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...
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...
Grand Canyon Escalante Route: Part 2
After our rest-ish day, it was now time to start solving the problem of getting back to the car. It was time to get moving. The day was going to be long one, so we got up early, broke camp, shouldered our packs, and began walking downriver.
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...
