Trip Reports

Mt Nebo at sunrise.

Timpanogos, Emerald Lake, and Hidden Lakes Cirques.

A typical scene in the first “Extreme Narrows” of Imlay.

No doubt, the best part of a trip to Zion is the early morning pilgrimage to the backcountry permit desk. We had assembled a group of six to tackle Imlay on Saturday, and fearing we wouldn’t get a permit, I drove down early to play the wait-in-line game. I arrived about 5:30 am, [...]

Provo Peak (furthest to right) from the Rock Canyon Overlook.

The Objective: Cassidy Canyon in Capitol Reef National Park. Notice the large arch at the top. That is the first rappel.
Monday was our last day in the canyons. All of the group had somewhere to be Monday afternoon, so we needed a fairly short one, that was somewhere between North Wash and [...]

The Rabbi, preparing for Shenanigans.

Saturday morning, we had plans for shenanigans. That was before we woke up to more snow and rain. Well, at least Andy’s tent held up okay. Of course, he fled to his car at the first threat of rain, not really trusting the duct tape repair job to withstand the storm. [...]

I’m dreaming of a white Tom’s Fest…

The Omen: Lightning strike outside of Wellington. Only a sign of things to come.