More hiking adventures

Yesterday we took a very short hike into Big Cottonwood Canyon on Guardsman's Pass. More photos here.

Yesterday’s Hike

I love summer because I get to do so many cool things. Like hiking, backpacking and traveling. I'll be sharing links to my adventures here. So many activists get burned out because they spend all their time doing activist stuff. The passion remains but the energy to continue the activism wanes sometimes. So it's good … Continue reading Yesterday’s Hike

Respite

It was great to leave the valley and take our first backpacking trip of the season. I was in way better shape than I thought, carrying a pack weighing about 30-35 pounds and hiking the first day about 2-3 miles, virtually all uphill, without having to stop much. It was a beautiful couple of days. … Continue reading Respite

Beautiful Utah

The weather was perfect and the scenery, as usual breathtaking. Our backpacking trip to southern Utah this past weekend was astounding. We backpacked in to Upper Calf Creek Falls in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. To get there you have to hike down about a mile of slick rock. Once to the bottom, the trail … Continue reading Beautiful Utah

Going backpacking

My first backpacking trip occured when I was 43. That was three years ago. That year I took two more backpacking trips and have been backpacking to various spots ever since. I'm hooked. I have a 4 day hiatus from teaching as part of the Utah Education Association's state conference for teachers. I'm going backpacking. … Continue reading Going backpacking