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.
I’m gearing up to set out on my next big hike in under three weeks. As you may have guessed from the post title, this time I’m going from Bryce to Moab. I’m going to retread some trails that I’ve done before and check out a few new places that… Continue reading
Continuing on my 5-day loop through the Escalante area, I packed up from my alcove camp in The Gulch and headed down canyon. The last stretch became somewhat brushy and not all that fun. Once at the Escalante River, I was surprised to see how much larger it seemed from… Continue reading
For my last bit of spring “exploration” in southern Utah, I wanted to do an extended loop hike setting out from the Hwy 12 bridge over the Escalante River. When I hiked across Utah in 2009, a “monsoon-like” storm made me ditch my plans of going down the Escalante and… Continue reading
For my next day of fun exploring southern Utah, I set out to find an alternate way into Upper Muley Twist. The goal was to find a way in from the west and connect to the top of the established trail in Upper Muley Twist Canyon. If this proved possible,… Continue reading
Set out in the rain to see the Upper Gulch. I left my Jeep on the Burr Trail and headed up the soggy canyon. The waterfalls about a mile up were cool to see and seemed a bit ominous in the rain. A fairly easy bypass skirts them on the… Continue reading
Day 3 of my exploring southern Utah the weather threw me a curve ball. So, instead of hiking up Mule Canyon, I headed west to the Lake Powell area and hit the North Wash slots. Walking up Leprechaun Canyon from the bottom I soon ran into where the canyon slots… 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
I decided earlier this year that my “BIG” hike this year would be in Sierras. However, I couldn’t let a spring go by without a least a visit to southern Utah. So… in mid May I set out to explore. I wanted to hit a few “touristy” areas I’d never… Continue reading
Day 12 It was a long walk along a dirt road for most of the day. The views back to the Henry Mountains were nice but otherwise the route was uneventful. Passing Squaw and Papoose Rock was cool, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to see it again.… Continue reading
Day 6 Started the day by heading out cross-country to the East. I was not able to get up the side canyon as I had hoped, so I had to retreat to an area where a rockslide allowed me to climb to plateau top. Once up on top it was… Continue reading
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