Hey guys and gals! My name is James and I’m from Ohio! I’ve been lurking for a while because I was too stupid to figure out the security question (obviously, the obvious is not my forte), but I finally got myself smart enough to figure it out so here I am!
I’ve been backpacking for a few years now, thanks to my wife. We normally go to Daniel Boone National Forest(a.k.a. the Red River Gorge) in Kentucky but I had told my wife about my lifelong desire to go to the desert a couple of years ago so she let me plan a trip (also not my strong suite) and we spent two miserable days in Canyonlands in July 2017 and I was hooked. Who knew the desert is hot in July?!
But since I was hooked she let me have another shot at it in April 2018 and while it was not as hot, it sure was windy this past spring and having an opportunity to drive all through southern Utah (we went from Valley of the Gods to Escalante and back to Canyonlands) I realized that anywhere on the Colorado Plateau is my favorite place on Earth and you can literally stop the car and start hiking and have your mind blown.
So now that my wife has had her fill of the Colorado Plateau, I’m planning on hopefully going back this coming spring (2019) and making a Hayduke attempt in 2020. None of this sounds appealing to any of my friends so I figured meeting some like-minded people wouldn’t be a terrible idea. Hopefully I can contribute here since I probably know more about the Colorado Plateau than anybody who’s never been there more than 9 days!
Nice to meet you guys and gals(in advance)!
I’ve been backpacking for a few years now, thanks to my wife. We normally go to Daniel Boone National Forest(a.k.a. the Red River Gorge) in Kentucky but I had told my wife about my lifelong desire to go to the desert a couple of years ago so she let me plan a trip (also not my strong suite) and we spent two miserable days in Canyonlands in July 2017 and I was hooked. Who knew the desert is hot in July?!
But since I was hooked she let me have another shot at it in April 2018 and while it was not as hot, it sure was windy this past spring and having an opportunity to drive all through southern Utah (we went from Valley of the Gods to Escalante and back to Canyonlands) I realized that anywhere on the Colorado Plateau is my favorite place on Earth and you can literally stop the car and start hiking and have your mind blown.
So now that my wife has had her fill of the Colorado Plateau, I’m planning on hopefully going back this coming spring (2019) and making a Hayduke attempt in 2020. None of this sounds appealing to any of my friends so I figured meeting some like-minded people wouldn’t be a terrible idea. Hopefully I can contribute here since I probably know more about the Colorado Plateau than anybody who’s never been there more than 9 days!
Nice to meet you guys and gals(in advance)!