Erik competed in the SHAC triathlon! He took 9th place in the youth division!!!
Category Archives: Adventure
Yankee Doodle Hollow
Rappelling & canyoneering in Yankee Doodle Hollow = awesomeness!!! Between Zion National Park and St. George is a wonderful adventure through Yankee Doodle Canyon, a short but fun slot. Until recently the canyon was pretty much left unexplored, but with the advent of canyoneering, and the tools and techniques that aid in the enjoyment of …
Birch Hollow
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 …
Visitors
Bronly and the Radfords came to visit the same weekend! Took them hiking to see some petroglyphs in a slot above Arch Canyon near Snow Canyon.
Boys Become Men
There comes a day when a boy must turn into a man, which means handling chicken testes and plucking feathers…
Canaan Mountain
Most of us know where and what the “fours corners” are (where the corners of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, & New Mexico meet). But not many know about an amazing geological wonder that surrounds the St. George area. I guess you could call it the “three corners”. In the wilderness surrounding St. George the Colorado Plateau, …
Red Mountain Trail
We explored the Red Mountain Wilderness Area a couple times the last two weekends. The Red Mountain Trail is actually a couple different trails that start just north of Diamond Valley on Highway 18 (GPS coordinates N 37° 16.784 W 113° 39.163). We first explored the trail two weekends ago with Dan & Beth in …
West Rim
I did a little exploring today in the St. George desert. I had heard of a fun Jeep trail nearby called the West Rim. This trail is part of the Winter on the Rocks off road event (it’s like the Easter Jeep Safari of St. George). Wow! It was really fun! To give some perspective, …
Moab Adventures
We recently returned from an exciting trip to Moab. We have made a tradition of heading down there the week of Erik’s birthday. This year that coincided with part of the Easter Jeep Safari. There were super wicked Jeeps everywhere! Uncle Dan and Aunt Beth joined us this trip, we really love spending time with …
Halloween in Canyon Country
Thanks to The Discovery Channel, I have been introduced to punkin’ chunkin’, and have seen it in high definition no less (for those of you that are unfamiliar with this mostly Mid-Western past time;HERE is a link to quell your curiosities). But when I randomly discovered that a punkin’ chuckin’ festival was being held in …