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Even though my “spring break trip” was not necessarily backcountry and the majority of it I was working I still feel the story may have relevant information for those of you heading to Zion this summer. I also don’t have too many pictures as I thought it would be fun to throw my camera into...

I keep seeing videos and trip reports of Fat Man's so I figure I'd post my trip report of the canyons. Myself and the two other guides at Seldom Seen Adventures took off to enjoy Fat Man's since none of us had done it. Turns out mother Nature wants me to loose some weight. About 2 miles from...

After seeing lostlandscapes video TR I figured I should post my own..... I was pretty excited to get invited to Zion this past September with an experienced group to hit a few canyons I had been wanting to visit for quite some time. Thursday night we arrived at our reserved site in Zion and...

September. Also known as Primetime in Zion National Park. Nick, Bill, neiloro and I kicked off a three day weekend of canyoneering in and around Zion with Fat Man's Misery. After a late night around the campfire and the typically fitful night of "sleep" in Watchman Campground, the bones were...

"You know its supposed to snow tonight right?" That was the response from most people when StephenH and I said we were going camping Friday. Of course we knew! We went out to Parunaweep Canyon (east fork of the Virgin River) and set up camp a few miles down from Mt. Carmel Jct. The drive in...

(side note: I realize this is the second report on this canyon in a month so I apologize) This was the second canyon of the day that we combined with doing Boltergeist Canyon first. I was surprised how much faster we got through this canyon, despite more down climbs and obstacles to work...

3 years ago I was down in the St George area for a work trip and looking for a quick hike to do in the area. I found out about the Red Cliffs NCA and explored a bit up to the pools area and a little beyond. I was blown away by the beauty of the area and curiosity got the best of me when I got...

In early January Southern Utah received a good amount of snow in the mountains and with temperatures really low for a while the snow stayed for quite a while, even in Zion. I just moved to St. George a week earlier and was anxious to see some snow nearby and simply get out and explore the area...

After getting our minds blown the previous two days in Mystery Canyon, Russell Gulch & The Subway. We decided on a short, mellow day of canyoneering before heading home for Salt Lake. We had heard good things about a canyon known as Yankee Doodle, so we headed out of Zion back towards I-15 and...

Check out the threads by Brutus on Dominguez Canyon for location details and a contrast of conditions. As the "old man" Brutus refers to and the only one with a camera, I get to write this 3rd part. A friend I haven't seen for 30 years was in southern Utah for Christmas Vacation so we decided...

The Subway by root_family, on Flickr classic Subway shot by root_family, on Flickr FINALLY done with this video. I coach football during the fall which takes up ALL of my time. The Subway lived up to the hype for sure. The day before we did our hike we had just arrived at the Watchman...

Man I feel bad for all you guys trapped in the frozen tundra of Northern Utah! I have been enjoying temps in the mid 50's the last couple of days and have capitalized! Two of my younger brothers and I decided to Run/Hike the Guacamole Trail that borders Zion National Park (a semi popular...

I'll admit it, I think I may have done the Subway enough now. But what can I say, it's fun! After the Backcountrypost group trip in May, I decided I wasn't going to do it again until I could do the Das Boot variation, so with some company coming in to town in late October, I booked the permits...

I had a free weekend so I went back to Dominguez Canyon to explore a bit more in the region and find better ways to get in and out of the canyon. The old man and I came up from the bottom of Swapp Canyon this time, last time we went from the top and had to cross some private property so we cut...

Over the last weekend of October, I returned to Zion for another weekend of canyoneering, this time with the goal of finally catching some of the iconic Zion photos but with the fall colors popping. I did a trip last year around mid-October but the colors were only up high on the rim so about...

This is my first trip report and since I just finished the long drive back from Utah I thought I'd share just the highlights: Day 1-Zion fall colors. Yes, there still were some left! Zion by Laura Zirino, on Flickr Day 2-The Narrows. No, I've never been until now. The Narrows is like...

Brother Jim and his partner Walter flew out for a week of immersion in the southwestern backcountry. I drove out from Placitas, NM, to meet them in Vegas on Oct. 10. The idea was to see as much as we could in the time allotted. They had a rental car and I drove my home-away-from-home ’03 Tundra...

Catching up on my TR's... I was in the Anchorage airport being culture shocked back to civilization. Seriously...internet faster than dial up? what is this madness? and the ladies..yikes. I call it my alaskan goggles because the amount of good looking ones sky rocketed. ahem, Anyways, so there...

Greetings from Page, Az! a little downtime today before hopefully swimming to the Wave tomorrow (weather looks... ominous tonight :( ) Here are a few pics from the road so far: Friday, Death Valley - Badwater Basin: Saturday, Kanarra Creek: Sunday - The Narrows: Monday: Coral Pink Sand Dunes...

Joined up with a group heading down Spry Canyon on Sept. 20. this was the first time I had done Spry and my beginning to branch away from the standard routes I've been on a million times. Had a blast! The water levels were really high, especially since I hear Spry is a "dry" canyon. The views of...