I'm consistently impressed by the state parks in Utah Everyone knows about the national parks, but the state parks often have incredible beauty without quite the crowds! Dead Horse State Park, near Canyonlands’ Island In The Sky is stunning with views similar to Island In the Sky The park offers great camping, easy roadside views, mountain bike trails, and over 6 miles of jaw-dropping hiking along the rim of the mesa This makes an excellent alternative or addition to the nearby Island In the Sky What's in a name Co...

The San Juan River was one of my most sought-after trips that took me a long time to actually do! The section described here, from Mexican Hat to Clay Hills, is a 57-mile float through an astonishingly deep and dramatic canyon in remote terrain This is one of the finest floats in Utah and very family-friendly provided you have the skills From a geology and scenery perspective, I liked this more than the section above, Sand Island to Mexican Hat This section is typica...

As the name would imply, Sunset Point is one of THE PLACES TO BE in Capitol Reef at sunset The short hike to the viewpoint offs excellent views and colors as the sun slowly descends every evening Even on the cold and windy evening I visited, there were 15 or 20 people out watching the spectacle This is a photographers dream, bring a camera! The super short Goosenecks starts from the same trailhead and offers good views into the Goosenecks that Sulphur Creek cuts on its way to the Fremont River Both hikes should be ...

"Here I come to save the day!" -Mighty Mouse Though the cartoon character was endowed with flight, super strength, and invulnerability, the canyon that was presumably named in his honor does not embody such striking qualities This is a very short, straightforward canyon that I can only recommend in clear conscience if it is combined with Deadeye Dick If done as a combo, this is a fair day out If done alone well you'll likely be disappointed Like [my:linkToObject type...

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Looking for a very lazy day or two on the river with easy access, and great scenery Floating from Moab to Potash on the Colorado River might be just the ticket The float, about 17 miles, is flat water, and class I This makes for an easy, family friendly float that can be done in one day, or a very casual 2 days If it weren't for distraction of the Potash road following the river, this would likely be considered a classic As is, if you can block out the road noise, it is an great time out If doing it in 2 days, Gold...

About 30 minutes south of Evanston, on the north slope of the Uinta Mountains, the Lily Lake Ski area is a gem with about 12 kilometers of groomed skate ski and traditional tracks Loops can be combined of the various ways to make for either short outing or a full day in the mountains The trails meander in loops through the forest and open meadows It is a family-friendly and picturesque place to ski Most of the terrain is flat or very gently rolling, making a pleasant ski outing for beginners Dogs are allowed, so be...

11/28/2020 New favorite canyon Wish it were twice as long Almost stuck a rope on the first rap Should have gone with my gut and extended the courtesy a little longer as it didn't quite reach the edge Extended the courtesy on the second an no problems Excellent downclimbs inside We did run a handline for the big drop toward the end There are some anchors for handlines or possible additional raps

With a lean muscle build, you might squeeze through at ground level My extra 15 pounds is not muscle : Even still, I could suck in my gut but I couldn't fit my chest If you have the strength/skill for the possible stemming, I wouldn't hesitate to go It's a relatively easy stem up because the walls are a nice v-shape with lots of horizontal ridges I could fit just 5-10 feet off the ground, but that made it really awkward to make any forward progress Once I was 35-50' up, it was wider and easy to move forward I'll p...

thank you both for you advice and insight I do prefer to take my time and enjoy our hike, take it all in, and not feel pressured to just get through it so we can get on to the next hike So I think we'll have to come back in the future and do the other hike we don't get to this time Don't ask me why, but both myself and my daughter are visually drawn to Zebra over PAB/Spooky From all the pictures and videos we've seen on-line we both keep coming back to Zebra as the canyon to do this trip……unless it is full of w...