Paria Ghost Town
When we left Zion National Park, we decided to spend a night boondocking near the Paria Ghost Town in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument….
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Toadstool Hoodoos in Grand Staircase
One of our map pushpins in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument is the Toadstool Hoodoos area northwest of Lake Powell. We love colorful…
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Many Pools Trail
One of the hikes in Zion National Park’s lesser-visited high East rim, the Many Pools trail lets you get away from the tourist…
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Angel’s Landing
Angel’s Landing – the scariest hike in North America? Well, I guess all of the superlatives are accurate if you’re wearing sweat pants…
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Zion National Park
Zion National Park has been on our must-do bucket list for years, and it’s an experience that does not let the expectations down….
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Crystal Geyser Boondocking
We try to camp off-grid whenever possible, and Crystal Geyser came up on our list when we ended up farther along into Utah…
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Another Lost Lake
Well, not "another" Lost Lake, just another trip to Lost Lake. When you get an opportunity to camp nearby, and it’s a super-easy,…
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Moose Come Camping
You know what makes camping even more enjoyable? Having a pair of bull moose invade your campsite! We had just returned to our…
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Longs Peak via the Keyhole Route
Longs Peak – a fitting climb for my 14er halfway point! I was tossing around ideas to get #29 under my belt before…
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Hiking to Loch Vale
Loch Vale, also known as The Loch is a perfect snapshot of why Rocky Mountain National Park is a National Park. A relatively…
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Mount Shavano and Tabeguache Peak
Mount Shavano and Tabeguache Peak make number 27 and 28 on the 14er list. Another last-minute hare-brained idea to make use of a…
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Camping at Winfield Ghost Town
My last-minute decision to climb Huron Peak meant that I’d be overnighting at the start of the trailhead in the Winfield Ghost Town…
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Climbing Huron Peak
Huron Peak rounds out the Collegiate Peaks for me, a subset of the gorgeous Sawatch Range in the Rockies. One more 14er crossed…
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Glacier Gorge to Black Lake
Another Sunday to play in the Park – this time it’s Glacier Gorge up to Black Lake. This is the hike we were…
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Hiking Lily Mountain
Lily Mountain makes a good also-ran, when you get a too-late start into the Park and can’t get a decent parking spot in…
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Forest Canyon Overlook
A damp, drizzly day at home at 7,300 feet – so we headed into the Park to hike up to the Forest Canyon…
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Harvard Columbia Traverse
The *in*famous Harvard Columbia Traverse. First you climb to 14,420 feet on Mount Harvard (3rd highest in Colorado, 4th highest in the continental…
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Backpack into Horn Fork Basin
If you’re climbing Mount Harvard and/or Mount Columbia, Horn Fork Basin is a perfect launching pad. Located directly beneath both 14,000 foot peaks,…
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Climbing Mount Princeton
Mount Princeton has to be the single most boring 14er I’ve done to date. A nice thing about driving in on Thursday night…
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Climbing Mount Yale
Mount Yale makes number 22 checked off the 14er list. I was going to hit some peaks south of here, but a late…
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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument probably isn’t on your list unless you’re a hardcore fossil nut. I had seen the name in our…
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