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BMT February 6, 2014 original trip report can be found at: https://matt-vogt-lsl5.squarespace.com/blog/2014/2/4/different Winter in the desert is different Places we know (above) take on a new character. They're quieter. More ephemeral. Intimate. We began our walk outside Boulder (Utah)...

A little late to post, but I figured this might help someone wanting to do a similar trip. Escalante has been on my bucket list for some time now, so I decided to plan a trip down there to see what it's all about. Many thanks to everyone that providedso many helpful suggestions for this trip...

Well... after putting together the video for my Boulder Mountain to Moab hike back in May, things got a little crazy for me and I didn't follow up with a full trip report. With 2013 winding down, I made myself sit down and put it all together this past weekend. The 18-day, 283-mile hike was...

Lets talk about what it means to go on a full on adventure when backpacking. When you make the mistake within the first five minutes of your trip and end up missing the trail, that then eventually leads to a massive unplanned detour, you can say you've been on an adventure. More on that later...

Here are photos from the second trip of the ORPT 1030 -- Intro to Backpacking -- taught at SUU. We ventured from Egypt TH down the edge of Fence Canyon, into the Escalante and camped just upriver of Neon Canyon. The class focused on LNT principles in the backcountry and some strong emphasis on...

One of the great parts of going to school at SUU is being involved with so many outdoor opportunities. I got to help co-instruct the Intro to Backpacking course this semester. The culminating trip for half the students --Leave No Trace was very much a part of the course -- was a trip from...

Dan: Matt, when are you going to come on an adventure out to the desert with me. Matt: You ask me this every time you talk to me. Sometime...I suppose. Dan: You should really consider coming out, you’d be amazed. Matt: It’s a little intimidating when you say “the desert.” You’re not going to...

May 2006 My wife and me planned another flight with Tim Martin from Moab, Canyonlands Airfield down the Colorado River to the Coyote Buttes and back again. Fortunately Tim could do that for us. So we started early in the morning. My Lady had a new digital SRL, I was still holding on my trusted...

The stretch of the Escalante River between the town of Escalante and the confluence with Death Hollow has at least 3 good rock art panels. Two of these are petroglyph panels located on cliff faces at bends in the canyon and one is a pictograph panel in a large alcove. All are on the north side...

Boulder Creek has been taunting me. Year after year, every time I would drive over the Hog's Back, it was there, looking slyly up from the east, tempting me. So the first weekend in June rolled around and I finally pulled it off. Hot, dry weather with low runoff - perfect conditions. We packed...

I did this hike solo on Thursday. I stashed my Mt. bike at the bridge and drove to the groovy Boulder airport. It wasn't long before Death Hollow was in sight. Some green in the canyon The canyon narrows The confluence. Death Hollow on the right. Escalante river canyon...

I've been pretty sidetracked since finishing my Boulder to Moab hike several weeks ago so I haven't had a chance to post much about my trip. But, I'm finally getting to that point. I ended up doing the videos before doing the actual trip report this time. So... I'll let you pick your pleasure...

My wife, seven friends, and I headed down to Escalante for Memorial Day weekend. We had some seasoned hikers, and some complete noobs, so we wanted an easy hike in to a basecamp, from where we could leisurely explore. Inspired by @Nick's report on Fiftymile from earlier in May, we decided to...

After the quick overnighter in Fiftymile Creek, Jen and I raced back up Hole-in-the-Rock to Dance Hall Rock where we met up with my old friend Nate. He couldn't get out of work for the whole trip but he was in need of some wilderness so he drove down and met us for the last half - a return to...

Fun with Myself I scout for a clear opening. A spot hidden, but not trampled. Found, I grab a stick and clear the spot. I’m careful to watch for cacti as I crouch down, and take steady aim. One inch in either direction and it may be lost entirely. The thought of missing flashes through my...

Late Thursday night, on the 9th, my friend Calvin and I left Salt Lake planning to camp at Little Egypt. I was there just over a month before, so I thought it would be very easy to drive back. However, it was a new moon that night so we ended up looking all over before ending up in Ticaboo to...

Saturday afternoon. We're back at base camp after our lovely backpack trip to Coyote Gulch. http://backcountrypost.com/forum/threads/return-to-coyote-gulch.2170/ Our tents and my EZ-Up are still standing and our coolers still have ice. Yay!! Cold beer and perhaps a cocktail. We better get into...

We saw some really cool pictures in an Edward Abbey picture book back in winter 1978-79. "This place looks awesome!!" So it goes 34 years ago, I first hiked into Coyote Gulch with my wife and friends, and... yes, a dog. We also had campfires and, the best part.. we had it all to ourselves for 4...

I must say that this trip was a bit of a surprise. I've been putting off Fiftymile Creek for years. Always on the to-do list but never getting done. It always seemed too short, or perhaps not interesting enough to bring along friends who don't get out as often as I do. But after having to...

Glad I found this forum, its made me go back and re-live some of my favorite trips and go through old photos. And live vicariously through all these awesome trip reports and photos. You don't hear much about Boulder Creek, most people that do get in there see it from the Escalante River...