This week, I’m going to share with you one of my all-time favorite trails in Canyonlands National Park. While Elephant Hill and Chesler Park is my first choice for “best,” the Peek-a-boo Trail (also in the Needles District) comes in…
How I Hiked 100 Miles in Yellowstone National Park in 11 Days
In case anyone has been wondering where I’ve been the last few weeks, the answer is that I’ve been working very hard to collect new content. That translates to many miles of hiking, lots of photography, plenty of GPS coordinates,…
Wildhorse Window & Lower Wildhorse Canyon
There’s no trail to Wildhorse Window in Utah’s San Rafael Swell. But it’s also not that difficult to find. If you follow the social trail/cairns/logic up to the arch, you’ll be treated to an alcove with a large hole in…
Longbow Arch near Moab
There are so many free and fun trails around Moab, Utah. Trails that are often overlooked because they’re not in the national parks. Some of these (like Corona Arch) are becoming fairly popular in their own right, but others take…
In Search of Kirk Arch
Last week, I wrote about hiking Upper Salt Creek Canyon to Kirk Cabin in Canyonlands National Park. I had read of the possibility of scrambling overland to Kirk Arch, across the canyon from the cabin of the same name. It…
Upper Salt Creek to Kirk Cabin
Upper Salt Creek was a hike I’d had my eye on for quite a while. I’d even almost convinced my group to do it back in 2020 on our way back from Death Valley (we landed in Arches and Island…
An Off-Trail Adventure to Winter Camp Arch
Winter Camp Arch is located just outside of Arches National Park, but to get to it, you’ll have to drive the dirt roads into the Yellowcat Flat area northeast of Moab, Utah. A low-clearance vehicle might be able to make…
Viewpoints in Island in the Sky
There are quite a number of viewpoints in the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park. Most are right along the road (or nearly so!) and take you to sweeping vistas of the canyons below. In this post,…
Scrambling Up through Wilson Arch
Who hasn’t seen Wilson Arch while driving US-191 south of Moab? You go through a slickrock canyon and then, bam! There’s the arch high up on the cliffs right beside the highway. To be honest, I’ve driven by it any…
Mesa Arch Just After Sunrise
I’ve been to Mesa Arch a few times, and each one carries a special memory with it. On our first visit, we helped a couple of rangers perfectly place a sign at a trail junction. I’m still wondering why a…
