Category Archives: Utah – Southern

Trips in southern Utah

Beef Basin & Arch Canyon Adventure

7-10 Oct 2020 Moab was packed.  With road construction, traffic was backed up almost to Arches – and this was on a Wednesday afternoon.  Most of the Utah universities canceled classes to reduce the spread of COVID-19, so naturally everyone … Continue reading

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The Rocky “Muddy” – June 2019

June 15, 2019 We had a good snowpack this year, so we had been watching the water level of Muddy Creek in the San Rafael Swell.  We have only floated it once before, back in 2011.  It takes an above … Continue reading

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San Juan River Trip – June 2018

June 4-8, 2018 This year, none of our usual group of “river rats” obtained any river permits, but somehow Hannah managed to pick up a canceled San Juan permit and a canceled Middle Fork of the Salmon permit.  And they … Continue reading

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White Rim Trail – May 2018

18 May 2018 Jamie and I rode the White Rim Trail back in 2014.  Last time we rode in a clockwise direction and it took us 10 hours to complete the loop.  This included two of the three side spurs; … Continue reading

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Gemini Bridges – May 2018

  17 May 2018 I hadn’t been to Gemini Bridges in many years, so I decided to take Jamie and Jason there for some dirt biking.  We drove down to the Moab area on a Thursday morning and stopped at … Continue reading

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Poison Spring Canyon to the Dollhouse – Apr 2018

14 April 2018 This is my third dirt bike ride to the Dollhouse area within the Maze District of Canyonlands.  I was with Ross and Danny on this trip.  We stayed in a cabin in Hanksville rather than camping near … Continue reading

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Hole In The Rock Trail – Apr 2018

13 April, 2018 Last year I took Jamie and Jason on a three-day adventure ride that included the historic Hole In The Rock Road where the Mormon Pioneers took their wagons down a narrow and steep crack in the cliff … Continue reading

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Boulder Mountain Adventure – Sept 2017

Sept. 12-16, 2017 In 2016, we attempted a ride from Challis, Idaho, to Burgdorf Hot Springs.  We had to go elsewhere due to a large forest fire.  So, we tried again this year.  I spent months planning and refining the … Continue reading

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Grand Staircase-Escalante – May 2017

May 25-27, 2017 There has been a lot of controversy over the recent National Monuments formed in Utah.  But one thing I will say, is that it gives me a name for my adventure report! This trip has been in … Continue reading

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Sand Hollow RZR Ride – Mar 2017

Since Jason was still recovering from his broken arm and was unable to ride his dirt bike, we decided to rent two Polaris RZR 900s for spring break.  We rented from the Southern Utah Adventure Center in Hurricane, Utah, and … Continue reading

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