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And now for something completely different. — Monty Python Getting There I just got back from an awesome and very out‑of‑the‑ordinary trip — fishing… in the tropics. Huh? Yeah, I’m still a little perplexed myself. Maybe it’s all the sun and salt water I’ve been marinating in for the last ten days. Thinking back on […]
We made a quick trip up to the Uintas this weekend. We originally planned to climb Saturday and run Sunday, but the weather didn’t cooperate Saturday after we got there. We opted to swap the days. The Uintas are always a fun little getaway out of the heat in SLC.
I had the good fortune over the weekend to get a visit from an old friend from Connecticut. Our plan was to visit Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. This area has been in the news for at least the last 4 years or more depending on your level of awareness into land conservation issues. Most recently […]
The Fins climbing is more of an afternoon place when the weather is warm because it gets direct sun at nearly first light. After scouting around there we figured we’d check out Craters of the Moon National Monument before heading back to Salt Lake City. The National Monument is only about 45 minutes from the […]
May 30-31, 2020 The weather in the Salt Lake Valley is starting it inexorable crawl up the thermometer. Saturday saw the highest average temp ([max+min]/2) in May thus far recorded. We decided to beat the heat and get a quick trip to the Unitas where the temperatures were in the mid 70’s. We left Saturday […]