snow canyon

Last May, my wife and I flew out to Las Vegas, and got out of there as soon as possible (not helped by Sixt Rent-a-car -- we were waiting in line for two hours). We had two weeks, and I had most every day planned out. My goal was to spend our time away from the crowds, so we did not go to...

11/6/14 Ever since I knew the Red Mountain Wilderness Trailhead existed I wondered what was back there. We're talking a couple years of me wondering about it but not getting around to it. So finally I went. The main attraction of this hike is the western rim of Snow Canyon. It looks like...

Lately I've had the pleasure of getting paid to hike a bunch of easy trails for a project that I'm working on. More details on that early next year but it's been pretty intense. I think I'm about up to 20 that I've hiked just since the end of October. It's been fun to see all these places I...

Stormy afternoon in Snow Canyon This trip actually was one of the ones that shouldn't happen in the first place. First of all, I had an exam the next day and desperately needed to study. Secondly, the weather didn't look very promising for most of the morning. It was stormy, raining and cold...

Alene, Caiden, and my Nephew Brady (who is 1.5 years older than Caiden) all went down to stay in St. George this weekend to get into a bit warmer climate. We spent our time in a hotel there at the Marriot, which was very nice. Alene gets great discounts there through her work as a travel agent...

I almost forgot to blog about our spring break trip. This was the first time we had a spring break where my son Caiden had an entire week off. Usually it was a couple of days of the week, so we really wanted to plan some decent time away from home. The weather still sucks (i.e. COLD) so we...

I've been meaning to start writing trip reports for some time now. What better way to pop my TR cherry than with my first trip of the New Year on my new favorite forum.:) I decided this year I wanted to start the New Year off right. For me that meant fun in the desert sun sans hangover and sleep...