Posts Tagged ‘camping’
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
In typical fashion, everyone bailed and I was yet again hiking Timp alone. A few weeks prior I had made a solo backpacking trip to Emerald Lake and this time I was ready to hit the summit. The forecast called for a 40% chance of thunder storms, no big deal. I headed up the Timpoonoeke trail with an over night pack and my camera gear with high hopes of hitting the summit and spending the night in the upper basins of Timpanogos.
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I’ve been working hard on reducing my pack weight over the last year and this trip was my best effort to date. Overnight gear, clothes, food, 2 liters of water, and 10lbs of camera gear for a total of 32lbs. Usually I’m pushing the 40′s with all the junk I haul around so my pack felt super light and I blasted up the trail and soon found myself alone in the upper basin. (more…)
Tags: backpacking, camping, emerald lake, hiking, lightning, storm, summit, timp, timpanogos
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Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
We wanted a getaway with no kids before having three and it will be a long time before we can get away with no kids again. We kept changing our minds where to go, being about seven months pregnant meant not too much hiking, cooler weather and no farther than 6-7 hours. We finally decided on the North Rim of the Grand canyon where the elevation is surprisingly high and temperatures were surprisingly lower than home, and would work our way home from there.
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On our way down we stopped at Colorado City to get out and hike water canyon. The hike was beautiful and a nice break from the drive, the canyon was nice and cool once you got up there a ways to the nice water channels. (more…)
Tags: antelope canyon, bryce canyon, camping, colorado city, fairy land loop, grand canyon, hiking, horsehoe bend, north rim, page, slot, sunet, water canyon
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Friday, May 20th, 2011
Every time I visited the Island in the Sky or Needles districts of Canyonlands National Park I always gaze to the East at the Maze wondering what it would be like. Due to its extreme remoteness and rugged 4×4 roads it always felt like an untouchable far off place until Nick invited Clint and I to tag along on his permit. In the months leading up to the trip we poured over maps and tried to soak up as much information as we could find. The plan was to spend 6 days and 5 nights in the area and to see as much as possible.
Day1:
Probably the longest half day of work I had ever experienced. We loaded our gear, gassed up, packed the cooler full of ice blocks and headed south around 2pm. A few hours later we were topping off the fuel tanks in Green River and hit the San Rafael Desert road where we left pavement for the next 6 days. The road was in great shape and we made excellent time so we decided to hike Moonshine Wash before meeting up with Nick. We did a quick hike down to the old sheep bridge and made it back to the truck just as it was getting dark. We then drove out to Keg Knoll to meet up with Nick and his friends for a night of camping at one of my favorite sites, we stayed up late shooting star trails and making sure we burned all of Nick’s firewood.
Me in Moonshine
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Clint in Moonshine
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Day 2:
I was up early to shoot the sunrise and quickly packed up my gear. We drove about an hour south to the Hans Flat Ranger station where we received a short lecture of the rules and regulations within the Maze from the Ranger. We hit the road and made a quick stop at the Flint Trail overlook to make sure no one else was headed up before we started down the narrow switchbacks. (more…)
Tags: 4x4, 5 days, backpacking, camping, Canyonlands, chimney rock, clouds, colorado river overlook, DH3, dollhouse, flint trail, jasper canyon, keg knoll, loop, moonshine wash, night, point to point, standing rock, star trails, sweet alice canyon, teapot canyon, the doll house, the drops, the harvest pannel, the mave overlook, the maze, water canyon
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