Hiking | Mountains | National Parks
Ahh, the beauty of this trip! This was an excellent backpacking trip in Utah, and the first trip I did overnight without my car out West. I know, sounds a little weird right? I wish I'd gotten out backpacking years earlier during my time in Utah but, as it turned out, that just wasn't in … Continue reading Backpacking to Jordan Lake via the East Fork Duchesne River Trail, High Uintas, UT
So, full disclosure, I didn't actually backpack this hike with all my friends, but all of them did! I went along with them for the hike up as a "guide" of sorts and helped out. My friend decided to run some backpacking basics trips this summer and this was the first trip with a bunch … Continue reading Backpacking Lake Catherine Near Brighton, Utah
Wow, this is a realllllyyyyyy big beaver dam...at least that's what kept going through my mind! If you're in the area, this is kind of a "must do at least once in your life" kinda experience. It seriously is a wonder of modern technology! I'm glad I had a great tour guide in Karla to … Continue reading Exploring the Hoover Dam On Lake Mead, Nevada
Do this trail early in the summer if you're going to do it at all - it gets HOT in Nevada! My friend Karla and I decided to do this trail, starting just after 6am. That was a good call since the overnight low the previous night was a blistering 90 degrees. Not exactly a … Continue reading Historic Railroad Tunnel Trail Near Lake Mead, Nevada
We covered Honeycomb Canyon in the last blog, but this one has a little more photography involved. I trusted myself a little more to take photos here, apparently! Or it was a better ski day. Whichever it was, it yielded some really awesome ski photos! Andrea had never been up the summit lift, and she'd … Continue reading Skiing Honeycomb Canyon at Solitude Mountain
Justin Fague 