Bryce Canyon Amphitheater

May 28, 2024. A day spent hiking the interconnected trails of the Bryce Amphitheater in Bryce Canyon National Park. Bryce Canyon National Park is situated amongst the many National Parks, National Forests, and National Monuments in the south of Utah. Nearby Zion National Park is apparently a bigger draw for tourists, but Bryce is justifiably […]

Angels Landing

May 27, 2024. Hiking the most spectacular trail in Utah’s Zion National Park. After 3 days of hiking in Grand Canyon, Bhaskar and I departed Arizona and drove north to Utah. On a very hot Memorial Day afternoon we arrived in a predictably crowded Zion National Park. Bhaskar had managed to win a lottery for […]

Grand Canyon: Grandview Trail to Horseshoe Mesa

May 26, 2024. Following in the footsteps of 19th century copper miners on one of Grand Canyon’s more rugged trails. To round out our first trip to Grand Canyon, we decided to visit Horseshoe Mesa via the Grandview Trail. In contrast to Bright Angel Trail and North/South Kaibab Trails, Grandview is rougher and narrower with […]

Grand Canyon: South Kaibab Trail to O’Neill Butte

May 25, 2024. A sunset hike to spectacular viewpoints on the South Kaibab Trail. The day after our successful rim-to-rim crossing of Grand Canyon we spent most of our day getting back to our car on the North Rim and driving it back to the South Rim. We left at 8AM on a shuttle for […]

Grand Canyon: Rim to Rim – North Kaibab to Bright Angel

May 24, 2024. A one-day crossing of one of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World. Something like 5 million people visit Grand Canyon every year, and if they set out along one of the trails descending from the canyon’s rim, they’ll soon come across one of these signs. The signs are good advice, but […]

Crypt Lake

September 16, 2023. A beautiful day on Waterton’s most famous trail. Sooner or later, this blog was going to have a Crypt Lake post. I’ve hiked the Crypt Lake trail twice in the past, most recently just before I started writing this blog. The hike is a true gem, though, and I was bound to […]

Mount Haig and Gravenstafel Ridge

August 5, 2023. A return to Mount Haig to deal with the “unfinished business” of Gravenstafel Ridge. Almost exactly 4 years ago I climbed Mount Haig. That day I decided to return to my car by descending down to Haig Lake and following the trails out. For whatever reason I didn’t feel like ascending adjacent […]

Syncline Mountain

July 29, 2023. Tagging 2 of the 3 peaks of a distinctive mountain in the Castle Wilderness. Nugara describes the route for Syncline Mountain in More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies 3rd edition. The mountain has 3 summits, and the eastern-most is the true summit. It’s also the lowest of the three. I’m not sure […]

The West Coast Trail – Part 4: Tsusiat Falls to Pachena Bay

July 10-11, 2023. The fourth and final part of a 7-day trek along the world-famous West Coast Trail. You can read part 3 here. Day 6: Tsusiat Falls to Michigan Creek When we woke on the morning of Day 6, Anna was already gone. The sunny skies had turned cloudy and a light drizzle started […]

The West Coast Trail – Part 3: Cribs Creek to Tsusiat Falls

July 9, 2023. Part 3 of a 7-day trek along the world-famous West Coast Trail While previous posts have dealt with 2-day chunks of this trip, Part 3 will encompass only one day since it was packed with so many interesting things. You can read Part 2 here. Day 5: Cribs Creek to Tsusiat Falls […]