I’m VERY excited to announce that next week I’ll be setting off on another big hike across a portion of southern Utah! 😀🎉 Last year was strange and difficult for many — myself included. Besides the drama of the world and our our nation, I had my share of personal… Continue reading
Time yet again for another Flashback Report. (I promise some new stuff will be coming later this year! 🙂 ✌) This time we are going way back to early fall in 2004 and a short trip I did with some friends to Zion National Park. On the first day we… Continue reading
Time for another Flashback Report. This time we’re going waaaaaay back to 2004 and a trip to the Black Box Canyons. It was back in an era when I was working way too much and thus tried to pack as much fun as possible into short trips. It was also when… Continue reading
Once again I’ve dedicated some time over the winter to update and add content to my Hayduke Reference in hopes of assisting “Haydukers” looking to hike that long-distance route. Most of this work happens “behind the scenes” without getting published as official blog posts, thus I thought I’d make this post to… Continue reading
For thru-hikers traveling through the southern portion of Canyonlands there are many options for traversing the Needles District. I get a few emails every year from those doing the Hayduke Trail asking which is the BEST route. IMHO there really is not a “bad” way through the Needles, but it’s hard… Continue reading
“Well… that didn’t go as planned.” I’ve uttered those words before regarding a hike, but I’ve never had that feeling about an entire YEAR! I had big plans for 2020, but by late February I was in a weird state of “wait-and-see” only to watch a series of surreal events… Continue reading
On my way back from Utah in late August I made a quick stop in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. I knew it would be warm, but… didn’t expect it to be 112-degrees-crazy-hot! Nonetheless I had a good drive through the park and did a few short hikes including my… Continue reading
Sharing some more content from my short hike to Kanarra Falls last month. NOTE: if you haven’t already had a chance, be sure to check out the standard video I posted a few weeks ago. 👍 Now one can now take a “virtual hike” with me via the 360-degree video. Click… Continue reading
I finally got a chance (and a permit) to hike Kanarra Falls a few weeks ago. I did the approximately 4-mile hike late in the day to avoid the crowds and the heat. I only saw about 15 other people and was the last one to leave the parking area… Continue reading
One possible silver lining to not taking a spring hike this year was that I got to spend some time updating my site. The latest improvement which has actually been a long time in the making… updated maps! Over the years I’ve changed tech on this site a few times.… Continue reading
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| Jamal on VIDEO: Grand Escalante Loop |
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