Introducing the Backcountrypost Forum
When I first started Backcountrypost.com in 2007, I wanted to make it into a place where anyone could post their trip reports. But at the time it was almost too much work to figure out how to post my own. The dismal traffic the site received would also be a big hurdle. But in the ...
Coyote Buttes North, January 2012
After spending the previous two days at White Pocket and Coyote Buttes South, I was feeling a little overwhelmed. Everything was just too photogenic! It’s still hard to comprehend the beauty that this small area of the desert holds. To be honest, after doing White Pocket and Coyote Buttes South, I wasn’t as excited as ...
Coyote Buttes South, January 2012
After spending New Years Eve at The White Pocket, we raced over to Cottonwood Cove for a day of exploring the Coyote Buttes South permit area. Coyote Buttes South(CBS) is famous mostly because it’s neighbor to the north, Coyote Buttes North(CBN), the home of the famous Wave formation. People come from all over the world, ...
White Pocket, December 2011
The White Pocket. An isolated, notoriously hard-to-reach patch of sandstone in a remote corner of the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. For more than a year, it has eluded me. But on New Years Eve 2011, I finally made it.
Stansbury Island, November 2011
After my trip to Bluejohn Canyon in October, I decided it was time for a little break. Non-stop weekend outings are awesome but some time around the house was definitely in order. So for most of November and December, I’ve been at home working away at some major home renovation projects. But I didn’t want ...
Bluejohn Canyon, October 2011
I’ve been going on a fair amount of canyoneering trips lately so it seemed appropriate to knock one off the list I’ve always wanted to do; Bluejohn Canyon. Bluejohn is famous because it is the place where Aron Ralston became pinned under a boulder and subsequently self-amputated his arm after being trapped for 5 days. ...
The Subway via Russell Gulch, Zion, October 2011
After my trip down Mystery Canyon on Thursday, I was feeling ready for more big raps and beautiful Zion Canyons. We had a permit to do Behunin Canyon on Friday but I woke up to a wobbly lower back. I slipped a disc a few years back and every now and then it gets pretty ...
Mystery Canyon, Zion, October 2011
Mystery Canyon, what a name. From my perspective as a noob canyoneer, it seemed quite untouchable. That was until I got an invite to join some friends on a trip through it. Tim had won a Mystery permit for the 13th and by chance, I had a permit to do The Subway on the 15th ...
The Wedge & Hidden Splendor, October 2011
The San Rafael Swell is a big place. So I suppose it’s a bit odd that this trip report takes place mostly in two opposite corners of The Swell. But that’s just the kind of trip it was. Not a lot accomplished but a relaxing time none the less.
Three Canyon & Moonshine Wash, September 2011
Ahhhh, September. After getting my fill of the mountains, I was itching to get back to the desert and do some good old-fashioned car camping. Long nights, campfires, good food and good friends. How can you go wrong? For this trip we decided to up the ante a bit from the usual day hiking adventures ...
The Great Salt Lake, September 2011
I’ve taken a handful of short trips out to the Great Salt Lake to take photos but I’ve never posted any of it here. Not really much in the way of hiking and definitely no camping. But I was just thinking its still worth sharing from time to time. Especially since I took this past ...
Four Lakes Basin, Uintas, September 2011
The first post-Labor day trip into the Uintas for the year is in the books and boy was it nice. It’s absolutely amazing the difference in the crowds after one simple holiday. The destination for this trip was Four Lakes Basin and Allen Lake in the High Uintas Wilderness. I’ve had Four Lakes on my ...
Red Castle + Little East Fork Loop, September 2011
As I’ve whittled away at my bucket list of destination in the Uintas over the years, there have been two that always seemed to get pushed back; Red Castle and Little East Fork Black’s Fork. I always envisioned Red Castle as being too busy, meanwhile Little East Fork as being so remote and rugged that ...
Temple Lake Loop, Wind Rivers, August 2011
The Wind River Range is a place I’ve been wanting to visit for quite some time. It’s only about 4-1/2 hours from my house so I can’t really explain what took me so long. I guess it was just easier to keep hitting things from my list in the Uintas. But I was determined to ...
The Zion Subway, August 2011
This is the second of two trip reports from a quick vacation Audra and I took to Zion this past weekend. We started the trip north of Zion with stops at Kanarra Creek and Cedar Breaks before heading on to our ultimate destination, Zion National Park.
