VIDEO: Grand Staircase/Escalante Hike 2006

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

Boulder Mountain to Moab — Part 4

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

Across Utah 2009

At the end of April 2009 I set out on my most ambitious long-distance hike to date: a 725-mile, 49-day journey across the entire state of Utah. It was the culmination of many months of planning after many, many years of shorter treks in the state. At that time I… Continue reading