Pontiac Ridge Our first hike of the year was short but sweet. We hiked Pontiac Ridge which was four miles with 1300′ of climbing so basically two miles up and two miles back. What a gem! Once you get...
Fremont Saddle and Cave Trail
We’re camped at the edge of wilderness so there is a giant area where bikes aren’t allowed. We took another day to hike up to Fremont Saddle and along the Cave Trail in a big loop. The loop was...
Wave Cave & Jacobs Crosscut Trails
Wave Cave Hike After a big ride on the Arizona Trail we needed a day off the bike. We slept in, had pancakes, and picked a short hike by where we are camped. Wave Cave is a 3 mile...
Riding & Hiking Payson Trails
Horton/Highline/Derrick Trail Hike We enjoyed our ride up on the Mogollon Rim and decided to do a hike in the area too. The loop went up Horton and Highline and down Derrick Trail. It is 9.5 miles with 1,814′...
Petrified Forest National Park
Petrified Forest National Park in NE Arizona was set aside back in 1906 to protect one of the largest petrified wood deposits in the world. We spent a day driving around to all the pullouts and hiking to see...
Canyon de Chelly
Canyon de Chelly National Monument is about 84,000 acres entirely on the Navajo Nation in Northeast Arizona. The monument was authorized in 1931 by President Herbert Hoover. Early Puebloans, ancestors of the Hopis, built cliff dwellings high in the...
Jug Handle Loop & More Arches
Jug Handle Loop Jug Handle Loop is a mostly dirt road loop up by Dead Horse State Park in Moab. The loop is 37.5 miles with 3,247′ of climbing, mainly up Shafer Trail. We started the loop just off...
Arches National Park
We put our Annual National Park Pass to use again and went to Arches National Park while in Moab. The area was a National Monument to begin with back in 1929 but upgraded to a National Park in 1971....
Moab Week One Summary
We finally left Colorado and are spending a couple weeks in Moab, Utah. Derek and I have been coming to Moab for over 20 years and it never disappoints. As a bonus, our friend Kevin joined us for 4 days...
