Below AltitudeConditions: Dry, Traces of water, Clear skies, All rappels have webbingWe've heard a lot of good things about Hogwarts, so on 10/18/23 we sank our feet in After parking at Hog Springs pull off we took the trail veering off just before the fence line Crossed the creek twice and started the uphill wash hike in Hogwarts approach takes you directly up and up and up Once the rock plains out a few moments later you're at the first rappel or walk around to your 2nd rappel Its a good idea to have a 200ft ro...

We found the Knoll Site Waterglyph today. There are 5 Panels. Roads into site are real good could probably do in a car but would need high clearance for the ruts. Don't go when raining it will be real muddy. Take Hwy 389 out of Hurricane towards Pipe Springs National Monument. Right before getting to Pipe Springs you will turn right on a well maintained dirt road called Roush road. Follow the way points below to the site. At Parking area we climbed a gate and did a short 1/2 mile hike and a 80...

Hi Ryan, thanks for this guide - I based a recent "The Gulch" backpacking trip largely on your site I wanted to make a note about the slot bypass route that wasn't mentioned in your write-up Directly across the gulch from the 2nd cabin before the narrows is a cow-path leading up out of the canyon It's visible as an opening in the cattle gate It is possible to route find for 2 miles SSE on Brigham Tea Bench until one finds the cairns that mark the technical bypass route that you describe in this guide The cairns can...

Near the Colorado-Utah border on I-70 in Rabbit Valley lies The Trail Through Time The 15-mile trail is a stone's throw from I-70, but transports visitors back to the time when dinosaurs roamed the area The trail is part of the active Mygatt-Moore dinosaur quarry that has been designated an Area of Critical Environmental Concern As the trail winds its way along the benches, it visits several sites where dinosaur fossils can be seen in the rock This is like most dinosaur exhibits in the wild I have visited in that t...

Easy approach Just follow the wash from the obvious camping pad/site overlooking the valley This canyon takes a lot of effort to get to Driving for about an hour+ very slow going def 4WD high clearance road from the Ranger station area I personally did NOT feel this canyon lived up to expectations Most of it wasn't very slotty It was dry and fairly featureless until you got twds the end past the "junction" There you have the 2 back to back 25' drops which you must frog climb back up Kinda interesting down there Par...

#conditions Ran the canyon on May 4th, 2024 About 25 hours car to car with a group of two and a leisurely pace Four raps as follows:1 Single good bolt underneath down-canyon nose of boulder center/right as you look down canyon ~25 ft rappel2 Two good bolts linked with webbing in pretty good shape They are behind a large boulder on the upper left wall as you look down canyon Please do not use the badly rope-grooved boulder in the center of the canyon ~40 ft3 We utilized some existing webbing around a large boulder o...

Donut Falls is an excellent and popular hike in Big Cottonwood Canyon This is a good one regardless of the season In the winter, it makes a great snowshoe and, in the summer, a hike On any given summer day, I would wager this makes the list of top 10 busiest hikes in the Wasatch In the winter, the hike is 35 miles from the locked gate on the highway In the summer, this hike can be as short as 14 miles round trip IF you can get a parking spot at the trailhead Unless you are very early, I would generally recommend wa...

The aptly named Hidden Falls, though close to the hustle and bustle of the Big Cottonwood Canyon road and Lake Blanche trailhead, feels off the beaten path and infrequently visited The hike to the falls is short, making it more of a roadside attraction than an actual hike In my opinion, this is an often overlooked or unknown gem The cool mist from the falls makes this the perfect family destination on a hot summer day The short distance is rocky enough that small children will likely enjoy the challenge

St George was founded in 1861 by the Mormon church, under the direction of Erastus Snow The settlement, initially, was meant to produce cotton As the early pioneers settled the area, they left their marks on the country both in the naming of places, as well as literal marks Snow Canyon is named after Erastus Snow This short trail visits an overhang near the main park road that has several pioneer names painted on the rock with axle grease from the late 1800s and early 1900s Though a short hike, I enjoyed the histor...

No matter how much time I spend in the San Rafael Swell, I always feel like there is so much more to see! This is the case with Joe Hole I was passing through the Swell and searching for a place to wander I hadn't wandered before Joe Hole, with its easy access right off the Green River Cutoff road, fit the bill nicely I hadn't heard anything about this obscure and, at least as far as the map went, not very interesting looking canyon but decided to check it out anyway It turns out Joe Hole is a gem of a hike A short...