Backpacking

The Grand Staircase Escalante is one of my favorite places to hike, especially when it comes to desert hiking. This area of southern Utah...

As of 2022, Havasupai is still closed to visitors due to COVID How Do I Get A Hiking or Camping Permit For Havasupai and Havasu...

Paria Canyon & Buckskin Gulch is a beautiful stretch of desert spanning from Utah to Arizona. The Canyon has towering walls (most famously Buckskin...

Coyote Gulch is an amazing beautiful canyon in the Grand Staircase-Escalante desert in Utah. It's a popular destination for backpackers and day hikers due...

Hiking through Buckskin Gulch is an awe-inspiring, humbling, incredible, religious experience in one of nature's most beautiful cathedrals. This is a 14-mile trek through...

Being properly hydrated when hiking or backpacking is not only vitally important for your health, but for your enjoyment as well. Dehydration can lead...

Foreboding, desolate, isolated, and brutally beautiful; Death Valley in the largest national part in the continental US at 140 miles long and 15 miles...

As of 2022, Havasupai is still closed to visitors due to COVID Planning Your Trip to Havasu Falls and The Havasupai Reservation Havasu Falls and the...

How Much Food Should I Take Backpacking? This will depend on your metabolism and how active you're being during your trip, but just for a...

Havasupai is a magical land marked by amazingly beautiful turquoise blue waters and brilliant red rock faces. Traveling to these waterfalls in Havasu Canyon...

Altitude sickness (also know as mountain sickness) is rarely fatal, but it will definitely put a damper on your travel plans. Avoid ruining days...

The Cottonwood Canyon & Marble Canyon loop is one of the few backpacking trails in Death Valley that is actually a "trail". The majority...

Getting a permit for the Half Dome cables in Yosemite is like winning the lottery - literally!... It uses a permit lottery system rather...

The North Fork Trail of Big Pine Creek to the 7 alpine Big Pine Lakes is definitely one of the prettiest and best hikes...

This is an absolutely beautiful hike with astounding views of the Sierra Nevada mountains. The name Jackass Lake comes from when congress sent the...