wasatch

With this weekend's plans of getting into the Uintas for an end of season hike fizzle out, my wife could tell I was frustrated. So, this morning so she said to Bronwyn, my youngest daugher, "Will you please take your dad on a hike?!" I didn't want to hike Grove Creek or Battlecreek Canyons...

I meant to get out several more times and several other places this year, my two boys and my first year of overnight or longer backpacking trips. However, due to health and timing reasons, we were only able to get in this one hike. The boys had a half day off of school, so we threw in the gear...

Work-life balance… it’s a bitch. But as a hiker and a dreamer, it’s a reality I must deal with. I only had two vacation days left for the remainder of the summer, and wanted to make them count. See that’s the whole key to a healthy work-life balance in my opinion: making your time-off count...

Hiked up Coalpit Gulch to the summit of North Thunder Mountain. Instead of down climbing the slippery gulch we decided to hike down into Thunder Bowl and out Bells Canyon. The hike was about 8 miles RT and took us 10 hours. There was a lot of class 3/4 scrambling on both the ascent and...

Wildflowers to Pfeifferhorn, July 2013 Another Saturday was ticking right on by, being wasted indoors, and it was prime wildflower season. There was one wildflower on my list that I really wanted to find good examples of and photograph, Dodecatheon aplinum. A great excuse to get out and enjoy...

Originally posted on my blog. For two years I lived and worked in the shadow of Thurston Peak, the county highpoint of both Davis and Morgan Counties in Utah. For two years I said I was going to hike it. But then I got a job transfer to Arizona, so I didn't. It's not actually that simple. I...

First, some background on this trip... The idea for this hike was actually hatched a couple of years ago when we moved into our home in Provo. Given the proximity it has with Slate Canyon and the Bonneville Shoreline Trail and the proximity of my in-laws home to the Wasatch Crest Trail in...

I hiked with four others from the Wasatch Mountain Club this weekend to Grandview Peak which is located on the upper north side of City Creek Canyon. Map of route The Trailhead we chose is located where the Mormon Pioneer Trail crosses the East Canyon Road. We began hiking at 8:30 in the...

A couple weeks ago, @sixstringsteve and @Tess put out an invite for any BCP members to join them, their dog, Fender, and their neighbor, Riley, on an excursion up to Lake Hardy just above Alpine. @Mike K, @WillisBodillus, and myself were delighted to join. While Willis also goes by "Will" in...

Here are a few pic’s from my July hike on the Wellsville Mountain’s – Cache Valley, Utah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellsville_Mountains: "While only moderately tall, they are particularly narrow. For this reason, it is often claimed they are one of the steepest mountain ranges in North...

It felt great, albeit exhausting, to bag Mt. Waas a couple of weeks ago. I sought out more fulfillment and punishment this past weekend with a more difficult hike to the summit of Mt. Nebo, which is the highest point in both the Wasatch Mountain range and Utah County at 11,928' in elevation...

I hiked with some members of the Wasatch Mountain Club this past Saturday to the top of Sundial Peak located up Big Cottonwood Canyon. The trail starts at the Lake Blanche trailhead and is approximately 4.7 miles to the top of Sundial - so about 9.5 miles round trip. We made our way to Lake...

Thought I'd post another little TR from one of my recent work hikes. I'm finally down to 20 trails left to do after completing a total of 100 guides now! Woohoo! The 100th trail was Willow Heights up in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Talk about an awesome little hike. Relatively little use, an insanely...

Well, today was the day I was going to start the 63+ mile hike from Summit Park to Provo I had been planning all spring. I had gotten time off work in hopes that this would be a pleasant week for the trip. Not too hot, not too cold. Then that which shall not be named hit the area yesterday...

Continuing on my trend of posting trip reports from some of my recent work hikes. This one turned out to be a real gem. It's located in the foothills above Centerville in Centerville Canyon. The trail follows an old broken pipeline before meeting up with Deuel Creek and following it about .7...

Audra and I hiked Timpanogos Cave last week. We did it on a weekday to avoid the crowds. Boy was I glad we got our tickets in the morning when the switchbacks were still mostly in the shade! Turned out to be an awesome hike. We raced up the trail pretty quick and were able to get into an earlier...

I hiked to the Living Room above Salt Lake a few weeks back. Great little hike with about 1,000 feet of elevation gain in 1.25 miles. The network of trails leading up to it is a little convoluted but not too bad if you know what you're doing. I'll be posting a trail guide for this one later on...

Audra and I hiked Stairs Gulch in Big Cottonwood Canyon a few weeks back. What a nice little hike and so close to home. The trailhead is only 2.8 miles up Big Cottonwood, just across the street form the Storm Mountain Picnic Area. The trail is a bit steep and rocky but not too bad. It picks up...

Yesterday, I wanted to attempt a summit of Provo Peak via Slate Canyon right out my front door since a trailhead for Provo Peak exists right at the top of Slate Canyon. According to maps, there is no easy path leading right out of Slate and up to the Provo Peak parking area on Forest Road #27...

Quickie TR. "The sleigh runner is significant because for decades local farmers have used it as a barometer of sorts to determine if there is enough water to irrigate crops for the rest of the year." (from this article). Knocked this peak out today. Parking at Granite Flats was a fiasco due to...