High Spur is an absolutely beautiful canyon that is outrageously remote and requires a high clearance vehicle to access in the best of conditions. This canyon had been on my list for awhile, but it’s a technical canyon and I wasn’t comfortable doing a remote technical canyon. …
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.
Amazing views of the Dirty Devil River and Robber’s Roost, mounds of petrified wood, and a nice slot canyon make Happy Canyon an outstanding hike.
The weekend of 15 Mar 13, I took a solo trip down to Robber’s Roost Canyon, starting from the east side of the Dirty Devil at the Angel Point Trailhead. I camped on Friday night near the trailhead, and then started early on Saturday. The hike down…
The weekend of 15 Feb 13, Tracy and I finally got out of the house. Winter had been terrible: really cold and snowy for nearly two months. We had spent too much money going to Vegas on Thanksgiving and going to Yellowstone in January, so we spent…
The weekend of 2 Nov 12, Tracy and I took a trip down to southern Utah. We stayed in Green River on Friday night, and then headed down to Muddy Creek on Saturday, with our first stop at the Hidden Splendor Mine. The road out to here…
These are photos from weekends in 2012 that I just didn’t think warranted their own trip report, but I still wanted to share the pictures. Fall in the Uintas, UT – September 22, 2012 McCoy Park, UT – September 7, 2012 Popo Agie Wilderness, WY…
Over the Thanksgiving weekend of 2011, Tracy and I went to Lake Powell. We rented kayaks from REI, and started from Bullfrog. We had started from Bullfrog before, but we went down lake on that trip, so this time we went up lake. We paddled a little…
The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park offers some of the best backpacking in southern Utah. I have found many hidden gems throughout this area that have left me awe struck.
