Mount Van Cott is an unassuming mountain with a summit elevation of 6,348 feet that looms over the University of Utah, directly behind University Hospital and the Huntsman Cancer Institute. While Mount Van Cott is small in stature, it’s still a worthy hike for a morning or late afternoon and can be accomplished in...
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Mount Wire is a steep but pleasant hike that’s great for a quickie, outdoor adventure. This small mountain overlooks the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, which means for urban dwellers, Mount Wire is conveniently close, and can be hiked every season of the year, even in winter. Unfortunately, Mount Wire isn’t much...
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Skiing is, for most people, the primary winter sport to do in Utah. But when snowfall is downright bleak, and conditions are less-than-stellar, what is a skier or snowboarder to do? We can’t all sit in our homes, bored, waiting for snow to fall. We still need our outdoor exercise. Well, hiking is still...
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Neff’s Canyon is a good place for hiking and exploring the Wasatch Mountains although it isn’t very well known compared to more popular hikes in the Cottonwood Canyons. Located just south of Mill Creek Canyon, Neff’s is super accessible with a trailhead that begins right in the city at Olympus Cove. It has a...
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No canyon in Zion National Park is as revered by hikers and photographers quite like The Subway. This natural drain-pipe earns its title from the perfectly carved, rounded tunnel that causes shutterbugs to shudder, and canyoneers to explore these twisting, out-of-this-world waterways with zeal. The Subway is actually the Left Fork of North Creek...
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Canyoneering in Zion National Park is some of the most fun a person can have in Utah. But to explore these narrow slots you need to gain a few skills like rappelling, get special gear like dry suits, and practice canyoneering in smaller slots, like in Keyhole Canyon. Keyhole Canyon is a fun romp...
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There’s a lot of reasons to visit Zion National Park, but nothing there offers more fun than canyoneering. Pine Creek Canyon is one of the easiest and most fun technical slot canyons in Zion, and is one of many “must do” adventures in Southern Utah. Pine Creek, though technical and dangerous, is one of the...
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One of the last and final rights of passage into the winter season is to take one last drive through the Uintas on the Mirror Lake Highway before it closes. We had that opportunity this last weekend, even though most of the fall colors were gone. It was still amazing. Heading east from Park City...
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Mount Olympus. The name just oozes mythology and ancient history. But our Mount Olympus is not the god-inhabited peak of Greek lore. Instead, it’s an annual tradition for some of us to lace up the hiking boots and climb atop the Mount Olympus of Utah’s Wasatch Mountains – that jagged, double-summit hunk of quartzite...
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Mount Aire is a large peak located between Mill Creek Canyon and Parley’s Canyon in the Central Wasatch. At an elevation of 8,620 feet, the mountain provides good views of Utah’s northern mountains as well as the jagged summits that tower over Mill Creek Canyon to the south. On the Parley’s side, the mountain...
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