Today we explored the slickrock East of Gunlock, Utah. The area is known as Sand Cove. We were particularly interested in finding The Vortex (AKA: Cowboy Potty, The Bowl). The hike starts on top of the lava plateau, takes you down across Sand Cove Wash, up the Slickrock Valley, then up on top of Camelback …
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Red Man Pictograph
This is a two part adventure. Our first attempt at finding the Red Man pictograph we started at the Fort Pearce ruins and hiked down (West) the Fort Pearce Wash. We found many great petroglyphs, but Red Man was elusive. We made it approximately 1 mile down wash, but some of the troops are short …
Sisyphus Kinetic Lego Sculpture
This weekends Lego project; Sisyphus kinetic Lego sculpture. We built it entirely from our existing Lego inventory! Next weekend we will hide the clockworks with a pretty facade. #afol #kfol
Henry XI of Saint George
Happy birthday to this King of studs!!!
Yant Flat
Church of Yant Flats. We Drove the whole Cottonwood Road loop from Saint George to Leeds. We hiked the “flat” out to the Candy Cliffs, incredible geography. No serpents wanted to play today, but I did get to put my mad pit crew skills to use fixing a flat. I Wish I had an ARB …
Elephant Arch 2015
Church of Bone Wash & Elephant Arch. The serpent tried to tempt us… Elephant Arch is a beautiful arch off of Bone Wash high on the red rocks in the Red Cliffs Desert Preserve.
Kanarraville Falls
Awesome hike up Kanarraville Falls! Slot canyons, waterfalls & snakes! Oh my…
Birch Hollow 2015
Imagine an impossibly narrow canyon with sinewy curved and twisted wind-swept paths, lit with mysterious shadows and hints of light, that tempt canyoneers to wiggle, slither and climb to its finish. Birch Hollow is such a canyon, yet it’s a forgotten gem in the canyoneering world, because it doesn’t hold the stigma of being within …
California Surprise
We planned a surprise whirlwind California trip with the kids. We got everybody packed and ready to go on the down low, then woke the kids at 6:00 A.M. on Saturday morning with the news we were going to Knotts Berry Farm! The teenager objected a little, but we were shortly on the road and …
Virgin River
Paid a visit to the Virgin…