Winter Hike to Stewart Falls December 09, 2016 Stewart Falls offers a short and relatively easy hike near Sundance Ski Resort and the BYU Aspen Grove Camp. As such, it is a very popula...
Return to Tabernacle Crater October 18, 2016 This October, the scout group I'm currently a leader of was in need of a campout and a place to go. After taking my family out to exp...
Buffalo Peak September 21, 2016 Buffalo Peak is a small and obscure peak that sits between Provo's more famous Squaw Peak and Cascade Mountain. I took my family there ...
Tabernacle Crater & Meadow Hot Springs September 12, 2016 Tabernacle Crater is one of many spots I found through scanning satellite maps. I was looking for places to explore not far off I-15. I did...
Uinta Highline Trail - Day 6 August 27, 2016 Day 6 would mark our final day on the trail. There were no breathtaking and jaw-dropping views as we had been spoiled with over the last fe...
Uinta Highline Trail - Day 5 August 26, 2016 Day 5 marked a new milestone for me, extending the most nights out for me in one trip on the trail to 4. We made it yet another 2-pass day ...
Uinta Highline Trail - Day 4 August 25, 2016 Day 4 would be the longest and most exhausting day of the trip, yet it also proved to be as fulfilling as any. I was able to make a solo s...
Uinta Highline Trail - Day 3 August 24, 2016 Day 3 on the Highline Trail would take us up the highest pass of the trail and subsequently, the high point of the trip (and the state), K...
Uinta Highline Trail - Day 2 August 23, 2016 After using our first day to actually hike to the Highline Trail, we'd now be on it the rest of the way. What started out as overcast...
Uinta Highline Trail - Day 1 August 22, 2016 Among the adventures at the top of my bucket list has been the Uinta Highline Trail. An attempt to do it last year with another friend fe...
Family Backpacking: Ruth Lake August 13, 2016 Two years ago, our family ventured out on its first backpacking trip together as a family. That was to Ruth Lake in the Uinta Mountains. ...
Backpacking South Thunder Mountain August 02, 2016 Two years ago I joined a group that led me up to what immediately became one of my favorite parts of the Wasatch: Lake Hardy, South Thund...
Backpacking Box Elder Peak July 27, 2016 Known by some as simply "The Box", Box Elder Peak sits quietly at an elevation of 11,101 feet in the northeast corner of Utah Va...
Hiking Navajo Knobs July 26, 2016 Navajo Knobs has been a hike in Capitol Reef National Park that I've wanted to do for a long time. I've continually put it off beca...
Family Backpacking: Clyde Lake Loop July 13, 2016 Two years ago we set off on our first backpacking trip as a whole family. Jessica took a year off last year due to the birth of our new...
Springville's Spring Canyon & Heaven July 01, 2016 I thought I was familiar and experienced with all the trails and canyons up and down the west side of mountain I live by. Then I discovered ...
Santaquin Peak June 30, 2016 Every now and then I'll join a facebook group hike event. This was one of them. I hadn't been up on Santaquin Peak and Loafer Moun...
Provo Peak via Slate Canyon June 27, 2016 What started out as a walk around the block turned into a walk up to Slate Canyon Trailhead. That then turned into a walk all the wa...
Memorial Day Weekend - 2016 June 26, 2016 Memorial Day is always one of those bittersweet times. It's a day we remember loved ones who've passed before us and others w...
Scout Tag-along Trip to Slide Canyon May 05, 2016 This past weekend, the local scout troop in my neighborhood had made plans to go on a little backpacking trip up nearby Slide Canyon. The ...
Backpacking Cassidy Arch April 15, 2016 Cassidy Arch is among the most popular landmarks to hike to in Capitol Reef National Park. Most people choose to make it a simple ...
Spring Break 2016 - Southeast Utah April 13, 2016 Once again, we were blessed to take advantage of the kids' spring break from school. This year's travels would take us to Sou...
Spring Break Recon March 31, 2016 Last week I was scheduled to go backpacking with a friend through Zion National Park, but that fell through. Since I still had the ...
Rochester Panel March 30, 2016 On the way home from a weekend trip to Torrey last month, we took a different way home for a change. Along the way was a well kno...
Seven Kivas March 29, 2016 Last month my Jessica and I were able to spend a day down in Cedar Mesa hiking out to a few different sites. Some secret, some not s...
A Quick Overnighter at Cedar Mesa March 02, 2016 Blake, the same friend I went up to Middle Basin with last year, recently found some free time on his schedule and reached out to see if I ...
Bluff Balloon Festival - 2016 February 29, 2016 This past January I took the the opportunity to meet up with a group of friends down in Bluff, Utah for an annual balloon festival. W...
Bryce Canyon Anniversary Getaway February 26, 2016 This past December, my wife Jessica and I celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary by spending a night down at Bryce Canyon. We'd ...
Fall Break in Escalante January 15, 2016 This last October during the kids' fall break from school, I took the opportunity to take my family down to spend a night in Grand...
Return to Middle Basin January 13, 2016 This trip actually ended up being a last second decision after originally planning to meet up with a friend to hike the High Uinta Hig...