We initially planned to do the Boucher Trail, but with the amount of precip we didn’t want to be on such a rugged trail, and fortunately due to the weather there were a few cancellations so we were able to get permits for the Tonto East area over 3 nights. We got to the…
Category: Backpacking
Death Hollow (Boulder Mail Trail to Death Hollow, then Escalante to the Hwy 12 Bridge)
Finally, the trip to do a stretch of Death Hollow came. We stopped at the Hells Backbone Cafe in Boulder for a few minutes. Just long enough to sit down, look at the menu, order water, and realize that was about all we’d ever be willing to pay for there. So we had burgers…
Canyonlands – Needles
I’ve been wanting to do a trip in Needles for a long time. It’s got a reputation of having phenomenally spectacular scenery. It’s only fitting that I forget my camera on this trip, and only realize it when I have no opportunity to buy a mediocre replacement (something I’ve wanted to do anyway so I…
Superstitions – Winter 2008
I love my truck, but sometimes the voices I keep hearing to buy a new one just sound so good. We were twenty minutes into the drive when my truck started overheating. So we pulled over on the freeway, lifted the hood and watched the steam come out. Looking around, the coolant tank was…
South Canyon (Grand Canyon)
This trip concludes the Fall trip series. It was fun. Especially the two weeks I didn’t go on trips so I could catch up on everything I was missing all the other weekends. I’ll have to remember that for future trip sprees. South Canyon is a fun, quick trip….kind of. It starts out by…
West Rim Trail – Grotto to Campsite 6 & Back
With a new camera, I was really excited to head back to rephotograph some of the most beautiful areas I’ve been in. The trip got off to a great start when I pulled into the Coal Pits Wash Trailhead to camp, and while driving around to see if anyone else was camped there, I…
Wet Beaver Creek
Sure it sounds like a strip club in Tijuana, but it was a lot funner. Well, I’m guessing it’s a lot more fun. In comparing Tijuana to the Creek – both were pretty hellish. The Creek was more on the fun side of hellish things. Having never been to a strip club, I really…
Highline Trail – East Fork Blacks Fork
I’ve always been compelled to stay in the desert & avoid the mountains when backpacking, but I wasn’t going to pass up an opportunity to get into the Uintas. The weather was supposed to be between 60/40 degrees the whole time, but that was way off. After a short detour down the wrong drainage…
Zion Narrows – Zion National Park
So Brittany got permits to do the Narrows, and who am I to say no to a pre-arranged trip where all I have to do is show up? The temps were supposed to be some of the hottest of the summer so far, around 108. We took a shuttle to start the trip to…
Escalante River Canyon – Escalante to the Hwy 12 Bridge
After the Boulder Mail Trail, I wanted to get back down into the area to explore it more. The plan to go out of anything was touch & go, but in the end, I was able to go. The plan was to hitch a ride from the Hwy 12 bridge trailhead at the Escalante…