When you live in the mountains, nothing is more important than a good pair of hiking boots. Lucky for us, just about every shoe manufacturer out there makes high quality boots that are more than capable of letting you put one foot in front of the other on rocky trails. But not every boot is…
Tag: Hiking
Keen McKenzie water shoes review
Keen has built their brand by producing high quality outdoor footwear for years. The McKenzie water shoes share the same bomber build and attention to detail that have made the company so popular with adventure seekers. For the past four months I have tested the McKenzies all over Utah: from the slot canyons of the…
Hiking Mount Wolverine and the Wolverine Cirque
Peaks over 10,000′, ridgeline scrambles and gorgeous views- some hikes have it all. Mount Wolverine and the cirque below it are areas teeming with rugged Wasatch beauty. If you have already explored some of the Brighton Resort area and want more of a challenge, then this hike is for you. This is a true loop…
Tecnica shows off new X-lite series of shoes at Outdoor Retailer
Tecnica showed off some impressive new shoes at the 2011 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market. The new X-Lite series of outdoor and trail running shoes featuring TRS (Tecnica Rolling System) X-lite technology. Like their othe rTRS models, the X-lite shoes have an over-sized, lightweight platform for stability and performance on the trail. Below are a couple…
Oboz laces up for Spring 2012 at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
Oboz was at the 2011 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market with new shoes for men and women to be unleashed this spring. Oboz is a company out of Bozeman, Montana (get it… O-BOZ?) They had several new styles including backpacking boots, light hikers, and shoes just for women. The Mystic Mid BDry and Mystic Low BDry…
Backpacking Naturalist Basin in the Uinta Mountains
Hike, hike, hike. Damn my pack is heavy. Hike, hike, hike. Take a picture. Hike some more. That about describes a backpacking trip to Naturalist Basin in Utah’s Uinta Mountains. Oh, and the scenery is ‘effin’ spectacular. So much so, that Naturalist Basin is one of the most popular backpacking areas in the entire range….
Hiking Mount Millicent
The Brighton Resort area is a great place to hike when summer heats up the valley. Wide trails, easy navigation and gorgeous views are the name of the game up here. If you don’t have a full day but want to get over 10,000′ then the answer is easy: Mount Millicent. The peak stands tall…
Hike to the Palisades Lakes in Idaho’s Snake River Range
Shhh… don’t say it out loud, but every now and then it’s nice to get out of Utah. The Snake River Mountain Range in southeastern Idaho is largely below 9,000′, so if the Uintas are still melting out and the desert is just too stinking hot, a road trip could be in order. Make the…
Hiking Gobblers Knob via Butler Fork
Gobblers Knob. It may be a funny name for a mountain that evokes a mere turkey hill, but is actually a prominent peak on the Big Cottonwood – Millcreek Canyon ridgeline. The Knob is a frequent destination peak to bag for summer hikers, due to its relatively easy ascent, and multitude of trails that wind…
Hiking to the Bells Canyon Waterfalls
As summer arrives in the west the high mountain snowpack begins to melt off. Utah residents are always concerned with flooding at this time of year. It’s not all bad news though; the summer melt means it’s prime time for waterfall viewing. Sure, the Wasatch Mountains aren’t exactly known for waterfalls, but there are a…