The Final Map of the hike formerly known as Bryce to Moab. Oops — my old mapping system seems to be defunct after Google Maps updated their methods. Some day I will update this to a new system. View full sized map. Continue reading
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
Playlist for my 23-day, 348-mile hike through the high Sierras spanning one of the longest stretches in the US w/o a paved road. Part 1 includes Sacatar Wilderness, Pacific Crest Trail, Horseshoe Meadow, Mount Whitney, Forester Pass, John Muir Trail, Bubbs Creek, Muro Blanco and more. Part 2 includes: Mather… Continue reading
My 23-day hike through the Sierra is complete! It ended up being my longest hike ever… outside the state of Utah! The final tally was 348 miles and included most of the John Muir Trail plus portions of the PCT and the Sierra High Route plus a few days of… Continue reading
If you are familiar with my site, and you are reading this… you will have noticed that AcrossUtah.com is going through a transition! I’ve done a lot of hiking in and around Utah in the last decade — most notably my 725-mile hike from Nevada to Colorado in 2009. The… 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
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| Jamal on Hayduke Alt: Via Escalante East (Upper Muley/The Gulch) |
| Jamal on VIDEO: Salt Creek Loop Hike |
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 | Hope Beisinger on VIDEO: Angels Landing with Buddies |
