by Taylor Lasseigne | Jul 26, 2011 | Featured, Utah
Day three in Zion looked quite different form the previous days. The sun disappeared, and in its place were low hanging clouds that spit mist from dawn to about 4:00 PM. The drizzle tamed the dust and generated cooler hiking temperatures. I packed up all of my gear...
by Taylor Lasseigne | Jul 25, 2011 | Utah
On Monday morning I speed-hiked down the West Rim Trail (see the post from July 24, 2011). On the canyon floor, I shuttled to Watchman campground, set up camp, and filled my belly with a delicious Beef Ravioli MRE – one of the best yet! I crammed all electronics...
by Taylor Lasseigne | Jul 24, 2011 | Utah
by Taylor Lasseigne | Jun 14, 2008 | Utah
Finishing up early at Buckskin Gulch allowed us just enough daylight to skim the surface of Zion National Park. Zion, Utah’s oldest and most visited national park, is located in the southwestern corner of the state. The park is amazing, but don’t think...
by Taylor Lasseigne | Jun 14, 2008 | Utah
For the second day in a row, I woke to a pair of unfamiliar eyes peering into our tent. This time it was not an old man but a small Cockapoo, a cross between a Cocker Spaniel and a Poodle. What a weird sight in the middle of the Utah desert! I simply had to get up and...
by Taylor Lasseigne | Jun 13, 2008 | Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah
Continuing along on our Summer ’08 Road Trip, Angela and I left Mesa Verde and headed west towards Buckskin Gulch, a slot canyon on the Arizona/Utah border. On the way we stopped at Four Corners Monument, where visitors can simultaneously exist in Utah,...
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