What to say about Cobb Peak Lovely views for sure, but my least favorite of the half dozen or so peaks I have done in the Silver Island Mountains At a bit over 3 miles round trip with 2,200 feet of elevation gain to reach the summit, I expected this to be a very steep hike It is, but it is also very loose and requires a fair bit of route finding I generally pay close attention on my way up peaks and don't have a problem coming down, but somehow still managed to get cliffed out a couple of times on the return down t...

The tale of Hole-In-The-Rock is likely known, to some extent, to most Utahns This is one of the most dramatic and epic Mormon settlement stories of all time Today, it is about a 56 mile journey down a bumpy dirt road to reach the namesake Hole-In-The-Rock where early Mormon pioneers toiled against incredible odds, enduring inhospitable weather to complete a journey that would become legend The 56 mile journey to the site takes a couple of hours to drive to today, one way, but still can feel arduous and long The imp...