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Part of me gets spooked but I take all the reasonable precautions. I go between the two, which reflects some of the answers here.

Is it just me? It seems like I m coming across more and more stories fatal and other serious encounters with wild animals, bears and mountain lions particularly. This is more true out west, where I prefer to travel. When I do I take all the right precautions, but I am starting to wonder if...

I am exactly the same! I live in Wisconsin, but really "live" in South Dakota in the Badlands, the Moab area, and Yellowstone.

Just recently I was in Utah and took three days to do the White Rim Trail, After the mid-point of the journey, I started to get a little tired of it, of bumping over the rugged road and being jostled about in my Jeep, of being surprised by one more unexpected hairpin turn and another narrow...

I got $30.50 almost exclusively from purchasing a Yeti cooler.

My goals are tentative. Last year I was unemployed for seven months, and just when I got a new job I headed to Yellowstone. At the end of that trip my right leg started to hurt something fierce. The diagnosis was arthritis and I am having to adjust. Thus I set my goals, but am giving myself a...

Hiking So I take it that other roads are illegal to drive on, is that correct?

I am taking three days in March to do the White Rim and wonder if anyone knows of interesting side roads along this route. I already plan to do Lathrop Canyon and Taylor Canyon, but wonder if anyone knows of anything not on official maps, or do you know where there is a map / listing of these...

My first solo backpacking was relatively short distance from civilization, just two miles out at Cascade Lake in Yellowstone. I'm glad I did it but I learned also that I could not go for very long solo out away from everything. I wasn't overly nervous about bears, etc. but I found the isolation...

What would be nice, and I am unsure how this could happen, is if there was a wider geographic representation of members. I came here to learn more about outdoor life in Utah (and this site is great for that) because I like traveling in that state, but I would also like to hear about outdoor life...

I was lucky enough to have been raised in one of the more remote parts of the country, in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in a little town at the head of Keweenaw Bay. My home was about a quarter mile from Lake Superior, itself fed by the Ralls River, also about a quarter mile from my house...

In real life I am a quiet, mild-mannered social worker, educated with a B.A.in Psychology from Michigan State University and a Master's degree in social work with a specialty certificate in alcohol and drug abuse from Western Michigan University. I worked in substance abuse rehab for a few...

Mammoth Cave National Park is within that distance, and it is worth a trip. I have never been to Cuyahoga Valley National Park but is within your travel distance. In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan there is Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, and if you go to the U.P. make sure that you...

Thanks, Dr. Ned, that's a good list. I thought Airport was okay, but not my favorite, although I liked Potato Bottom. For me the preferred would be either White Crack, or Murphy Hogback, both of which I am sure will be booked. Last minute reservations are likely to be a problem, but I have no...

Thanks, but July in Utah would be oppressively hot for me (June itself was as much as I could tolerate). I am a natural Midwesterner and love my cool temps!

Last year was a disappointing year in the travel department for me. I had planned to go to Canyonlands at the end of March for two weeks, but in February ended up hospitalized for six days (a fricking TORTURE to be confined to a hospital bed that long) followed by a extended period on heavy...

A few years ago I was in Yellowstone on September 18 and there was a snowstorm heavy enough to close down the whole park between Old Faithful and Grant Village for almost 24 hours.

Thanks, Rockskipper, but I am sure I'll be okay, just gotta be cautious, and I should mention that a PRIORITY to get to Moab sometime. I am going for it even if I don't see the way right now-!

I had great trips planned for this year. Canyonlands and Arches in April, with a 3-day trip on the White Rim, and hiking in Chesler Park with a side trip to Hovenweep. In August I was headed to Yellowstone to backpack in the Slough Creek area and hiking in the Tetons. But now I just lost my job...