The Maze is the most remote district of Canyonlands National Park, lying west of the Green and Colorado Rivers in Utah. It is wild, remote, difficult, and dry. If you like arches, meandering canyons, ancient rock art, and above all solitude, then The Maze might interest you. Jump to...
Mysterious Horseshoe Canyon
Horseshoe Canyon, a separate section of Canyonlands National Park, is located in a remote area west of the Green River in Utah. Horseshoe Canyon contains a number of sites with Barrier Canyon style rock art, both pictographs and petroglyphs. These well-preserved sites, including the Great Gallery, are some of...
Coyote Gulch Day Hike
Coyote Gulch flows through the heart of the canyons of the Escalante in south-central Utah. Within its walls you’ll find a year-round stream, three huge arches, a natural bridge, and many waterfalls. It’s one of the more accessible canyons off the Escalante River, with four trailheads off of Hole-in-the-Rock...
A Guide to Spooky and Peek-a-Book Slot Canyons
Spooky and Peek-a-Book slot canyons are in Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Located about SE from the town of Escalante off of Hole-in-the-Rock Road. Spooky Gulch and Peek-a-Book Gulch are tributaries of the Dry Fork of Coyote Gulch. Access is a moderate day hike from the trailhead. They are usually...
Zebra Slot Canyon Guide
Zebra Slot Canyon is a short slot canyon in Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Noted for the stripes in its sandstone, it’s located about SE from the town of Escalante off of Hole-in-the-Rock Road. Access is an easy hike from the trailhead. Essential Facts Distance: Elevation: ~ Difficulty: easy,...
White Rim Road Video
When we biked the White Rim Road in Canyonlands NP in the spring of 2012 I filmed a lot of video. I mounted cameras on both my bike and the Jeep that Rich drove. So this is a mix of biking and 4WDing.
Two Day Hikes in The Needles, Canyonlands NP
Last November we took a quick trip to Utah. One of the places we visited was The Needles district in Canyonlands NP. We done lots in Utah, but never managed to make it to The Needles. The days were short and the nights were chilly, but we had the...
Hiking Upper Grand Gulch, Utah
The Grand Gulch is a normally dry creek that goes from near Natural Bridges National Park all the way to the San Juan River — about 25 miles as the crow flies. But because of the meandering canyons, the actual hiking distance is almost double that. And we were...
Hiking Overnight in The Narrows, Zion
The Narrows is a section of the North Fork of the Virgin River where the river has carved down through the sandstone to create a uniquely narrow and deep canyon. In places 25' (7 m) wide and 600'(180 m) deep. Located in Zion National Park, folks can get to...
Biking the White Rim Road in Canyonlands
This is post 1 of 2 in the series “White Rim Road” Biking the White Rim Road in Canyonlands White Rim Road Video The White Rim Road is an unpaved four-wheel drive (4WD) road in the Island in the Sky section of Canyonlands National Park. Most of the road...
