More beautiful then expected. Towering. Cascading. Gorgeous! I love waterfalls. They are even more spectacular in the desert, where they are completely unexpected in an environment that gets very little rain. On a recent trip to Salt Lake, I was on a mission to take a side diversion to Bridal …
About 5 miles to the finish. I already started writing this race report in my head around mile 24. You know, you have a lot of time on your hands when you’re running a whole lot of miles in the middle of nowhere. It went something like this “Wow, I …
Disclaimer: The hike to jughandle arch requires steep climbing on loose rocks. Although the route is relatively short (4-5 miles round trip for jughandle and center of the universe), there is no shade and the steep climbs will wear you out. We’re gettin’ to the top of that thing! Valentine’s …
I got this problem.. it’s called I Can’t Sit Still. I know it drives my family insane some days, but the weather was killer (65 and bluest skies in the west). Living in Kanab has it perks, but when the nearest Target is 3 hours round trip, a quick shopping …
A symbol of good luck in the hunt Just when I thought Kanab couldn’t get any cooler, we were treated to an unexpected tour of some really magnificent petroglyphs on a nearby private ranch. The afternoon was filled with art, dinotracks, fossils, a mummy cave (YEH, for REAL!), and some …
An unusually warm Sunday gave way to an adventure-filled afternoon exploring the high desert. Our destination was the a unique short slot canyon called the White Wave (sometimes referred to as Nautilus Wave). I’ll post directions at the bottom. Entrance to the white wave My little explorers The desert makes …
I am really not a fan of cold weather. But over this Christmas break I had such a brainy idea to try and hike to Calf Creek Falls with the boys (last time was about 5 years ago — Harry was around 3 and JJ was 1). Now, Harry is …
Hundred Handprint panel near Escalante, UT I love, love, LOVE finding new petroglyphs. The hundred handprint petroglyph panel was our awesome find today. The hike to hundred handprints is really easy and fun. It starts at the Escalante River trail head just outside the town of Escalante. The drive is …
The Grand Canyon is my happy place. I’m convinced it is THE most special place on planet Earth. On our way home from Williams, AZ this year, we took a slight detour to visit the south rim. I’ve only been to the south rim one other time, when I ran …
Our annual trip to Williams, AZ would not be complete without a trip to Bearizona. Entrance to Fort Bearizona, the walk-through portion of the park Bearizona is awesome! It is only a 5 minute drive from Williams and located off of iconic route 66. At Bearizona, you get to drive …