In: Travel and Adventure

21
Feb

Hiking 101: Beginners guide to hiking

Desolation Trail in the Wasatch Mountains

I remember how intimidating it was when I was first getting into the outdoors. It’s so…

23
Jan

Hiking Turtle Hill

Views of the Oquirrh Mountains from the back of Turtle Hill.

It’s great to have a little local hill for when you need to get out for…

17
Jan

Hiking Black Crook Peak

View from the summit of Black Crook Peak

At 9,274’, Black Crook Peak is the highpoint of the Sheeprock Mountains, a range in Utah’s…

10
Jan

Desert Mountain Summit

Structure at the summit of Desert Mountain

It was only about two weeks after Dan and I got engaged at the top of…

05
Dec

Hiking Maple Peak – West Tintic Mountains Highpoint

Ever since our hike up Black Crook Peak, Dan and I have been embracing the desert…

17
Jun

Little Sahara Recreation Area

My recent trip to Great Basin National Park took me right past the dune fields and…

06
Jun

Backpacking Stansbury Island

Ah, Stansbury Island. A somewhat controversial place that, admittedly, gets some hate. Rocky, remote and barren….

05
Jun

Visiting Great Basin National Park

Great Basin National Park has been on my list for a while. As one of the…

09
Sep

Summiting Kings Peak – Utah’s Highest Point

At 13,528′, Kings Peak is Utah’s highest point, and has been high on my list for…well,…

08
Sep

Mountain Lion Encounter in the Uintas

Through all my hiking and backpacking, the only wild animals I’d previously encountered have been little…

09
Sep

Ledger of the Deep: The Mythology of Renaming a Boat

From his coral palaces on the ocean floor, Poseidon keeps track of every vessel on his…

30
Aug

Hokule’a – Around the World on a Traditional Polynesian Canoe

I’m used to watching sails hoisted up the mast, so seeing the triangular sail of the…

23
Jul

The Ancient Ones—Tracing the Mysteries of the Anasazi through the Southwest

From the overlook, Cliff Palace looks like an elaborate sand castle, painstakingly sculpted under the protection…

11
Apr

Eureka, Utah: A Living Ghost Town

Eureka, UT

Among the mineral rich hills of Utah’s Tintic Mining District, the fortunes of Eureka have been…

29
Mar

The Views are Worth the Struggle: A metaphor from hiking at Yehliu

Yehliu

Yehliu, Taiwan. A beautiful, surreal piece of Earth. Thin-necked, knobby-headed hoodoos stretch up out of the…

26
Mar

Escalante Petrified Forest State Park

Petrified Wood

Located just a mile outside of the small town of Escalante, Utah, Escalante Petrified Forest State…