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Canyons of the Paria 2020

The Upper Paria River Gorge & Sheep Creek Loop Canyons of the Paria: Lick Wash to Park Wash Cottonwood Narrows & The Paria Box The Paria River: Old Paria Townsite to Starlight Canyon Lower Hackberry Canyon to the Watson Cabin

2021 Specialized Rockhopper Comp 29

Well, I walked down to the bike shop on a break from work this morning to meet Diane so she could look for a new mountain bike, and I ended up leaving with a new bike for myself! I think I'll be outfitting this one for some bikepacking trips in

2020 Summits & Highpoints

Since I'm pretty sure that I won't be hiking any more peaks in the mountains this year, I figure that now is a good time to post my list of summits from this summer. Earlier in the season I had set a goal for myself to hike at least 30

Across the Great Basin and Back

The Loneliest Road (Trip) in America September 1-5, 2020 Great Basin National Park: Wheeler Peak The White Mountains: White Mountain Peak The Highest Point in Nevada: Boundary Peak White River Narrows & Mount Irish Petroglyphs

Smoky Sunrise

There was a lot of smoke in the air over Colorado this past weekend from all the wildfires burning in the West, but it did make for some colorful sunrises in the mountains.

The Calico Trail

This weekend I did a little hiking and peak-bagging along the Calico Trail in the Rico Mountains.

2020 Giant Escape 3

Since I now live close to the Riverfront Trail in Grand Junction again, I decided that it was time to get a more comfortable bike for the pavement rather than to continue using my old mountain bike. This morning I walked down to Brown's Cycles on my break and found

Trappers Peak

Here's a photo of Trappers Peak reflected on Wall Lake from our backpacking trip into the Flat Tops Wilderness this past weekend. I had climbed to the summit of Trappers Peak the previous evening.

As I Lay Dying – Postponed

This evening Diane and I were supposed to be at the Mesa Theater to see As I Lay Dying, but this show has now been postponed until March of next year.

Morrow Point Reservoir Double Rainbow

This weekend Diane and I went on a quick overnight backpacking trip in the Curecanti National Recreation Area and I caught this double rainbow over the Morrow Point Reservoir after waiting out a thunderstorm in the tent for a little while.

West Pollock Arch

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness

Window Rock Tower (South American Arch)

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness

Pop Evil 2020 – Postponed

Well, this evening we were supposed to be seeing Pop Evil at the Mesa Theater again. Hopefully we'll be able to go to the rescheduled date.

Starset – Postponed

This was a show that Diane and I were really looking forward to going to this year, but it's been postponed for the obvious reason. Hopefully it's rescheduled on a date that we can attend.

Memorial Day Weekend 2020

This year I am going to be doing something over the Memorial Day weekend that I honestly cannot remember doing before- staying home! I have a feeling that things are going to be really busy and crazy out on our Public Lands this weekend since many people have been stuck

Silver Falls Bend

A beautiful and colorful bend along Silver Falls Creek Canyon from an overnight backpacking trip this weekend.

Rattlesnake Canyon Sunset

A hazy sunset from the edge of Rattlesnake Canyon in the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness yesterday evening.

Canyonlands Cancelled: Part 2

Well, there goes my second Canyonlands permit for the spring. Hopefully we will have better luck next year! I just received this latest email from Canyonlands National Park. Dear Canyonlands National Park Backcountry Permit Holder, The National Park Service is working with state and local health authorities to phase in

1,000 Trip Reports!

Earlier this week ADVENTR.co hit a pretty big milestone when I posted the latest Trip Report from Mee Canyon since it's the 1,000th Trip Report I have posted to this blog! Yes, I've been doing this a LONG TIME! I started posting Trip Reports online way back in 2002 before

Will Minor Arch

>> Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness

The Windows of Pollock Canyon

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness

Perseverance Arch

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness

Bench Trail Arch

Colorado National Monument

Striped Wall Alcove

A large alcove with nice stripes in Capitol Reef National Park.

Navajo Nation Backpacking Cancelled

I figured it might be a good idea to keep track of the trips I had planned during this COVID-19 pandemic that have been cancelled so I can look back in the future to remember how things unfolded. Kind of like a journal or diary. Anyway, today is really the

Powerman 5000 – Cancelled

This evening Diane and I were supposed to see Powerman 5000 at the Mesa Theater, but it's been cancelled for obvious reasons. I think I'll continue posting up about the concerts we were supposed to go to this year that have been cancelled because of COVID-19 so I can hopefully

Canyonlands National Park Backcountry Permit: CANCELLED

I'm glad that I got in at least one backpacking trip to Canyonlands last weekend since my trip at the end of April has now been cancelled. Dear Canyonlands National Park Backcountry Permit Holder, We regret to inform you that due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), all backcountry permits starting

Bad Omens & Thousand Below – Postponed

This morning Diane and were supposed to be driving back to Salt Lake City for the second time in two weeks so we could see Bad Omens and Thousand Below tonight. But with the current restrictions and cancellations from COVID-19, that's obviously not happening anymore. I guess I'll be heading

While She Sleeps & Savage Hands

This morning Diane and I are heading up to Salt Lake City so we can see While She Sleeps and Savage Hands tonight at The Greek Station. While I've seen While She Sleeps twice before, I've wanted to see them play a full headlining set, so I'm really looking forward

My 40th Birthday Foray into Arizona and New Mexico

For my 40th birthday this year I decided to go on a road trip with Diane through Arizona and New Mexico to visit some new places and to revisit a couple of favorite places. Below are all the Trip Reports from this little foray. The Painted Desert: Petrified Forest National

Dragged Under

A little late this year, but we are finally going to our first concert at the Mesa Theater this evening. We were originally supposed to see Dragged Under last December but that show got cancelled because of weather, so I'm glad they were able to reschedule the show and that

Going Mirrorless: Canon EOS RP

Well, I recently decided that it was finally time to give a mirrorless camera a try after over 12 years of shooting with a DSLR. I've been wanting to move to a full-frame mirrorless camera for a while, but I wasn't interested in switching over to Sony like so many

Cracked Boulder Panel

After spending all of last week in Arizona and New Mexico I now have a lot of photos to go through and Trip Reports to put together. In the mean time, here's one of my favorite finds from Petrified Forest National Park.

Majestic Canyonlands

After the long hike to The Confluence from the White Crack I watched the sunset from the edge of the White Rim over The Loop. It was a great way to end the day!

The Confluence

This Saturday I went on a long day-hike from the White Crack campsite along the White Rim Trail to an overlook of The Confluence of the Colorado River and Green Rivers. It was another great weekend spent in the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park. Since I'm

Personal Rainbow II

Last evening I watched a spectacular sunset from the Needles Overlook in the Canyon Rims Recreation Area near Moab and got to see my third Brocken Spectre (also known as a Glory) as the clouds moved in and out! It was an amazing experience!

Hidden Tinaja

This weekend I headed out to find some warmer weather in the Mojave Desert with my friend Jerry, and we found some cool stuff while we were down there.

San Rafael Reef Sunrise

I drove into Utah early this morning for a little day trip and was able to watch warm morning light on the San Rafael Reef as I started my hike.