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
I’m finally back to my computer and getting a chance to assemble some of my photos/video from my recent Zion to Capitol Reef Hike. The full trip report is still in process now done, but before that I put together a stand-alone video for Day 18 — the day I… Continue reading
This weekend I’m going to head out on my newest big hike across southern Utah. This time I’ll trek from Zion National Park to Capitol Reef National Park via a wandering route of approximately 300 miles. I’m excited to re-visit some of my favorite places as well as explore a… Continue reading
Here’s a throw-back video from my first “big hike” in southern Utah. The 25-day trek took me across one of the longest “pavement free” stretches in the US; approximately from east of Zion to Capitol Reef National Park. Fairly new to long-distance hiking and cross-country travel, I carried WAY too… Continue reading
Belated Happy New Year, Everyone! I know it’s been a little quiet around these parts. Unfortunately the second half of 2014 didn’t go quite as anticipated for me. Thus, I wasn’t able to get back to Utah for another hike or update the site like I’d hoped to do. However…… 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
The video from my 5-day, 65-mile trek through the remote Moody Canyons and then on to explore the Waterpocket Fold. To mimic the “mood” of the trip, this video features quite a bit of walking through dramatic open spaces without any background music. During the solitary experience I resorted to… 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
The video from my 6-day, 80-mile trek AROUND much of Zion National Park — plus a look at how to make an even better loop (ideally during a warmer season.) Highlights of the trip include: Coalpits Wash, Cougar Mountain, The Right Fork, Cave Valley, Wildcat Canyon, The West Rim, East… 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
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