Submitted by Backcountry Explorer
Where: Poison Springs, Utah
When: March 2009
Partners: DB, Andy Mac & Mark Beauchamp
About to drop in!
It had only been 4 months since my last visit to North Wash, but I was stoked to be back…and even more thrilled to check out the Poison Springs area, which I’d never visited before.
One of [...]
Submitted by Rocky Mountain Raider
I’ve been slowly ramping up my running mileage now that spring is just around the corner (although with the current weather we have been having, someone will have to tell all the plants that it is not here yet). Normally, I tone down my mileage during the winter for a couple [...]
Submitted by Backcountry Explorer
The first volume of my Zion National Park hiking, scrambling and climbing guidebook is coming in March 2009!
Focusing on summit routes in the park, the book will be the first of its kind. Anticipate a 250-page guide covering routes to nearly 80 summits in and near Zion National Park, including photos and [...]
Submitted by Backcountry Explorer
My guidebook, Rambles & Scrambles: The Definitive Guide to Peakbagging Around Las Vegas, is currently available online and in five retailers in the southern Nevada/SW Utah area!
In the book, a total of 239 peaks in and around Las Vegas are covered. Heavily featuring hiking, scrambling and climbing routes in Red Rock Canyon [...]
Submitted by Backcountry Explorer
Where: Lake Mead National Recreation Area
When: February 2009
Partners: My ma
Mileage/Gain: 16.3/4,400
There’s nothing quite like a long romp deep into the backcountry of Lake Mead National Recreation Area. And with that in mind, my ma and I set out to bag Booth Pinnacle, Pyramid Peak and Saddle Mountain, three remote peaks on [...]
Submitted by Backcountry Explorer
Where: Colorado River, Nevada
Partners: DB & ma
Mileage/Gain: 6/1,000
Although I’d once (about 6 years ago) come partway up Gold Strike Canyon from the river, having approached it via canoe, and once come partway down from the trailhead, I’d never done the entire length of it. Boy, was I missing out…?!?!?!
Let’s see:
And then you [...]
Submitted by Backcountry Explorer
Where: Lake Mead National Recreation Area
When: February 2009
Partners: DB, my ma & HWS
Mileage/Gain: 9/3,100
Harlan had suggested a traverse of Bitter Ridge, which is on the “other side” of Northshore Road from the Redstone Peaks. As it turned out, our fun group had a fabulous time on this rambling, scrambling traverse.
He’s [...]