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After spending last week in Arizona and the Grand Canyon, I have been home for just over two days but am already leaving for Salt Lake City later this morning so I can see Bury Tomorrow and While She Sleeps this evening!

These are my top ten favorite Trip Reports from 2024 plus one bonus trip since it ties in with another. If you are interested in checking out my favorite trip reports from previous years, you can find those at the following pages: [] [] [] [] [] [] [] []

I just spent my last night camping for the year this past weekend, so now it's time to post up my final total nights spent camping throughout 2024. You can check out my previous years at the links below: [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] []

This evening Diane and I are headed to the Mesa Theater to see From Ashes to New, Set It Off, If Not For Me and New Years Day.

Kind of a last-minute decision, but I'm planning on heading out to the Mesa Theater this evening to see Deadlands.

Diane and I are headed up to Salt Lake City later this morning so we can see Wind Walkers and CASKETS this evening. Ever since Wind Walkers released their album What If I Break? late last year we have become big fans and have wanted to see them live. This

Even though I didn't want to bring this negativity into the Trip Report from our amazing float down the Canyon of Lodore in Dinosaur National Monument, I thought it was important to document and highlight this part of the experience from the planning stages of our trip for posterity's sake.

The Cataract of Lodore By Robert Southey "How does the water Come down at Lodore?" My little boy asked me Thus, once on a time; And moreover he tasked me To tell him in rhyme. Anon, at the word, There first came one daughter, And then came another, To second

After spending the last five days in the mountains of Colorado, I am returning home early this afternoon so I can see All That Remains at the Mesa Theater this evening. It's been many years since I last saw them and am looking forward to it!

Moab | August 20, 2005 - May 9, 2024 Many tears were shed today as we said our final goodbyes to Moab (Buds) who will be greatly missed around our house. He was only a few months away from turning 19 years old and has been with me since he

After seeing Imminence yesterday, this evening we will be seeing The Amity Affliction and Currents at The Depot. Let The Ocean Take Me is one of my favorite albums and I'm really looking forward to seeing them play it in full for the 10 year anniversary!

This weekend we are skipping the outdoor activities (for the most part) and heading up to Salt Lake City to attend a couple of concerts, starting this evening with Imminence, Catch Your Breath and Of Virtue at The Complex! I've long been a fan of Imminence and am happy they

We just went to our first concert in a while on Saturday, and now we are heading to the Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park this evening to see Wage War, Nothing More and Sleep Theory.

It's been a while since Diane and I have gone to a concert, but that's going to change starting today since we have a couple of concerts lined up over the next two weeks, starting with seeing The Ghost Inside and Bleed From Within at the Mesa Theater this evening.

I just spent my last night camping for the year this past weekend, so now it's time to post up my final total nights spent camping throughout 2023. You can check out my previous years at the links below: [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] []

These are my top ten favorite Trip Reports from 2023. If you are interested in checking out my favorite trip reports from previous years, you can find those here: [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] Valley of Shining Water: Along the Pahranagat Trail The

After using my Kokopelli Rogue-Lite a couple of times last year on some ephemeral desert rivers I came to the conclusion that I might be a little bit too heavy for that boat when I'm using it for more than just simple river crossings and easy flat water, so I

We spent Saturday morning watching the Annular Eclipse from Nokai Dome in southern Utah and it was a pretty great experience. You can find the full Trip Report here: Beyond the Clay Hills: The Annular Solar Eclipse

Better late than never. These are my top ten favorite Trip Reports from 2022. If you are interested in checking out my favorite trip reports from previous years, you can find those here: [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] Under the Pink Cliffs: Trails of

Well, I have a permit for Paria Canyon and was supposed to start a backpacking trip from White House to Lee's Ferry on Friday, but it looks like we are going to be changing those plans now. I had no idea what kind of winter we would have when I

Tellico | August 20, 2005 - December 28, 2022 Today is a very sad day. We had to say our final goodbyes to Tellico (Rico) this afternoon and she will be sorely missed. She was over 17 years old and has been with me since she was a 6 week

I spent 75 nights in the backcountry in 2022. Here are a few photos of my campsites from throughout the year. You can find a complete list of everywhere I camped at the following link: Bag Night Challenge 2022 Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire Lookout Morning in the Fire Lookout Morning at

I'm pretty positive that I just spent my last night camping for the year this past weekend, so now it's time to post up my final total nights spent camping throughout the year. Photos from many of my campsites can be found here: Campsites of 2022 You can check out

This evening Diane and I are headed back to the The Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park for their final concert of the season to see A Day To Remember! Thankfully, it doesn't look like we should have any of the weather-related issues we had last time...

Normally I would have left right after work on Friday to spend the next week exploring the canyons of the Colorado Plateau, but since this concert is happening on Sunday evening I decided to stick around to catch Motionless In White and Killswitch Engage, especially since I was supposed to

Well, I'm leaving work early today so I can drive up to Salt Lake City to catch Kingdom of Giants, Currents, Miss May I and LANDMVRKS in concert. I am a huge fan of Kingdom of Giants' latest album 'Passenger' and am really looking forward to seeing them play some

Otherwise is back at the Mesa Theater this evening and Diane and I will be there to see them again!

Back to the Mesa Theater tonight!

I'm heading out to the Mesa Theater this evening for the first time this year to catch a concert! It's been way too long!

The third iteration of the ADVENTR Jeep is finally here! I ordered it back at the end of December and it took just under six months to get built and shipped to Grand Junction. Yes, it looks very similar to my previous two Jeeps, but I guess that's because I

I never thought I'd see the day when The Amity Affliction played a show in Grand Junction, but since that day is today, I will be there!

Last night I stuck around town to see The Amity Affliction, and now tonight we are going to see Motionless In White and Ice Nine Kills in Grand Junction! Update: Motionless In White just dropped off of the show tonight, so now I guess it's just the Duo of Terror...

Here's another post that's a little late. Since it's become an annual tradition of mine, here are my top ten favorite Trip Reports from 2021, plus two extra! If you are interested in checking out my favorite trip reports from previous years, you can find those here: [] [] []

I'm little late this year and almost didn't even bother making this annual post since I didn't feel many of my photos were that good this year, but I'll still go ahead and share a couple of my favorites from 2021. Surprisingly, a bunch of these photos are from Dinosaur

I spent over 100 nights in the backcountry in 2021, so it was a pretty full year! Here are a few photos of my campsites from throughout the year. You can find a complete list of everywhere I camped at the following link: Bag Night Challenge 2021 Trachyte Creek Camp

Since 2021 has been over for a week now, I guess it's time to post up my final total nights spent camping throughout the year. Earlier in the year I had toyed with the idea of camping over 100 nights and I guess that thought stuck with me and I

Update 12/27/2021: Since it doesn't look like there are any more album releases that I am interested in for the rest of the year, I'm pretty sure that this is going to be the final list of my favorite albums of 2021, so I've now bumped it back up to

I finally met my goal of camping 100 nights this year on Friday night at Goblin Valley State Park. Nights number 100 and 101 were spent in a little more comfort than I am used to since we stayed in a yurt.