Zion to Capitol Reef: Across the Kaiparowits
Week TWO of my 20-day hike from Zion to Capitol Reef.
Day 8
If not for the crazy colorful hills along this stretch of the Paria… Continue reading
Below are all the trip reports from my blog in reverse chronological order. One may alternately see a more detailed view on the Trips Summary Page.
Week TWO of my 20-day hike from Zion to Capitol Reef.
Day 8
If not for the crazy colorful hills along this stretch of the Paria… Continue reading
In late April I set out on my latest long-distance hike in southern Utah. The goal this time out was to hike from Zion National Park to Capitol Reef National Park. The start and end points would be similar to my “Grand Staircase” hike in 2006, but the new route… Continue reading
This is a throwback report for my 3-day trip to Death Hollow in November 2008. Death Hollow had long been a destination on my TODO list. For some reason or another it never managed to make the itinerary despite my passing the area on countless occasions. With a short break… Continue reading
In mid-May I set out on my second loop hike in southern Utah in 2014. Yep, that means… no extended thru-hike this spring. 🙁 The goal this time was to explore Escalante’s “Lower East Side” including the Moody Canyons and the southern portion of the Waterpocket Fold. FYI: a Hi-res… Continue reading
I’d planned an early-March trip to hike several spots I wanted to explore near Zion and St. George. But, with a very favorable forecast, I decided to ‘upgrade’ the plan and link several spots to do a longer LOOP backpack. Veteran Zion hikers know about the “Trans-Zion” route which stretches… Continue reading
Nearly nine months after my initial visit to “Rainbow Ridge“, I got a chance to return. If you haven’t read the original report, just let me re-state that “Rainbow Ridge” is not the real name and I prefer to not use any real names to keep this post from being… 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
Part 1 | PART 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 NOTE: also see the Interactive Map for this hike or the Video Trip Report. Day 5: It never did rain during the night, but the gray skies persisted in the morning. Moving again I quickly dropped out of the… Continue reading
I’ve finally assembled all my notes and pictures from my Boulder Mountain to Moab Hike from this past May. It was an exciting trek, so I’ve split it into four parts to capture much of the detail from the 18-day, 283-mile trip giving each section its own extended photo gallery.… Continue reading