Saturday, David and I headed to the north end of the San Rafael Swell. This took us through the communities of Elmo, Utah… … and Cleveland, Utah. We then headed east and south into the San Rafael area to an area south of Cedar Mountain and just east of the top of Buckhorn Draw. The […]
Typical Utah Spring
Day tripping to southern Utah for a quick arch hunt is fine for many areas but sometimes it takes a day or two to get into areas that we would like to explore. So when the first week in May promised to be fine weather, David and I took some time off of work to […]
Spring Above Spring Canyon
It was a beautiful Spring day and perfect for exploring southern Utah. This time, my brother David and I headed for the high bench country between Ten Mile Canyon and Spring Canyon, west of Moab, Utah and east of the Green River. First stop was Dubinky Well on the Dubinky Well Road. Then west past […]
South to Arizona
My family (wife, one son, two daughters, myself) and my wife’s parents, decided to take a few days and travel to the Mesa Arizona area to see (their) family and attend the Mesa Temple Pageant. This wasn’t going to be a Utah arch hunting trip but I was hoping to perhaps find an Arizona natural […]
Hiking Negro Bill
There was still plenty of Utah to explore so David and I headed south to Moab for the day. Just after crossing the Colorado River bridge north of Moab, we turned east along the south bank of the river. One of the first side canyons on the south (right) included a Class C natural arch […]
Unreachable Spirit
We were ready for another natural arch hunting trip to Capital Reef National Park. Usually, my brother David and I go. This time, we also took my son Cory and one of his friends. It was springtime in Utah and everyone wanted to get to the outdoors. On the way, I had to stop in […]
Mostly Pictographs & Petroglyphs
The weather looked clear enough to justify a trip to the Moab area so David and I jumped in my Ford Explorer and headed south from Orem, Utah. We first stopped at the small community of Thompson Springs, north of Moab and east of Green River, Utah. This community is part ghost town, part current […]
No More Winter Please
Winter is dragging on way too long so David and I head for the hills west of Parowan Utah in hopes that there’s not too much snow or mud. Along the way we visited a few towns and settlements so I could take at least one picture and be able to say that I had been […]
Winter’s Devils Slide
It was a typical gray and dark winter day in northern Utah. After a mild winter, I was anxious to get out and see some sun. On this day, I had to settle for just ‘getting out’. David and I jumped in my Ford Explorer and headed north and then east into Weber Canyon. As […]
Boris and Natasha looking for petrol
Saturday, the 25th of January, David and I drove south to Arches National Park near Moab Utah. We then hiked to Clover Canyon to verify the existence of a natural arch there (and to enjoy some sun). Nearby is Broken Arch and Sand Dune Arch. Along the way we stopped and visited Magic Mystery Bridge, a […]