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 …
One of the most impressive pictograph panels in southern Utah December 28 in Kanab. What a frosty day! Kanab proper was melted — and Paul (my running bff ALSO IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY) was the selector of today’s adventure. He decided we should head North a couple miles to run …
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 …
Ruins built into the wall of Butler Wash Sometimes the best getaways are not planned — that’s kinda how this trip to Bears Ears National Monument happened. Steve and I had a couple of days without the kiddos and our short list of options required 1) Somewhere we’ve never been …
WE FOUND DUCK HEAD PERSON!!! We set out to find a crap-ton of petroglyphs in Cane Beds, AZ. ON DAY ONE: (read about that trip here) we found a bunch of cool glyphs and panels, but we didn’t find the elusive Duck Head person who is kinda a big deal …
Basket site in Rosy Canyon DAY ONE:Oh man — I’m completely obsessed with rock art. Whenever we are out hiking and exploring, coming upon a wall filled with ancient drawings, petroglyphs and pictographs, I imagine it’s something like coming face to face with your favorite celebrity. I get very excited, …
Brave Harry and I needed a day to forget about the stressful week. This kid is so much like his mom. We are both very sensitive and emotional. I’ve learned to cope mostly through physical activity. When I’m doing something physical — whether it’s running 50 miles, or trying to …
Three Headed Man We found some petroglyphs “off the beaten path” near Hurricane, UT. Going off little more than a GPS map with red dots and circles from a friend, Steve and I set out to find the three-headed man panel and another site called “teacher’s rock”. It was a …
Ok. Seriously. This is THE COOLEST FREAKIN PLACE EVER! just one of like 100000000 pictographs in this canyon Located just about 30 miles from Kanab, UT, Snake Gulch is a really spectacular canyon that is located in the Kanab Creek Wilderness. What makes this stretch of land so amazing is …