wasatch

Well, the weekend warrior was back at it today with a hike to the summit of Grandeur Peak via the Dragon's Tail Route. It was a balmy 28 degrees at the trailhead just before 8:00 am. Unfortunately there was a strong wind blowing out of Parleys Canyon which made the beginning of this hike quite...

With @Bob taking us on a suicide run into the Beartooths next summer, I figured that I need to begin training now, and there is no better place to train than Mount Olympus, located on the east side of the Salt Lake Valley. Once you reach the top of Blister Hill, the trail is essentially...

What had once been almost an annual tradition for me had been neglected for the last few years: a hike up one of my nearby neighboring mountains, Mount Timpanogos. This year, I sought to renew that tradition in a 'Summit to Summit' fashion by making a loop with the primary trails that lead up...

Lookout Peak here in the Wasatch is one of those that I had never summitted before. I had attempted to make twice before, once back in July of 2013 as I bushwhacked along the Black Mountain Ridge, but I had a family get together that I had to make that evening, so I had to turn around before...

While I've hiked most of the summits in the Wasatch, one that has eluded me is Mount Nebo. So yesterday, I loaded the family in the Subaru (think of the Griswolds in Vacation) and we headed south to see if we could summit Nebo. We arrived at the trailhead a couple of minutes before 7:00 am and...

Yesterday, my family and I got an early start and hiked up Mount Raymond, using the route that heads up Bowman Fork. The wildflowers put on a show all along the trail for us, and as my daughter and I approached the summit of Raymond, we had a mountain goat on the trail that let us take some...

On Saturday morning, I met up with @regehr to hike Neff's Ridge, which is the ridge on the north side of Neff's Canyon. After completing the ridge, at the head of the canyon, we then worked our way down to the trail that leads to Mill B Pass, and then we turned off before climbing to the pass...

I have wanted to do a spring Beatout traverse for a few years now and was happy to finally get the chance on a beautiful spring Saturday in April with a fine group of hiking friends. The Beatout is a wasatch classic that starts at the white pine trailhead, hits 4 peaks (Pfiefferhorn, Upwop...

As spring break plans were postponed and canned, my daughter wanted to get out. You would like a combination of a little misery and the chance to smile!? Glad to oblige! I slipped away from emails and meetings from home to pack and we were on our way in the middle of the afternoon. While we...

Had to get out of the house last Saturday so I decided to head up the Great Western Trail above Layton, Utah. I have been trying to find access to the Wasatch ridge line from Weber Canyon and have previously scouted a bit up from the canyon bottom a couple of times last year. I thought today I...

A little jaunt up Mount Olympus this morning. Deer leg on the trail Jeff out in front A hawk along the trail The section just after Suicide Hill We there yet? Rocky trail More rocky trail Does this ever end? :) Shark fin of the western ridge Broad's Fork Twin Peaks from the...

Between March and September of 2019, I hiked an absolutely amazing route through the heart of the West. I began atop a "sky island" on the Arizona/Mexico border and finished in a deep, dark ancient cedar and hemlock forest on the Idaho/Canada border. And in between, I saw a lot of cool stuff! I...

One Friday this past July I got the urge to do a quickie one night backpack close to home. It was about 2pm already, I was at work, had no destination in mind and nothing packed. I called my son, Ben, and asked if he was interested in going on a last second overnighter. He is always...

Since my bronchitis is only slowly clearing up... The couple of weeks prior had seen an active June- hiking after work with the work hiking club and a couple great days hiking with my sister who was in town from AZ. I always like trip reports best about this site. So here is a trip report...

This day hike would turn out to be quite the adventure. Definitely among the best hikes I've ever done. Having been in recovery mode after surgery on my feet in December of 2017 I got a really late start getting back on the trail in 2018. I decided I would set a modest bucket list of only one...

February 22-23, 2019 My friend Gavin had been wanting to do a winter summit of a higher mountain in the Wasatch, and he determined Provo Peak would be a fairly doable, safe option. After getting off of work and having dinner at his place, we headed to Rock Canyon, arriving by a bit before 6...

It has been a winter of endless new snow, some of it I have missed. Yet, some of it has been glorious. Having President's day off opened a possibility, and with light snow flurrying around we disembarked where the cleared road ended. The forecast, well, I had lived in Quebec and my friend is...

Sure, I have already posted about this place in early summer. However, this report is for fall. https://backcountrypost.com/threads/big-willow-2014.4321/#post-51040 After several days of looking at this while driving home, and this especially the night before. The siren of sawmill was calling...

After a long week, and while sitting at lunch and staring up at the red and gold mountains, my friend and I slipped out of work early... well, not as early as we wanted, as I got stuck on a call, but still early. He needed to be close to home, so we tabled one plan and just drove up to another...

Back in July, my daughter and I attempted to summit the Broads Fork Twin Peaks via the Robinson's Variation (Bonkers for @Artemus). A route that I had never attempted before. Unfortunately, it was an extremely hot day and my daughter ran out of gas at the top of the Robinson's Couloir and we...