Posts Tagged ‘Utah’
Friday, January 20th, 2012
Once we had permits in hand our plan was for April and I to take our 2month old baby down to Kanab and Page for a weekend of hiking, photos, and hotels. The weather in the area had been fantastic for the days leading up to our trip but there was a huge plunge in the temperature on the days allotted to us by our permits. It was going to be far too cold take the baby out hiking so April stayed home while Whitney and I made the drive down to Kanab and pulled into our hotel just as the snow started to fall. I never sleep well in hotels so I tossed and turned for most of the night dreaming about shooting some photos of the wave.
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Not much snow accumulated in Kanab that night but we were a little worried about the conditions of the House Rock Valley Road so we checked out of the hotel well before sunrise and headed off towards the wave. The further east we traveled the snow storm increased its production. (more…)
Tags: Arizona, cold, coyote buttes, coyote buttes north, epic, horseshoe bend, hotel, lottery, mud, page, permits, snow, the wave, Utah, winter
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Sunday, December 18th, 2011
There is no reason not to have a plan B or even a plan C when camping in the desert. Our plan A was shot down and soon after plan B was gone as well.
After work we packed up and hit the road around 4 and headed up Spanish Fork canyon towards the swell. The original plan was to drive down to the San Rafael Desert to hike Moonshine, Colonade Arch, and Horseshoe Canyon then head to Goblin Valley to our reserved campsite for some showers and time in the goblins. (more…)
Tags: canyon, desert, flash flood, goblin valley, goblin valley campground, mud, san rafael swell, star trails, Utah, water
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Friday, November 18th, 2011
As we got closer to Aprils due date we made a few shorter trips close to home. Not much hiking on these trips but we all find it nice to be able to just sit back, relax, and enjoy the views from time to time.
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Labor day weekend we made a last minute trip up to the Uintas where as expected there were people everywhere. We drove up a 4×4 road to Broadhead Meadows and found a great private campsite on the edge of the meadow. We spent the afternoon wandering around the Meadow and I shot a few star trails that night. The stream a few yards from our site was smooth and calm so I was able to catch the reflection of the stars in the water. (more…)
Tags: broadhead meadow, car camping, grassy lake, holiday, joes valley, night, star trails, uintas, Utah
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