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Day 2 Red Breaks was not one of the hikes I had originally planned on doing. From reading other trip reports, I knew it was a hike I would love, but that it was out of my league as a solo hiker. Fortuitously, a group I met returning from Zebra ended up camping nearby. We got to talking and I...

I've been lurking on BCP for quite a while now. Everybody's trips reports have helped me immensely in planning my past few trips, so it's time I finally give back and post some trip reports of my own! ***** I spent 8 days exploring the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument this October...

Purple Hills is a remote area within the Glen Canyon NRA. As the name says it is a colorful district. There is only one known trail, at least to me. From Burr Trail take the Wolverine Loop where its eastern end connects (12S 0490914 4190715) and travel south for approximately 8 miles. There is...

Been awhile since we did this trip but I figured I would post our trip report itinerary. We are a family of four from Alaska who visited the Escalante area last March with my parents. We all had an absolute blast! Day 1. Arrived Vegas. Drove to Escalante. We stopped and did a quick hike up...

I originally posted on www.howellsoutdoors.com, but here is the wonderful canyon I was finally able to get a group together and scramble through: the amazing Neon Canyon of the Escalante. When I first started canyoneering a picture was shown to me of someone rappelling through these amazing...

Southern Utah Wanderings Saturday, October 11, 2014 On Saturday morning we woke up before the sun came up and were able to watch the sunrise as we drove down the Old Sheffield Road to it's end near the Red Breaks. Today we would be hiking to the unusual sandstone formation known as the...

Southern Utah Wanderings | Canyons of the Escalante Friday, October 10, 2014 After visiting a few short slot canyons in the morning we still had plenty of time to find something else to do for the rest of the day. First we stopped in Escalante for a bite to eat and then found a campsite along...

Just got back from 9 amazing days of Utah hiking... 83 miles total :) Started out crossing the Utah border at Monument Valley, proudly showing off my BCP sticker Finally arrived at my campsite just before sunset... and ironically could see Tomorrow's final destination at Hamburger Rocks...

Southern Utah Wanderings | Canyons of the Escalante Friday, October 10, 2014 After another good night of sleep under the stars we awoke to clear skies with the morning sunlight striking the Straight Cliffs in the distance. Today we planned to hike to a couple of popular and short slot canyons...

Southern Utah Wanderings | Canyons of the Escalante Tuesday, October 7, 2014 After our long hot hike back from the Golden Cathedral on Monday, we decided to make today an easy day and drove back out to the highway so we could hike to Lower Calf Creek Falls. This hike has been on my list for...

Southern Utah Wanderings | Canyons of the Escalante Monday, October 6, 2014 After spending the weekend in The Gulch and then spending Sunday night camped up on the Egypt Bench, we got started hiking in the faint dawn light before sunrise Monday morning from the Egypt trailhead on our way down...

Southern Utah Wanderings 2014 Saturday & Sunday, October 4-5, 2014 On Saturday morning I left for my annual week-long trip into southern Utah. This year I planned to spend the whole week along the canyons of the Escalante River in the Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument. I met...

This is more or less the third part of the "Avoiding Thunderstorms" story but this part can stand alone too. A little bit more than 4 Miles west of our lunch place we turned left (South) on a very good dirt road. The first miles were not that impressive. Pinion and Juniper as usual, no cliffs...

Hello everyone. I am new to the forum and thought I'd share a recent trip I took down to Willow Gulch. It was my first time doing this trail and I was pretty impressed. The trail was easy and the scenery was gorgeous. View from the trailhead DSC_6914 by Rancorrye, on Flickr Mortar Board Rock...

No extended thru hike this spring for me. :( But... I did manage to get back to southern Utah for another 5-day loop exploring Escalante's "Lower East Side". Actually... it wasn't really the trip I imagined. After I wimped out and couldn't make it over a dryfall climb solo, I had to ditch the...

Cedar Mountain by slc_dan, on Flickr Shefield Road Camp 1st night by slc_dan, on Flickr Shefield Road Camp 1st night 2 by slc_dan, on Flickr Mya, Mainstreet, V-Rock Hills by slc_dan, on Flickr Main Street Entrance by slc_dan, on Flickr Tinajas to Escalante by slc_dan...

After months of planning & prep I got to lead a group of scouts into Coyote Gulch over our Spring Break, April 10-12. I had scoured BCP and several guide books to become familiar with and be totally prepared for this adventure. I mention that because, despite all my preparations, things didn't...

I finally got to search Davis Gulch over Spring Break. Davis Gulch is the last known place that Everett Ruess visited before he mysteriously disappeared in 1934. It's a really cool story, so you're welcome to search for some information; I'll include some bits and pieces throughout this post...

After seeing all the cool Trip Reports I thought I'd share last year's adventure in Utah... Leaving the Sunshine State of Arizona behind I headed for Utah, just days before the Government Shut down last year. Heading first for Capitol Reef, I thought I'd check out the Goosenecks of the San Juan...

I usually feel pretty lucky just to get out for a night or two of camping in the dead of winter, backpacking has always seemed out of the question. But back toward the end of 2013, I ended up with a new member of the family, a wonderful furry hiking buddy named Sage. I was itching to get out and...