Warm Creek Bay
The weekend of 1 Mar 08, I took off for Lake Powell to see if I could find a way to hit the water further up river on the north side of the lake. I wanted to find a place to launch our kayaks, because I want…
Tag: Desert
Swett Canyon
The weekend of 15 Feb 08, Tracy and I headed south. I was fed up with snow and I wanted to see some bare ground. We first tried to get to the Hans Flat area of Canyonlands National Park to see if we could get to the…
Various Utah Pictures – 2008
These are pictures from around Utah in 2008 that didn’t warrant a full trip report. Bair Canyon, UT – November 23, 2008 Deseret Peak Wilderness, UT – October 24, 2008 Bryce Canyon, UT – October 18, 2008 Causey Reservoir, UT – September 21, 2008…
Dirty Devil
The weekend of 28 Dec 07, we headed down to southern Utah to get away from the snow. The plan for Saturday was to hike Straight Wash into the San Rafael Reef. The typical trailhead is off Hwy 24 but I thought I’d try the opposite end…
Pony Express
The weekend of 1 Dec 07, Tracy and I tried to find a trail way out in western Utah, but we ended up getting sidetracked on the Pony Express Trail. We had a good time just wondering around the area and imagining the logistics of the Pony…
Capitol Reef
The weekend of 2 Nov 07, Tracy and I spent our time down in Capitol Reef National Park in south-central Utah. That park is actually pretty nice. There aren’t many people and it’s got several different types of nice canyon hikes. On Saturday we hiked the Burro…
Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness
The weekend of 19 Oct 07, Tracy and I decided to head down to the warmth of south-western Utah. I saw a Joshua Tree National Landmark area outside of St. George, and I figured that would be a pretty good place to go. Well, it was cool,…
Delicate Arch
The weekend of 27 Jul 07, Tracy and I tried to climb Handies Peak in Colorado. We drove all the way there with the intent of starting around 3 am on Sunday. We drove around Colorado on Saturday, and then the weather moved in. The entire area…
Hurricane Wash
The weekend of 27 Apr 07, Tracy and I backpacked Hurricane Wash in Escalante National Monument. This was a really cool hike. The first couple of miles of the hike started in open desert, and we had to take it really slow in the heat. We didn’t…
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…
Swett Canyon
The weekend of 15 Feb 08, Tracy and I headed south. I was fed up with snow and I wanted to see some bare ground. We first tried to get to the Hans Flat area of Canyonlands National Park to see if we could get to the…
Various Utah Pictures – 2008
These are pictures from around Utah in 2008 that didn’t warrant a full trip report. Bair Canyon, UT – November 23, 2008 Deseret Peak Wilderness, UT – October 24, 2008 Bryce Canyon, UT – October 18, 2008 Causey Reservoir, UT – September 21, 2008…
Dirty Devil
The weekend of 28 Dec 07, we headed down to southern Utah to get away from the snow. The plan for Saturday was to hike Straight Wash into the San Rafael Reef. The typical trailhead is off Hwy 24 but I thought I’d try the opposite end…
Pony Express
The weekend of 1 Dec 07, Tracy and I tried to find a trail way out in western Utah, but we ended up getting sidetracked on the Pony Express Trail. We had a good time just wondering around the area and imagining the logistics of the Pony…
Capitol Reef
The weekend of 2 Nov 07, Tracy and I spent our time down in Capitol Reef National Park in south-central Utah. That park is actually pretty nice. There aren’t many people and it’s got several different types of nice canyon hikes. On Saturday we hiked the Burro…
Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness
The weekend of 19 Oct 07, Tracy and I decided to head down to the warmth of south-western Utah. I saw a Joshua Tree National Landmark area outside of St. George, and I figured that would be a pretty good place to go. Well, it was cool,…
Delicate Arch
The weekend of 27 Jul 07, Tracy and I tried to climb Handies Peak in Colorado. We drove all the way there with the intent of starting around 3 am on Sunday. We drove around Colorado on Saturday, and then the weather moved in. The entire area…
Hurricane Wash
The weekend of 27 Apr 07, Tracy and I backpacked Hurricane Wash in Escalante National Monument. This was a really cool hike. The first couple of miles of the hike started in open desert, and we had to take it really slow in the heat. We didn’t…
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…
