A few days ago, I wrote about hiking down the Golden Stairs Trail and (almost) into the Maze District of Canyonlands National Park. After we had descended to the Dollhouse Road, we decided that we 1) hadn’t had enough adventure…
Golden Stairs Trail into the Maze District
It’s not easy to access the true Maze District of Canyonlands National Park. In fact, most of what is known as the “Maze District” is actually the Orange Cliffs District of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. This includes Hans Flat,…
Viewpoints and Short Trails in the Needles District
The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park is really only set up for hiking long distances. Chesler Park, Druid Arch, Wooden Shoe Canyon, Big Spring Canyon, and Peek-a-boo Trail all play this out fairly well. It’s also set up for…
A Wheelchair Accessible Guide to Death Valley National Park
Death Valley is known for its rugged landscape, extreme heat, and desert beauty. What it’s not known for is its accessibility. I’ve read that there is only one fully wheelchair accessible trail in the park (and, at the time of…
Great Allegheny Passage: Salisbury Viaduct to the Mason-Dixon Line
The Great Allegheny Passage is most famous as a rails-to-trails – and it deserves its fame. By connecting seamlessly into the C&O Canal Path, bikers can travel all of the way from Pittsburg, PA to Washington, D.C. pretty much without…
Greenwater Valley Road – Rough but Pretty
The Greenwater Valley Road is somewhere between quite busy and totally overlooked. It’s popular in that it’s near the main attractions of Death Valley National Park – Dante’s View, Zabriskie Point, Furnace Creek, Badwater, etc. However, since it goes to…
Driving the Fayette Station Road & Views of the New River Gorge Bridge
If you want a unique and personal perspective on the New River Gorge Bridge, you really need to take the Fayette Station Road from one side of New River Gorge to the other. This was the road – the only…
French Cabin in the Maze District
There isn’t a whole lot of hiking on top of the Orange Cliffs in the Maze District of Canyonlands National Park, but there are a few things to see (mostly overlooks, which are well worth seeing in their own right). …
Sneak Peak: Petrified Forest, Southern Utah, and Death Valley!
I’ve found that I’m mostly likely to travel in the autumn months, and this year was no exception! After hiking 230 miles in September and early October, I promptly began planning another trip for November, the center of which would…
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…