A fantasic romp up one of Zion’s roadside summits.
Zion’s Tabernacle [Thunder] Dome
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Wasatch Random – Historic Red Cement Survey Markers
If you spend enough time bushwacking through the Wasatch you are bound to stumble on a historic oddity or two. I’ve mentally tucked away a historic or pre-contact artifact or two through my decades of Wasatch wandering – always leaving
Lunch Break on Desert Peak – Newfoundland Range
I never complain when work drags me out to the Newfoundland Range. Despite the long commute, it never disappoints. On my last trip of the season, I figured I’d better snag the Desert Peak summit in case it was a
Yardy Yard Yard Yarrr! Yard Peak, Uinta Mountains
A dry October provided the perfect moment to climb another of the Uinta high points.
Spring in the Newfoundland Range
New job, new adventures. The Newfoundland Range has always been one of those objectives that beckon but are just out of reach. I’ve often stared at their beauty from the Silver Island Range or the Grassy Range, wondering if I’d
Emigration Canyon Watershed Looping
Why? Because it’s near my house. Probably no other good reason. I’m sure it has been done many times in the past – but for some reason I’d always wanted to link up the full watershed ridgeline/boundary of Emigration Canyon.
Down Sand Creek and Up Death Hollow – a Boulder Mail Trail Fastpack Loop
The Boulder Mail Trail (BMT) has become one of my favorite corners of the Grand Staircase area providing fast, easy access to the middle of several upper Escalante Canyons that beg for exploring. My first trip down Death Hollow twenty
In Search of Dolphins – a trek to Dolphin Island, Great Salt Lake
Filling that bucket. My bucket list of GSL islands finally got a little more full with a quick trip out to the distant Dolphin Island in the north arm of the Great Salt Lake. Unlike the bold Stansbury Expedition our
Lowe Peak – Fall Traditions
A few months late? But what’s the harm… Lowe Peak. One of the few consistent hikes in my life. I somehow find myself out in the Oquirrhs, driving up Ophir Canyon each fall, wondering if I’ve properly avoided the
Gunnison Island – Great Salt Lake Tripping
In October 2018 I had the incredible opportunity to travel with the Great Salt Lake Institute and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to the remote Gunnison Island in the North Arm of the Great Salt Lake. The Island is