Flaming Gorge – Utah Route 44
I didn't quite know what to expect when I added Flaming Gorge to my itinerary, but I was certain that…
Salt Lake City to Evanston, WY – I-80, to Flaming Gorge
The start of Day 2 required a little backtracking. I had used Interstate 80 on my return from Park City…
Big Cottonwood Canyon & Park City, Utah
After two very long plane flights, and a layover that lasted nearly three hours, I stepped off the plane in…
AZ Route 188 to Globe, Arizona
There's a fairly direct route from Payson to Phoenix: just take AZ Route 87 the entire way. I wanted to…
A Snowy Grand Canyon, Bright Angel Trail
I was hoping to recreate my 2006 visit to the Grand Canyon, when I first experienced the world's most impressive…
Flagstaff, Arizona
Because it was close to the Grand Canyon, and located on an important railroad line, Flagstaff has always been welcoming…
Oak Creek & Baldwin Trail
Sedona owes a lot to Oak Creek. Not only did it carve the magnificent canyon north of town, and provides…
Bear Mountain Trail, Sedona
I had originally ruled out Bear Mountain Trail, since everything I had read about it made it sound too long…
Chimney Rock & Thunder Mountain Trails, Sedona
Spend even a small amount of time in Sedona, and you will inevitably, at some point, turn off 89A onto…
Fay Canyon Trail, Sedona
Fay Canyon was another one of my often-planned but repeatedly-skipped hikes, and boy, was I missing out. This is certainly…