Next Stop: Adventure

Category: Hiking

  • Calf Creek Falls [Escalante National Monument]

    Calf Creek Falls [Escalante National Monument]

    (This post is a continuation of my Labor Day Weekend trip. Click the links for our other explorations at Kannaraville Falls, Zebra Slot Canyon, and Emerald Pools in Zion!)  After completing the Zebra Slot Canyon hike, we drove for about 25 minutes to our next location— Calf Creek Falls — with a quick stop to Kiva Koffeehouse on […]

  • Zebra Slot Canyon [Escalante National Monument]

    Zebra Slot Canyon [Escalante National Monument]

    After waking up and enjoying the sunrise at our campsite, we packed up and headed out towards Escalante National Monument. We were both ready for some hot scrumptious breakfast and…

  • Kannaraville Falls [Labor Day Weekend]

    Kannaraville Falls [Labor Day Weekend]

    (This is the first post of my Labor Day Weekend trip. Click the links for our other explorations at Zebra Slot Canyon, Calf Creek Falls, and Emerald Pools in Zion!)  For Labor Day weekend, Courtney and I wanted to get out of town and have some adventures as the weather is already cooling down as we enter […]

  • Long Weekend in Utah [Wannee’s Visit to Salt Lake City]

    Long Weekend in Utah [Wannee’s Visit to Salt Lake City]

    Recently, I’ve been very backlogged when it comes to editing photos and blogging. I’ve had several sessions, a few small adventures, and some schedule changes that have contributed to me being so far behind. So here it goes… Wannee’s visit to Utah (which happened a month ago… Oops)! Day 1: Hike the Wasatch It’s rare […]

  • Wildflower Hunting at Mt. Timpanogos

    Wildflower Hunting at Mt. Timpanogos

    You know that feeling when your body is sore, achey, and tired, but you feel so great despite that? That’s me right now. Yesterday, we hiked up to Mt. Timpanogos basin. We didn’t summit the peak, but any hike up into the Timpanogos wilderness is magical— especially when the wildflowers are in full bloom! After […]

  • Glacier National Park

    Glacier National Park

    Happy 4th of July! In true Weekend Warrior fashion, I try to take every long weekend opportunity to get out and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Western United States. After a morning photo session, Brighton and I packed up and hit the road to Montana to visit one of my all-time favorite parks (so […]

  • Hiking the Narrows [Zion National Park]

    Hiking the Narrows [Zion National Park]

    This year’s Memorial Day was one for the books— We did one of the most unique hikes at Zion National Park, the Narrows. This hike, one of the Best American Adventures according to National Geographic, has you wading through the Virgin River in a narrow slot canyon that surrounds you with the 1,000-2,000 foot walls […]

  • Rattlesnake Gulch Trail [Salt Lake City Hike]

    Rattlesnake Gulch Trail [Salt Lake City Hike]

    When it gets warm here, I always get the itch to get up in the mountains to enjoy the fresh air! This weekend, we did one of our go-to hikes located in Millcreek Canyon– Rattlesnake Gulch.

  • Exploring Desert Life in Tucson, Arizona

    Exploring Desert Life in Tucson, Arizona

    A couple weeks ago, I had the pleasure of traveling to Tucson, Arizona for the first time! I’ve been to Arizona for a visit to the Grand Canyon in November 2014, and Phoenix in February 2014 for a Ragnar race. Like Ragnar, I was sent down there for a work trip. The trip was for […]

  • Moab Anniversary: 4×4 Tour & Arches National Park

    Moab Anniversary: 4×4 Tour & Arches National Park

    As I mentioned in my previous post, after returning from my work trip in Tucson, we drove down to Moab for a day to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. Moab is only about 3.5 hours from Salt Lake, which makes it a great spot for a quick trip away from the city into the land […]