Saturday morning, David and I headed north (did I really say “north”) to do some natural arch hunting near Kelton Utah, in the extreme northwest corner of Utah. On the way north, we stopped by Brigham City Utah for a few pictures of the new LDS temple they are building there. Then on to Deweyville […]

All week long, we had been enjoying the afternoon thunderstorms that northern Utah sees nearly every year that we call the Utah monsoon season. This year they seem to be about a month early but since we had Spring about a month late, it all seemed right, I suppose. (I spent the 4th of July […]

Sunday after church meetings, my wife Nancy and I decided to take a drive to see what Spring looked like this year in the high Utah valleys. We drove up through Heber Valley and then northeast through Francis and Woodland. We then continued east on State Highway 35 over Wolf Creek Pass. Spring came late […]

The next Utah canyons that my brother David and I wanted to explore was the White Roost and Robbers Roost Canyons just east of our last explorations of Pasture Canyon. Saturday found us on the west rim looking down into the canyons, not far from where they meet. We had been here a number of […]

Finally, Spring in the Utah deserts! It was Saturday and David & I found ourselves on the top rim of Pasture Canyon, looking down at the tops of green Cottonwood Trees far below on the canyon floor. We were at a point we called Pasture Canyon Point, on the west rim, not far up canyon […]

I always look forward to the Memorial Day weekend because in my mind, in spite of what the calendar may claim, that was the REAL start of summer! Traditionally, we head to the family cabin on the mountain north of Vernal for a long weekend of mingling with extended family, some of whom we had […]

Another beautiful Saturday was forecast so David and I headed back to the Hanksville area to attempt a hike down into Pasture Canyon. We were going to try to hike down a steep area that we had read about from some “canyoneering” climbers who had climbed out using this route. To get back to Pasture […]

Somehow, Mother Nature messed up and scheduled a nice day for Saturday. Before she changed her flippin’ fickle female mind, David and I jumped in my Ford Explorer and pulled the ATV trailer down to the Hanksville area. Having used up every rotten weather trick imaginable, Mother Nature was left with just one remaining tool. […]

Saturday was the last day of April. I woke up to find four inches of new snow. Since the chance of performing any yard work was pretty much nil, I now had an excuse for picking up brother David and heading south. This snow storm just swiped through the northern end of the state and […]

Between snow storms, the weather is finally getting warmer. In Utah Valley, the trees are either in bloom or at least beginning to green up again as leaves bud out. It was time to uncover the ATVs and head south. Saturday promised temperatures in the high 60’s or low 70’s in the San Rafael Swell […]