wasatch

I've had a goal to get at least one bag night per month. May was going to be tricky because my wife, Jessica, was expecting. I had planned a short local trip at the beginning of the month that fell through because we thought she was going into labor the night that trip was to take place. I...

I absolutely love getting outside for little micro adventures! After a few changes in plans, Luke, Adam and I ended up backpacking up Slate Canyon to camp, and coming down Slide Canyon. Our original plan for this weekend was to Backpack Nebo, but the weather was not playing nice. After some...

My kids and I managed a hike up Mount Aire today. Since the gate to the upper portion of Millcreek Canyon is still closed, we decided to start at the Bowman Fork Trail Head and hike along the Pipeline Trail to the Mount Aire Trail Head. When we arrived at the trail head it was drizzling a...

I should have been up at a place called Strawberry, but the threat of rain had been enough that high altitude, spring camping was not alluring to the family or in-laws. Instead, I guess I kept up the fruit theme by hiking the Cherry Canyon trail that climbs up out of the Salt Lake valley. The...

I'd been itching to get out and do a spring summit. Having had a busy April and seeing the snow melting quickly motivated me to get out. Always willing buddies Lane, Dave, and Bryce were game to tackle one of our long time Utah Wasatch favorites - Red Baldy! (Pictures courtesy of Lane and me)...

Back in September we went to the Canyons Bike Park to ride for the day. Super fun time, and a great park. Unfortunately I sprained my foot 30 min into it, so we were taking it easy.

After work yesterday, I hiked up Heugh's Canyon which is the first canyon to the south of Mount Olympus. I started the hike about 6:15 and went until 7:30 where I turned around so that I could make it back to the trailhead before dark. The trail up the canyon is easy to follow, even on the...

As I recent transplant to SLC, I've found this site to be tremendously helpful and I'm at a point now where ..... well, I want to evolve beyond "post parasite" to a more balanced "post parasite-contributor". This is my first post so feel free to provide any feedback / suggestions / best...

Thayne Peak is located up Millcreek Canyon and one that I had never been up before, so yesterday I drug my kids along to see if we could make it to the top. The trailhead is located about 3.4 miles up Millcreek on the south side of the road and is the beginning of the Desolation Trail. We...

A short hike, January 31 2015 Almost half way up Mt Olympus without stepping on snow, while wearing shorts, in January, seems so unlikely. But I'm not complaining, not one bit. I haven't been snowboarding as of late so my expectations about our mild winter are decidedly skewed in favor. It...

I set out yesterday to hike the ridge that extends to the northeast from Mount Van Cott and see if it marries up to the Black Mountain Ridge to the north. I had attempted this hike the week before but ran into some deep snow along the ridge that I didn't want to deal with so I tuned around and...

Last weekend time was about to spring forward, there was finally some new snow, and the weather was going to be perfect. So late Friday afternoon, a friend and I started up Mill B, leaving a mostly empty parking lot behind, and going solitaire up a trail that at any other time of year is...

On Feb 21, 2015 I joined up with a few friends and attempted to climb Mt. Timpanogos in northern Utah. I had never been mountaineering before and neither had about half the group. It was slow going, we didn’t summit, but it was an awesome day! Photo: Scott Wyatt We did however make it to a...

Compared to the truly epic adventures on here, this is almost a micro trip, but given the punishment my legs took (see final pic), I hope it qualifies. Spare me a moment of background. Growing up in Sandy, UT, Lone Peak always loomed overhead. I moved away, spent time elsewhere, but came back...

January 24th, 2015 Ice Castle Entrance The Midway Ice Castles...an attraction that had long been on my radar, but never managed to find it's way into my winter plans. What winter plans you say? You know, important stuff, like loafing on the couch, binge watching tv shows, and dreaming about...

Ski Tour #1 Pole Line Pass This might be the last time I will see this AWESOME sight this season.......... It was pretty heavy snow for Utah standards but worth 2 laps before calling it a day. Here is a look at the playground. Tour #2 Flagstaff Peak (The toleto chute) My twin headed off...

I gave @Joey a call this morning, since I forgot about him on my Mount Van Cott hike yesterday, to see if he wanted to give Grandeur Peak a try today. He said, "sure", so I picked him up and we headed to the trailhead. We began the hike at the Church Fork Trailhead up Millcreek Canyon. This...

Another nice, easy, early season hike is Mount Van Cott which is located just north of Mount Wire across Red Butte Canyon. The peak is only 6348 feet high and it takes less than an hour to hike to the top. I started out at 10:30 am just south of the Huntsman Cancer Center and hiked up to the...

These are most, but not all, of my trips in the backcountry of Utah from January 11th to January 18th.... Tour #1 Silver Fork to Days Fork - The day started out foggy as hell up grizzly gulch. I was 1st to drop into North Davenport....... At the base of North Davenport we decided to check out...

It was such a gorgeous day yesterday here in Salt Lake that I decided to go for a little hike near my house. I chose to head up to the old airplane beacon on top of Mount Wire also known as Big Beacon. The route is approximately 2.3 miles one way, so just a touch over 4.5 miles round trip. I...