Jacob City: A Ghost of Utah’s Past
The Ford Bronco II pitched and rolled up the narrow canyon. It’s oversized rear windows afforded a crystalline view into...
Naturalist Basin
Oblique rays of golden light sliced like laser beams between thick columns of pine. The sharp illumination at our backs...
The Lakes Backcountry
The Lakes Backcountry, as it’s referred to by the Forest Service, is a prodigious chunk of roadless land almost one...
Eardley Canyon
The canyon walls rise and darken. Near the bottom where we walk they are almost black. These are the narrows. Running a hand on the cool stone evokes a feeling of sanctity. This is why we came here.
Johnson Canyon and Montezuma’s Gold
A few miles east of Kanab, a deep canyon slices northward through the multihued cliffs of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National...
Off-trail in the High Uintas
It was August, and angry thunderheads gathered as I drove toward Uinta Canyon Trailhead. The windshield wipers fought a losing...
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Willis Creek
Willis Creek is a narrow canyon with sculpted sandstone walls that tower up to 300 feet above the stream...
The Wave and North Coyote Buttes
The Southwest is packed with strange landscapes, but The Wave offers a special brand of surrealism. No artist could have...
Buckskin Gulch
The grandeur of Buckskin Gulch is almost oppressive. Some landscapes subtly affirm nature’s mastery of the sublime. There’s nothing...
Yellow Rock
Just west of Cottonwood Creek in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, great lumps of Navajo sandstone lie jumbled on...
Hackberry Canyon
The shallow stream ripples quietly across a flat bed of fine sand, bracketed on each side by willow thickets. The canyon widens as it cuts through the colorful Moenave and Chinle formations...
Hobble Creek Canyon: A Wilderness Walmart
Hobble Creek Canyon is one of the last-best-close places around Provo that offers a condensed, convenient version of Utah's best outdoor experiences.