Escalante is one of my favorite places to hike in Utah. So many trails to explore, most of which are right off of Hole in the Rock Road. I recently hiked Golden Cathedral and it is easily one of my top favorite hikes. I love it not only the beauty of the vibrantly colored sandstone…
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Exploring Death Valley National Park
Death Valley really lives up to its name as being one of the hottest, driest, and lowest places in the world! It’s a sprawling landscape of vast valleys, barren salt flats, and rugged peaks. This park can easily be overlooked by some, but holds some breathtaking beauty in it’s vast array of geological colors and textures….
Hiking the Subway, Zion National Park
The “Subway” is aptly named after the tunnel shaped slot canyon located deep within the Left Fork in Zion National Park. There are two ways to explore the Subway: the Bottom Up hike is a difficult, non technical 9 mile hike, that involves creek crossing and boulder scrambling. The Top Down route is an even more strenuous 9.5 mile hike that…
A Weekend in Anza-Borrego
Anza-Borrego is California’s largest state park, over 600,000 acres, located just Southeast of Los Angeles. It’s a hidden desert gem, often forgotten about by SoCal natives. The park is named after Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza and the Spanish word borrego translates to bighorn sheep. Although the bighorn sheep inhabit the area, they are quite elusive and often go unseen…
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