The dirt road between the Hans Flat Ranger Station and the top of the Flint Trail is unique in the Maze District in that it’s on top of the Orange Cliffs. Most of the area commonly called the Maze District…
Exploring to Clover Canyon
Hike off-trail through Salt Creek to Clover Canyon in Arches National Park, Utah
Driving the Hans Flat Road to the Maze District
There are two roads that access the area generally called the Maze District of Canyonlands: The Hans Flat Road, from UT-24 to the Hans Flat Ranger Station, and the Waterhole Flat Road, from US-95 near Hite to… well, to the…
Exploring the History of Nuttallburg
Did you know that you can visit old coal mining camps in New River Gorge National Park? The most famous of these camps is accessed via the Kaymoor Miners Trail on the Fayetteville side of the gorge (not far from…
Exploring Baptist Draw & Upper Chute Canyon
I’d read that Baptist Draw and Upper Chute Canyon were two of the best slot canyons in the San Rafael Swell of Utah. While I haven’t extensively explored the Swell, I can enthusiastically say that my trek to Baptist Draw…
Alabama Hills Ramble – Again!
Quite a while ago, I posted about rambling through the rocks in the Alabama Hills of southern California. I discovered fantastic views, cool arches, and lots of fun rock formations. Well, a few days later, I did it again –…
Monument Basin Overlook via the Gooseberry Trail
Last week, I posted about hiking the Gooseberry Trail, better known as the fastest route between the rim of Island in the Sky to the White Rim Road in Canyonlands National Park. This week, I’d like to take you along…
Fantastic Views on the Gooseberry Trail
Every once in a while, a hike that you thought would be nice turns out to be fantastic. That’s how you want it to be, and such was our hike on the Gooseberry Trail and then off-trail to an overlook…
Lewis Falls via Grassy Hollow Road
How would you like to visit four large waterfalls in the wilds of Pennsylvania – and likely have them all to yourself? Sure, the side trails to the falls are typically not marked, and it’s on State Game Land (so…
Sneak Peek: Maze District of Canyonlands National Park!
Earlier this fall, a group member and I were discussing adventure ideas – because, that’s just what we do. We’ve ended up in all kinds of crazy places out of conversations about real and imagined adventures. This time, we were…