The southwestern desert requires an attention to detail. What it lacks in grandeur that you see in the Colorado Plateau area or mountains, it makes up in picturesque colors and compositions that you have to look closely to appreciate. There’s nothing like…
The Grand Staircase is remote. It’s sandwiched between a bunch of parks but ran by the Bureau of Land Management, not the National Park Service. Thus, instead of pavement, you get dirt. And instead of a bathroom, you get a dirt hole, or maybe an outhouse if you’re lucky…
So, I’m an idiot and hiked Angels Landing without the memory card in my camera, so the few pictures I have from this world-class hike are from my iPhone. We then did The Narrows, but due to it being a slot canyon with water up to your knees, it’s dangerous to take a…
I wrote a bit more about this amazing place in my journal entry a few days ago, but finally got around to uploading and editing the pictures. Out of all of the areas I’ve been to, I must say that this was the most bizarre. I would even venture to say that, if I were tasked with showing someone…
When you first arrive at White Pocket, you may be a little disappointed. It’s one of the more difficult drives in the region with many, many opportunities to get stuck. Deep sand and hills lend to the name this part of the Vermillion Cliffs/Paria Plateau: The Sand Hills. We’re talking beach sand six…
The Wave is just spectacular. A true natural wonder. But for me, what made it was having the place to myself. Being able to just sit on the bottom, lay down, and enjoy the place without any one else around was almost spiritual. You keep touching the rock, wondering how the hell it was made and how it got those…
