The first day of setup for the 184 mile trek across the western desert of Utah. Yeehaww!
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The Pony Loop
Eight years ago I packed up my Corgi, threw her in the car, and we went for a little drive in a chaotic and unspecific westerly direction. I'd seen a lot of Utah having grown up here, but the west desert was kind of an unknown to me, and I found its quiet and dry …
A Day on the Highline, High Uintas
Day-long trips to the mountains have their place in my heart, but overnighting in the middle of the backcountry is where the love is. Another short day of work lead to enough time for two nights in the wilderness, and I knew precisely where I’d spend them. The High Uintas is littered with remote backcountry …
Christmas Meadows
There’s a mountain range that’s as a particularly strong draw on me. It’s an ancient range with crumbling peaks standing guard over an immense expanse of forest. The final stretch of snow has been lifted off the road into a very small corner of these incredible mountains, and after a very brief shift at work: …
Ferner Mountain
In lands west of the city, west of the alpine and north of all that people associate Utah with lies an unassuming desertscape. Littered with mountains and large expanses of land, dotted with the history of Western expansion. This is where you go to get away from everything, it’s where you go for quiet, it’s …
San Rafael Swell
The only thing swell going on these days is a patch of land in Southern Utah. Lemme restart, that was bad. I guess it’s no secret this year has been kinda messed up, and really at this point it needs no introduction or discussion, all I can say is it derailed everything I had going …
Creek Canyon Ridge
A while ago I posted on here with ambitious plans of climbing 12,000 feet and crossing a 40 mile chunk of mountains. What actually happened wasn't the funnest time I've ever had hiking. I started at around 7:30 and started my ascent from above the state capitol building near Ensign peak, a very modest 10 …
Surprise Surprise
Apparently I don't have to go to work until July 5th, so that leaves me with a bit of time. Naturally my first thought was to go backpacking, so I looked around, and first settled on an 86 mile hike, but there's a section where the trail hits the pavement through a canyon with no …
Desolation Lake
The snow is really starting to melt now, which means I have great access to the western side of the Utah mountains, which is my favorite side. Eastern-facing mountains in the SLC area have foliage more reminiscent of desert brush and offer less dramatic landscapes. The western sides however have dramatic peaks, rocky outcroppings, lush …
Something Something Trail
I dunno the name of it, but my dad, my dog, and I all went on an awesome hike today. Out of the summits I've done here in Utah, they all had outstanding views but weren't necessarily pretty hikes. This trail on the other hand just wound through a canyon and plopped you out next …
The Limping Rabbit 