Moab reminds us of the Wisconsin Dells of the west with all of the tourists, piles of cars jamming themselves into the entrances of the national parks, as well as the tourist t-shirt shops and nic nac stores on the main strip on 191. In Arches national park, there are some great canyons which are straightforward and can be accessed all year. The...
Utah Petroglyphs After getting out of Moab, we headed down to southeast Utah for some solitude and to visit some ancient American history out in the desert. The Navajo and the Anasazi have thrived in this region for thousands of years until 800-1000 years ago, the Anasazi disappeared. Utah Petroglyphs There are some remote areas in south Utah where artifacts exist as well...
The sun was just breaking over the mountain ridge as we met up with Peter Hartley to visit a sacred place in one of the Alpine Karst region's in Idaho. Night was still upon us as we made our way out to south Idaho but just as we got to the trail head, the Forrest around us started to warm up and the...
Heaven's Gate Cave, Utah I hiked up almost two and a half miles of mountainous limestone terrain to an elevation of around 8 to 9,000ft. to seek out the photogenic Heaven's Gate Cave in Utah. I morning was clear with a thin scent of pine in the air and blue skies across the ridge. It was quite the hike to get to the this 170ft....
Fernando at the Top of Frayed Knot Falls Pit in Main Drain, Utah Main Drain Cave is one of the most formidable and environmentally hostile cave systems for human exploration in the United States. Extreme care and consideration must be taken when entering this system. The very nature of this cave is extremely demanding with regard to the environment (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); and one wrong...
Colombine Pit, Utah We went back up tot he Unita Mountains to get away from the city a bit and visit another cave in the area. This cave is a 30ft drop that slopes into a room and ends with no passage to be found. Colombine Pit, Utah At 10,100ft., this cave is the highest in Utah which had some nice views of...
