Easter Sunday during a pandemic. Such strange times. We decided to do a little off-roading — hoping that our trusty Xterra would make it to some new gnarly spots in the southern Utah desert. I had some GPS data from a friend that would lead us to a really cool …
Many years ago I was taken to a very special and sacred place. It was so hidden, so remote. I could barely remember how to get here but with the latest rules of “social distancing” (nothing really that new to me!) I thought that this weekend might be a good …
I’m trying to see the silver lining right now with the mass hysteria surrounding COVID-19. Kids are homeschoolin’, work is crazy, and being so far away from my friends and family in PA has me stressed. Thank goodness for outdoor therapy. It’s a real thing, y’all! Over the weekend we …
My hikes are generally 1) hard 2) involving rock art 3) fun Today’s adventure had all of those requirements in spades. I knew we’d have some climbing to get to our reward (the rock art!) but I didn’t know that we’d also have a special treat waiting for us. California …
A couple years ago, President Obama designated Gold Butte as a National Monument. This special place has been one of my top all favorite areas in the entire USA. It’s so completely awesome. For one, it’s so remote that you can pretty much guarantee you won’t see many people (we …
Twinsies It’s winter break! Yay! That means, despite the horrid, cold weather… I will entice my children to do fun and amazing outdoor things. 🙂 We recently went back to visit The Davinci Man petroglyph panel. This freakin awesome rock art is found just south of St. George, UT. It’s …
Rainy days usually make me sad. But even rain can’t keep Zion National Park from being awesome. Actually — we found magic today. We were at the very right place.. at the very right time. And lower canyon was transformed into a mega wonderland of waterfalls — practically 100000 of …
Starlight Cave in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument (GSENM) is a place I’ve been plotting to go to since I moved to Utah nearly 15 years ago. Steve and I tried (once upon a time) to find the cave (filled with really old and amazing pictographs) but with little …
Mother’s Day is my favorite day. I love seeing my little boys grow up into sturdy, adventurous big boys. I am so lucky that they share my love of exploring (MOST TIMES). Today I got to choose the adventure — and I had read about Weaver’s Cave a while back …
Sometimes I just need to get outside for an hour or two — after work — as the sun is setting. JJ and I first tried to find an elusive waterglyph nearby (FAIL) so instead I headed to a local favorite called The Clamshell. My adventure buddy for the evening. …