Colorado Trail Segment 2 Section 2 of the Colorado Trail was very different from a lot of the other sections we’ve ridden We did this as an out and back from camp one day which made it 25 miles and 3000′ climbing.The trail winds through old burn and drops down down down to the Platte …
Jefferson Lake is a pretty popular fishing lake near where we were camped. We took a picnic and walked around the lake to a suitable swimming spot for Fletcher. He spent his time as usual, splashing around like godzilla, hunting for fish. I had to drag him out when he began stumbling and falling from …
Hartman Rocks Last time we were in Gunnison was 2002 when we passed through on our way to Brianhead, Utah for a 100 mile race. At the time, we spent a couple days riding in Crested Butte, but never any of the closer trails in Gunnison.Last week we fixed that. We rode three days in …
John’s Canyon You win some you lose some. Today we attempted to ride John’s Canyon Road out by Gooseneck State Park. There was nobody around, no cars, no people…except for the guy in the grader. After a couple miles of fairly good gravel we encountered him. After that, the road sucked. The grading had churned …
Mule Canyon Hike We hiked Mule Canyon the other day. I think it was around 6 miles. A lot of our time was spent up on the cliff sides picking our way along the slickrock and looking for ruins. We found 4 different sites. The first ruin we came to was House on Fire. It’s …
Quiet. We’re camping in the Valley of the Gods and it is quiet. I love it. Coffee in the morning is amazing. Me, Derek, Fletcher, and the gods. Cool monolithic sandstone formations dot the valley floor all around us. These behemoths were formed by water, wind, and ice over 250 million years ago. After driving from Escalante up through the …
Lower Calf Creek Falls Over the last four months we have hiked to a lot of waterfalls. Tucson had some of my favorites! Lower Calf Creek Waterfall was the easiest to get to. The drive along Highway 12 to get to the hike was amazing!! This hike was 6.2 miles with around 600′ elevation gain, …
With the threat of rain in the forecast, we decided to do a few short hikes so we could dash back to the truck if needed. All the hikes were off Hole in the Rock Road. Hole-in-the-Rock came about after a scouting party of Mormons set out to find a site for a new settlement …
We said goodbye to our friends in Virgin and hit the road. I like moving day. I like seeing the countryside, passing through towns, wondering why people are where they are and what life is like for them. We found a nice quiet spot in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument and settled in. Zebra And …
We did a couple shorter hikes on one of the hotter days. Toadstool Hoodoos was maybe 2 miles by the time we walked all around exploring. A hoodoo is a tall pillar of eroded sandstone topped with a harder layer of rock to look like a big mushroom. They are everywhere out in Glen Canyon …