Category: Backpacking and Hiking
Down, But Definitely Not Out! As we dragged our worn and sore bodies into Bryce Canyon National Park from our Escalante adventures, Peekaboo and Spooky Slot Canyons and Coyote Gulch, we were looking for...
Part 2: The Best Way Out? Day Two in Coyote Gulch (Part 1 Here) Since we’d only carved out 4 of our 11 miles on day one, we knew we needed to start the...
What the Hell is a Slot Canyon? This is the third tale of our April 2021 adventure in the Escalante, Utah area, as we set up an exploration of Peekaboo and Spooky slot canyons....
Part 1: The Adventure Begins Background: Our Coyote Gulch Trip My daughter Amanda had prepped us for the big Havasupai Falls trip back in 2018 (and Coyote Gulch wasn’t yet even a small part...
What Will You Remember? Adventure When I hear a Van Halen, Pink Floyd, Rush (etc.) song, it brings back memories. It is largely that sentimental side of me that keeps me coming back to...
The Evolution of My Hunting Pack This is painful to admit, but I haven’t always used a backpack in my hunting life. In fact, until 1996, when my dad and I went to Wyoming...
Decision – Day 2 On day two of our Sawtooth Wilderness adventure as we prepared to head for Imogene Lake, we had hatched a plan to stop at the trailhead leading to Edith Lake,...
A Change of Plans It had taken me a while to warm up to my daughter’s plan to hike Havasupai Falls in March of 2020, but I was finally there! Our close mutual friends...
Read Part 1 and Part 2 before you enter here! Day 2.5 on Seven Devils Loop As I mentioned in the previous post, Tammy and I started our day early and were on the...
We Start With our Seven Devils plans solidified, we piled together in one truck and set out from Boise. A 1:00 pm departure got us to the trailhead at 5:00. We passed through McCall...
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