Utah

There's no better way to find out what you're made of than by spending a few nights deep in the high desert backcountry, traversing from cool, water-filled slot canyons to the ultimate exposure of sandstone trails baking under the sun. If you can push yourself through these adventures, you'll be ...

My last final of the semester was completed, it was time to pack up my car up and head back home to Kansas to begin further packing for the most epic trip I have ever done...solo.  Sometime during my summer internship, I realized I only have a very limited amount of free time left before I get a ...

One of our favorite kinds of hikes to do in the spring and summer are those that end in a beautiful waterfall. If you agree and live in Utah or have plans to visit, you've got to check out our list of some of Utah's most impressive waterfalls. Some of these are way out in the desert in Southern U...

First off, this is the start of a series of stories and guides from my 5 month road trip around the United States, Canada & Alaska! If you're thinking about exploring Utah’s national parks and stunning scenery, then you’ve come to the right place! This story starts off in Salt Lake City. Now...

Ahh, the Utah desert. Giant walls of red rock, ancient sandstone formations, the open road, and lots of sunshine. If you’ve ever visited Southern Utah in the summer, you know that that sunshine can be a little over enthusiastic, i.e. it’s friggin’ hot! Well, a wise man once said, “Explore Souther...

When deciding to go on a road trip, it can be a daunting thing to plan. You have so many options of places to see and so many new roads to take. When traveling down to Southern Utah and Northern Arizona, it is no different. With all the national parks, hikes, and landmarks, it can become overwhel...

While this road trip started in California and looped through parts of Nevada, it was really all about visiting Utah and Arizona. My girlfriend Taylor and I had dreamed, plotted and planned a route that would enable us to visit Utah’s Mighty Five and Monument Valley over the week of Thanksgiving....

BACKSTORY I have been hiking and camping for as long as I can remember. The outdoors have always been a part of my life, but one national park has consistently seized my soul whenever I visit. I have been going to Zion National Park more or less yearly for over seven years now. To me, it is a par...

This winter my buddy and I decided to spend a weekend hiking and doing landscape photography around Moab, Utah. We drove in Friday and spent the evening at Dead Horse Point State Park to shoot photos at sunset. The sunset didn't disappoint, and we drove back to Moab having already taken some grea...

The first time I only spent maybe half a day to hike Zebra slot canyon in Escalante. Since then I fell in love with this magic land so only a month later I decided to spend my whole 3 days weekend in this area. Coyote Gulch is a must-do, even though you have to drive 43 miles and almost 2 hours o...

Bryce Canyon receives a lot less visitors than the neighboring Zion and Grand Canyon National Parks, but it is not to be missed. You'll find sandstone formations called hoodoos in just about every shape. Native Americans believe hoodoos were once people turned to stone by Coyote. While the park d...

The weekend is here and I can't just sit at home and watch TV or play on the computer or go out and party, that's not my lifestyle. I'm always driving on the road or hiking on the trail, that's how I usually spend my weekends. This weekend I went to Zebra Slot Canyon in Escalante. Six hours over ...

Are you a rugged modern-day Thoreau seeking solitude (and/or tax evasion?) in the backcountry? Are you a Conventional Utah Family seeking weekend adventures in the frontcountry — or outings, rather than adventures, really, and preferably ones that pose little-to-no risk to your 2.3 kids? No?! Wha...

During your planning I would schedule to arrive in Zion as early as possible. If you are there before Thanksgiving you are going to be at the mercy of the shuttle system to get to the trailheads. I only visit Zion after Thanksgiving because I loathe waiting on buses, but that is just my personal ...

Here's just about everything you need to know about getting to Kanarra Falls and photographing it! If you don't feel like reading or navigating, I also offer workshops and guided tours throughout the Southwest - find my info below!  Getting there Kanarra Falls is just off the I-15. If you are com...

“Where are we supposed to go? Under these rocks?” Alex asked. To both of our sides shot up towering sandstone walls that enclosed us into a space no more than a couple feet across. Ahead of us was a pile of fallen boulders that looked impenetrable; it seemed we had hit a dead end. I fished my pho...