As the Salt Creek heads toward the Colorado River in the Needles District of Canyonlands, it makes a grand leap of about 200′ into the inner canyon below. This incredible sight is known as the Lower Jump and at times it makes for an incredible waterfall. More commonly though, one… Continue reading
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | PART 4 NOTE: also see the Interactive Map for this hike or the Video Trip Report. Day 13: In the morning there was some time to kill before the boat arrived. I took the time to get organized and then actually… Continue reading
Part 1 | Part 2 | PART 3 | Part 4 NOTE: also see the Interactive Map for this hike or the Video Trip Report. Day 9: Woke up to sunshine and promptly got out all my wet gear to get it dry before going back into my pack. The shortcut… Continue reading
On my first real day of exploring this spring, I set out to find a route up and over the mesa that makes up the Hatch Point region in the Canyon Rims area. In my hike across the state in 2009, I followed a portion of the Hayduke Trail around… Continue reading
At the end of April 2009 I set out on my most ambitious long-distance hike to date: a 725-mile, 49-day journey across the entire state of Utah. It was the culmination of many months of planning after many, many years of shorter treks in the state. At that time I… Continue reading
HD footage from my 16-day, 176-mile hike across Canyonlands National Park and through the Abajo Mountains. Part 2 includes Salt Creek Canyon, The Abajo Mountains, , Allen Canyon, Comb Ridge and more. Continue reading
HD footage from my 16-day, 176-mile hike across Canyonlands National Park and through the Abajo Mountains. Part 1 includes Horseshoe Canyon, Moqui Canyon, North Canyon, The Maze, The Dollhouse, Spanish Bottom, The Needles and more. Continue reading
Day 12: Got out of camp late after repacking supplies and putting trash and dirty clothes in my cache. I re-hid the cache and will pick it up by Jeep after my hike. The first four miles of the day included a very rough cross-country portion with no established trail… Continue reading
Day 7: Got up and tried to pump some water from the Colorado which I had let settle overnight. It was a tough job and took 10+ minutes just to get a liter. Packed up my gear and met up with the river runners (Tex’s Riverways of Moab, a great… Continue reading
Below is the Daily Journal account from my original Curb Pavement website which tracked my hike across Canyonlands and the Abajo Mountains — one of the longest stretches w/o pavement in the United States. It was only my second major hike (100+ miles) and looking back my perspective was definitely… Continue reading
 | Michael Puett on MAP: Grand Escalante Loop Hike |
 | Tyler Christensen on About Me |
 | April Benevento on Hike Guide: Yellow Rock |
 | Don Hamilton on The Hayduke Trail Reference |
 | Jamal on Hike Guide: Yellow Rock |
