Monthly Archives: April 2014

By chance, Emil, one of our old trip partners (now living in Whistler) had a few days off and came back to Banff.  He was one of the four others I did the Wapta Traverse with so the entire Wapta alumni all got together at … Continue reading →

Canyoneering is the technical descent of canyons through rappelling or downclimbing. It seemed like a great way to find some solitude in popular Zion.  It also seemed like a great way to really connect to the landscape as you’re pretty much … Continue reading →

Zion  National Park was a bit of a black hole in my research before we left.  I hadn’t researched any hikes or specific things I wanted to do there.  Suz had researched a bike trip west of Zion and I had … Continue reading →

We set the tent up at Calf Creek, a lovely canyon outside Bryce National Park.  Bryce is quite a bit higher in elevation and much colder too.  We woke up with ice on our sleeping bags and frost on our … Continue reading →

Our next bike adventure was up the infamous “Amasaback,” A steep and narrow grind up a few thousand feet of vertical starting from the Colorado River and finishing atop a huge mesa overlooking Canyonlands National Park. Above: Another sign designed … Continue reading →

We woke up from our desert campsite ready to tackle the legendary slickrock trail.  The trail started just a few meters from the tent so we slowly unthawed ourselves and made some coffee and porridge on the camp stove.  The … Continue reading →

We just returned from the Colorado Plateau area of southern Utah.  Having been very fortunate to see many natural wonders on this earth, it’s no idle remark to call this place one of the most incredible I have ever seen. … Continue reading →