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Links to the rest of the trip reports from this series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Day 2 was going to be a test, and we knew it. We struck camp and were on the trail by first light, enjoying the cool quiet after the windstorm the previous day. Our packs only had food for two days as we...

Links to the rest of the trip reports from this series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Tuesday May 22nd, Jarrod got off work and we headed to Flag. After chowing down on some amazing burgers and micro brew at Diablo Burger we headed to our hotel and crashed out. We had originally planned to...

I really had hoped to make it three or four times out to Rainbow Rim to camp and ride my mountain bike, but that has not happened this summer. I was introduced to this place last summer and fell in love. It is only 3 hours from St. George and primitive camping plus mountain biking and gorgeous...

After a fun first backpack trip with Jenni, my sister-in-law, through The Narrows I jumped on board the idea of backpacking Havasupai. I had seen pictures and they captivated my imagination. Also appealing about this trip was I wasn’t planning it just pay my money, pack my bags, and show up...

Hey all. I dont have it in me to write the whole trip up in one part, so am going to split it up into a few sections.....I apologize for my laziness. Anyways, hope you enjoy. Links to the rest of the trip reports from this series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Memorial day 2011...

Last week my wife and I went to Phx to visit some family; since I was there I had to do the Jug it has been on the top of my list for years! Bad timing it is summer and the water was probably all green and stank. Luckily the monsoons had brought rain the day prior to our adventure. There was one...

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...

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...

Friday, June 10, 2011 Amanda found out pretty last minute that she was going to have a three day weekend from work and she wanted to go somewhere new. I gave her a couple of suggestions for places I wanted to get to this year that we had not been to yet, and she agreed that we should head down...

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 5 Wednesday, October 5, 2011 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO Visiting the Shamans Gallery, which is also known as the Spirit Shelter, has been high on my to-do list for a while. It is actually the main reason I planned this trip to the...

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...