Beehive Traverse - Through the Heart of Capitol Reef's Waterpocket Fold November 01, 2018 Sometimes things can come together so well it's as if catching lightning in a bottle. That happened this fall when such things played o...
Bryce Canyon and Beyond August 15, 2018 For our big family vacation this year, we opted to head south to check up on Bryce Canyon and visit and explore a few other features nearb...
Hayden Lake: A Reverse Relay Trip August 14, 2018 Over the summer, after my wife had successfully enjoyed her first solo overnight trip in the Uintas, we hatched an idea to do a reverse rela...
5 Guys on a Trail: A Tour of the Southwestern Uintas July 19, 2018 What happens when three guys from Ohio and two guys from Utah get together to spend five days in the High Uintas Wilderness when the only mu...
A Night up Provo Canyon June 27, 2018 Not to be left out, Everett wanted to go camping with Dad as well. I obliged by taking the opportunity to take him up nearby Provo Canyon f...
Fern Lake: Chasing Friends in Grandaddy Basin June 21, 2018 Granddaddy Basin in the Uintas gets a lot of love it seems. It seems to have quite a reputation of being a great fishery and is a popular...
South Draw Loop June 20, 2018 After a night out with Raylee, it was now time for to trade her out for Lennox. For this little adventure, we'd do a bit of off-road dr...
A Night at Sand Creek June 19, 2018 One week after annual outings with Willow and Ellory, respectively, it was now time for Raylee. For this trip we returned to Torrey where...
A Pleasant Overnighter Down Pleasant Creek June 12, 2018 After a fantastic night with my oldest daughter, Willow, down in Willow Gulch, it was time for another round of Daddy-daughter backpacking...
Willow meets Willow Gulch June 12, 2018 Paying a visit to Willow Gulch has been on my radar for a number of years, but given the drive and distance to it, it was something I'...
Backpacking Pleasant Creek to Sheets Gulch June 05, 2018 My planned route for this ended up being altered recently. I had originally planned to start at the same spot and then find my way out to...
Cathedral Valley April 12, 2018 For the many visits made to Capitol Reef National Park over the years, we'd yet to make a drive into Cathedral Valley. Having recently ...
Halls Creek April 11, 2018 If you've been following me and my posts over time, you probably know how often I visit the Capitol Reef area. With my in-laws now li...
A Night on the Wedge April 08, 2018 For March, I had penciled in a camping trip with all my kids "somewhere in Southern Utah". As the date for it grew closer, I se...
Camping in Moab: A Land Before Time March 09, 2018 After taking his sisters out for a camping trip the prior month, it was now my son's turn for a camping trip. Since he loves dinosaur...
Bluff Balloon Festival 2018 January 31, 2018 Two years ago, I was fortunate enough to meet up with some friends for an overnight camping trip down in my first visit to Valley of the G...
1st Trip to Yellowstone National Park January 10, 2018 In August, I had the opportunity to accompany a youth group consisting of young men from our church congregation on a trip to Yellowstone Na...