The Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness is a 60 mile remote rolling landscape of badlands with some of the most unusual scenery found in the Four Corners Region. Time and natural elements have etched a fantasy world of strange rock formations made...
Spruce Canyon Hike
Before the government shutdown, Derek and I hiked Spruce Canyon on a LOVELY day. It’s closed and you can’t hike it now, unfortunately. It’s not a terribly long hike but it gets down onto the canyon floor and never...
Petroglyph Hike
Derek and I did a short but rewarding hike in Mesa Verde National Park the other day. This loop takes you a short distance down into the canyon and then along the cliffs to see some petroglyphs. I highly...
Sharkstooth Pass Hike
This hike is the highest we’ve hiked this year. Our turnaround point was 11,945′ at Sharkstooth Pass in Mancos, Co. Phew! Just getting to this hike is an adventure. On a ride last week I mountain biked up to...
Box Canyon West Mancos Rim Hike
I joined a small group to hike Box Canyon, West Mancos, and Rim Trail with a local historian, Andrew Gulliford. I’ve done the hike before in a past year and we’ve ridden this as well. This time though, I...
Spruce Canyon Hike
Mesa Verde National Park is one of the lesser visited parks in the country and we are fortunate to be able to spend time here. However, I did this hike into Spruce Canyon solo and I was a bit...
Petroglyph Point Hike
Our friends Melanie and Lawrence came through the area and met up with us for this hike to Petroglyph Point in Mesa Verde National Park. The loop is somewhere around 2.7 miles and follows a foot-worn trail of the...
Cliff Palace Tour
Some friends from when we lived in Bend came through the area and one of the days we booked a cliff dwelling tour in Mesa Verde National Park. Cliff Palace is the largest cliff dwelling in North America with 150 rooms and...
Prater Ridge Hike
Before much at Mesa Verde National Park opened, I hiked Prater Ridge. The weather was dicey looking but I dodged any rain that fell. It was remarkably peaceful having they entire day to myself! As far as I can...
Sand Canyon Dwellings Hike
We’ve been out hiking at Sand Canyon in Cortez, CO a few times. It’s a great option for early season when other things might be under snow or muddy. This time we hiked out the main Sand Canyon Trail...