If you want life list hikes, Utah has them in spades. High on the list for me and a few friends had been Coyote Gulch in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. This riparian canyon boasts a natural bridge, huge alcoves, numerous arches and a stream that flows year round. Well, after many years of...
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Hiking Lower Calf Creek Falls is almost a right of passage in Utah. Anyone can do it, so if you haven’t been to the falls or have skipped it on past trips to the Escalante area, now’s the time! A short but tough hike through an amazing riparian canyon leads to an impressive year-round...
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When it comes to great canyoneering, we sure are spoiled here in Utah. The Colorado Plateau holds virtually a lifetime of canyons waiting to be explored, and slot canyons here are plentiful. Peek-A-Boo, Spooky, and Brimstone Gulch are three of the best little cracks in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. If you are...
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Escalante Petrified Forest State Park, located just one mile west of Escalante on Utah Highway 12, is the perfect campground to use as home base for outdoor recreation pursuits in Southern Utah. For many people, a good campsite with all the amenities is the key to having a comfortable extended trip, and this place...
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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is a vast region within the Colorado Plateau that contains some of the best canyon country in the world. It’s quite a haul to get there from northern Utah, but well worth the trip. Hikers and backpackers flock to the region in springtime but there’s so much ground to...
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