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
See the Map for this Hike. Headed to the canyon for an early spring hike with my girlfriend. I had hoped to do the Hance Trail down to the river, then return via Horseshoe Mesa to Grandview Point. But alas, no permits where available for Hance, so instead we went… Continue reading
My latest trip took my friends and me to the Pacific Northwest. We flew up to Seattle for a short backpacking trip on the Olympic Peninsula. Once we got our monster of a rental SUV and made a quick stop in REI, we headed out to the west where it… Continue reading
Video of my return to southern Utah to explore a different route across the SE portion of the state. Video captures highlights of the 16-day, 248-mile trek from Escalante to Monticello including Grand Staircase Escalante, Harris Wash, Silver Falls Canyon, Capitol Reed, Lower Muley Twist, Henry Mountains, Trachyte Creek, Dark… 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
Below is the Daily Journal account from my original website which tracked my hike intended to stretch from outside Escalante, Utah to Monticello in spring of 2010. Read the details to see how it all turned out: FYI: a Route Map is available as well as the Hike Video! .… Continue reading
 | Michael Willig on Zion to Natural Bridges Hike |
 | Gina Tullie on Hayduke: Deer Creek to Hack Canyon |
 | Race on Hayduke: Deer Creek to Hack Canyon |
 | Dawn Day on Zion to Natural Bridges Hike |
 | Sonya Johnson on Zion to Natural Bridges Hike |
