, but we decided to rent a boat so we could see more of the lake. We were trying to move…
