arizona strip

Arizona Strip & Southern Utah Wanderings | Day 4 Tuesday, October 9, 2012 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO Since there weren't really any good places nearby to photograph sunrise, we slept in a little later on Tuesday morning. After a little breakfast we packed up camp and took the...

Arizona Strip & Southern Utah Wanderings | Day 3 Monday, October 8, 2012 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO On Monday morning we got up early and wandered over to The White Pocket again to catch the sunrise. We arrived plenty early to try and catch the pre-sunrise glow, which was...

Arizona Strip & Southern Utah Wanderings | Day 2 Sunday, October 7, 2012 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO On Sunday we had permits to visit Coyote Buttes South. I spent a few hours in Coyote Buttes South back in February, but was looking forward to exploring more of the area today. We...

Arizona Strip & Southern Utah Wanderings | Day 1 Saturday, October 6, 2012 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO On Saturday morning I left home to begin my annual fall trip to Southern Utah and the Arizona Strip. I met up with Jared in Moab so he could load his gear for the week into my...

Stud Horse Point, Water in The Wave & The North Rim of the Grand Canyon Labor Day Weekend | Friday - Monday, August 31 - September 3, 2012 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO The phrase 'once in a blue moon' has long been used to describe rare or absurd happenings, which is definitely how...

Friday - Sunday, May 18-20, 2012 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO A few months back I managed to get another pair of permits to the Coyote Buttes North area so that Amanda and I could visit The Wave again and explore a few new areas. It turns out that I had picked a great weekend to go...

(Fair warning: this trip report is long and a bit pretentious) Quivering, the calf muscles strained. Toes groped, making the muscle fibers contract and release. The sticky rubber-wrapped toe caps on the shoes surrounding those feet scraped along, seeking any little edge or knob upon which...

Water Canyon is one of the few access points to the Canaan Mountain wilderness area in far south-western Utah. Canaan Mountain is a sprawling plateau covered with interesting rock formations carved by water and wind, as well as stunning views of both Zion National Park and the Kaibab Plateau...

*No* water whatsoever in Buckskin this past weekend. Muddy remnants of once-standing pools are evident, but your feet are gonna stay dry. No ropes or webbing were necessary for us. When you get to the rockfall, don't go left and use the fraying red and white rope that has been there for who...

Sunday, February 12, 2012 This trip report is dedicated in loving memory of my mom, Kathryn J. Langstraat. I've long been a believer of enjoying life and living it to the fullest. That's why I'm out exploring the Colorado Plateau and Rocky Mountains just about every chance I get (and...

Saturday, February 11, 2012 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO A few months back I scored another set of permits to Coyote Buttes North and The Wave. Since I was going to be down here for that, I decided to grab a pair of permits to Coyote Buttes South and make a weekend out of it. This...

December 2010 After failing to get permits at least a dozen times, I was finally able to visit Coyote Buttes North last weekend. We made it to the Wire Pass trailhead around 8:30am and spent pretty much the whole day out there, we didn't get back to the truck until after sometime after 4 (and...

Arizona Strip & Southern Utah Wanderings | Day 7 Friday, October 7, 2011 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO After a cold night of camping near the trailhead for Snake Gulch we woke up shortly after the sun began to rise. We had some breakfast and then set off into the canyon. Our hike...

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...

Arizona Strip & Southern Utah Wanderings | Day 4 Tuesday, October 4, 2011 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO After the previous day's late adventure we decided to take things easy and relax on our fourth day of the trip. We started off by sleeping in and then went to Nedra's Too for...

Arizona Strip & Southern Utah Wanderings | Day 3 Monday, October 3, 2011 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO After a good night of sleep, we woke up on Monday morning early enough so that we could drive back over to the overlook at Toroweap and catch the sunrise. We set up our cameras at...

Arizona Strip & Southern Utah Wanderings | Day 2 Sunday, October 2, 2011 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO After an awesome night camping under the stars in perfect weather near Little Black Mountain, we were up early, had a little breakfast and were soon on our way back into Utah. Our...

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...

Late last fall Alene put in for permits for Coyote Buttes North (aka "The Wave") and we found out about a month or so later that we were selected for late February. Ever since I had seen our friend Clint's photo's from his trip there with his wife in 2007, I've wanted to get down there and see...

Back in June my friend Sam sends me an email with the subject line of “Lets do this in October” and the email contained the following link http://climb-utah.com/Escalante/buckskin.htm 20 minutes later I replied with “I’m game” and that got the ball rolling on our trip down Buckskin Gulch. The...