Bullion Canyon & Delano Peak July 27, 2017 For some time now, I've been wanting to bag Delano Peak of the Tushar Range in Fishlake National Forest down in Southwest Utah. Delan...
Clyde Lake Loop July 24, 2017 My sister, Melinda, was in town from Phoenix for a conference and had wanted to hike Mount Timpanogos. However, I dissuaded her on account ...
Allsop Lake - High Uintas Wilderness July 18, 2017 For a meetup with friends, mostly inspired by Adam from last year's Highline Trail trip, we opted for a more casual trip up into the Uin...
Lone Peak July 11, 2017 Lone Peak is a peak I had been intimidated by for a number of years now and so I always managed to avoid it because of both the distance, ...
Daddy-Daughter Backpacking: Rock Canyon and...Stewart Falls? July 03, 2017 Rock Canyon is a beautiful canyon whose trailhead is only about 2 miles away so it serves as another convenient place to pull off a quick ...
Spanish Fork Peak June 30, 2017 Spanish Peak has been another nearby peak that I've had my sights on for several years. It's not a terribly difficult hike or anyth...
Daddy-Daughter Backpacking: Rock Canyon & Squaw Peak June 27, 2017 For Willow's daddy-daughter trip, we spent a night up in nearby Rock Canyon where we took the opportunity to hike up to Squaw Peak, Will...
Daddy-Daughter Backpacking to Horse Flat June 23, 2017 Each year I strive to take each of my kids who are old enough and able enough out on a backpacking trip for some one-on-one time, adventur...
Slide Canyon - Slate Canyon Loop and Provo Peak June 09, 2017 For this trip, my house became the trailhead. I am fortunate to live within a mile of Provo's Slate Canyon trailhead and about two mi...
Two Backpacking Trips in One at Capitol Reef June 01, 2017 Over Memorial Day Weekend, I enjoyed an amazing two night backpacking trip. In one way, you could say it was actually two different trips i...
Backpacking to Diamond Fork's Fifth Water Hot Springs May 18, 2017 Eager to take my new Tarptent Notch out for its first night on the trail, I ended up selecting a very popular destination not far from home:...
Spring Break 2017 - Day 6: Lee's Ferry & Horseshoe Bend May 11, 2017 Day six of our trip featured an early morning hike up the Spencer Trail at Lee's Ferry for myself, followed by a visit to some of the hi...
Spring Break 2017 - Day 5: Slide Rock State Park May 10, 2017 On day five we turned our journey northward back toward Utah. We drove through Sedona, Arizona to make a stop at Slide Rock State Park befo...
Spring Break 2017 - Day 4: Cuyamaca Rancho State Park May 09, 2017 On day four we explored the nearby Green Valley Waterfall trail near our camp at Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. We then set off for Casa Gra...
Spring Break 2017 - Day 3: San Diego Zoo & Ocean Beach April 27, 2017 Day three featured a full day's visit to the San Diego Zoo followed by a quick drive out to Ocean Beach. We finished off the day sett...
Spring Break 2017 - Day 2: Valley of Fire, Joshua Tree NP, & San Diego April 23, 2017 Day Two of Spring Break 2017 started out with a bit more exploring in Valley of Fire State Park followed by a stop at Joshua Tree National P...
Spring Break 2017 - Day 1: Valley of Fire State Park April 20, 2017 Spring Break for this year has come and gone but left in its wake many memories with adventures in places both new and old. Our first day...
Winter Hiking to Lake Blanche March 06, 2017 Due to weather and lack of time the week before, I returned to Big Cottonwood Canyon to hike up to Lake Blanche. This hike is a very popu...
Winter Hiking to Willow Lake & Donut Falls February 22, 2017 With a day off from work, I joined up with a local Facebook hiking group for a short hike up into an area I had not been before and then t...
Winter at Utah Lake State Park January 31, 2017 I recently discovered that Utah Lake State Park was known to be a winter home for a few bald eagles. After experiencing the thrill of see...
Chimney Rock & Hickman Bridge January 18, 2017 For Martin Luther King Jr. Day Weekend in January, we went back down to Torrey to visit the in-laws. While there, Jessica and I were able...
Ruby Falls Cave January 13, 2017 Tennessee has a lot to offer from the Great Smoky Mountains of the Appalachians to Graceland to the world famous music hub that is Nashvil...
Florida's Myakka River State Park January 12, 2017 While on our visit to South Florida, I had hoped to sneak in a drive out into the Everglades to look for some alligators as we had gotten to...
Shelling at Marco Island, Florida January 11, 2017 While visiting Florida on some family business at the end of December, my wife and I took an opportunity to spend an afternoon out on Marc...
A Drive from Florida to Utah January 04, 2017 This post is slightly different from the norm usually found on this blog. While not wholly about an outdoor adventure along a trail or ou...