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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...

Two weeks ago my wife and I committed to hiking Llewellyn on a rare trip together without the kids. I had the cords loaded on my GPS for about 3 years but for some reason or another we always ended up passing it up for something else in the area. We drove down to Escalante, hiked lower...

I have held onto this trip report for months partially for selfish reasons, partially because I was/am disappointed with my pictures! They dont do this place any justice! Day 1- I woke up at 6 and made it to boulder just before 10AM to meet up with my hiking partner/guide. We quickly loaded up...

So last week was looking to be really slow at work, with little to do. So I asked for 3 days off and took off on Friday after work, with the plan to arrive home 5 days later on Wednesday. At about 7PM I left Salt Lake with the goal of reaching Kanab. That drive seemed to go by fairly quick and...

Over the weekend of April 19, 2013, I decided to join this year's trend of BCPers hiking Coyote Gulch. I had one friend driving in from Denver who had never been to southern Utah, and another friend flying in from South Carolina. I had debated doing something less popular, but after a scouting...

This past weekend my pinecone and I were able to get away and spend a few days camping without the kids for our 10th wedding anniversary. Originally we had planned to do some backpacking or tech canyons but the colder weather across the state in the days leading up to the trip helped us decided...

This trip was fun regardless of how things turned out. A few of my buddies from my LDS mission came down to southern Utah from that dreaded northern Utah lookin' for an adventure. I suggested we do Fat Man's as an overnight, but one informed me of a bummed knee and I then switched to a much...

First and foremost I'd like to disclaim this to be my very first trip report! What's tough is that there is a much more beautiful report that was just posted before mine :( so you'll have to bare with me! Our route was selected by the our group's trip plan to car camp at Hurricane Wash TH on Day...

My last attempt at an Escalante trip in late March had been met with abject failure. When I asked the time off work this time around I held out hope that conditions would be improved. As the day neared, the forecast did not provide encouragement. Salt Lake City expected snow. A cold front moving...

EE1_8187e by EE Photo, on Flickr You can visit the original post with all the photos HERE on my blog. Coyote Gulch is one of those special places worth returning to. I’d been to the Escalante River years ago and into Coyote Gulch in April 2012, both times leaving me wanting to spend more...

This trip was supposed to be a number of different things. I'd been planning a trip with some friends to Anderson Bottom on the Green River in Canyonlands National Park since January for the weekend of March 16th, but I got cold feet due to some trust issues with my Jeep and worries about road...

This is the first in a 3-part trip report from my backpacking trip through Llewellyn Gulch & Cottonwood Gulch in March 2013. Part 1: Llewellyn Gulch Part 2: Dos Tinajas Part 3: Cottonwood Gulch My stokeometer was off the charts leading into this trip. Nearly 4 months of little-to-no...

I am giving this trip report thing a try. Hopefully this turns out interesting and informative. My friend Taylor and I started planning this trip about 3 weeks ago. We took 2 days off work and made it into a 4 day outing. We left for GSENM Friday morning from Salt Lake. As we drove past...