Welcome to my hiking blog! If you're looking for information on hiking, walking, trails, places to explore, welcome and enjoy the read!...

Utah summers can be brutally hot, with temperatures often hitting the upper 90s and 100s (35-40 Celsius). Luckily, there’s one area that...

Nature is always close by here in Utah, even if you live in the city. This relatively short but steep hike begins in a quiet neighborhood...

The iconic view through Mesa Arch, the La Sal Mountains on the horizon and Buck Canyon below. If you’ve ever looked into traveling around...

Landscapes along the Colorado River Scenic Byway Summer is here, and that means national parks are going to get busy. To help manage...

By now, you may have heard that the Trump administration has cut budgets affecting many government departments, including the United...

An adventurous hike near Kanab, Utah   As I mentioned in the Scout Overlook  blog, I hadn’t been to the Southwestern part of Utah in a...

Okay, okay… I promised a hiking blog, but occasionally I’ll have to veer off-topic and off-course, just because. Enter “Belly of the...

The boys (a.k.a. my husband and son) had plans, so my daughter and I decided to go on a little impromptu mother-daughter trip. The...

Until recently, I had only visited Bryce Canyon National Park in summer. So needless to say, when an opportunity for a winter trip came...

It was a cold and windy Sunday afternoon, the sun was shining brightly. I needed to get away, reassemble my thoughts, get ready for a...