the needles

Lavender Canyon seems to be well off the beaten trail for all those who visit the nearby Indian Creek Recreation Area and Canyonlands' Needles District for in my two times visiting there (both actually on April 1st and 2nd of both 2011 and 2012) I did not see a single soul. It is accessed by...

Saturday & Sunday, July 14-15, 2012 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO I first tried to explore Horse Canyon in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park back in 2008 when I camped at Peekaboo with a few friends. Back then the entrance to the canyon had been washed out pretty...

Memorial Weekend in The Needles | Day 3 Memorial Day | Monday, May 28, 2012 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO After another night of great camping weather we had some breakfast and set out hiking so that we could visit the Flying Carpet Panel. We also explored a few small side canyons...

Memorial Weekend in The Needles | Day 2 Sunday, May 27, 2012 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO After a good night of sleep at Devil's Kitchen we spent the rest of the day making our way over to Peekaboo for the night. Of course, we made some other stops along the way. I woke up just...

Memorial Weekend in The Needles | Day 1 Saturday, May 26, 2012 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO Bright and early Saturday morning I was up and headed to The Needles District of Canyonlands National park to meet up with a few friends for the Memorial Day weekend. I made pretty good time...

Sunday, May 6, 2012 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO After a nice night sleeping along Indian Creek, I was awake again the break of dawn and having some breakfast. I packed up camp and then headed back into The Needles for another day of exploring. I was soon driving the rough road...

Saturday, May 5, 2012 The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO On Saturday morning I set out early to drive down to The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. One of my goals for 2012 was to spend more time hiking and exploring in this amazing area. Unfortunately, because of...

The Needles District of Canyonlands are one of my favorite places to go. If your in a car you can only enjoy part of it, but in a 4×4 you can see so much more, along with on foot and all the water you can carry. I have backpacked in here a couple of times, but always on the same trail. So many...

Exploring Horse Canyon, June 2010 My husband and I decided spontaneously to spend a day in Needles District and explore Horse Canyon. We've been to Lavender Canyon before and Horse Canyon always caught our attention. And we also wanted to see what we could do with our rental Jeep Rubicon, so...

The expedition continues. We head into the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park to take on Elephant Hill and camp at the Devil's Garden. The beginning of the Elephant Hill trail. It doesnt begin easy, as there is a difficult climb up from the parking lot. We had met up with a...

May 2011 I probably go on more than my fair share of camping and backpacking trips, but as my wife, audraiam , says, ''you have a passion, so go do it". The only sad thing about it is that I rarely get to bring her with me when I go. It's not all bad though, it's definitely nice to have her at...