Expedition Travel
Expedition or Adventure travel is what we do when we are getting away from civilization for longer periods of time.
Trip Planning – Thanksgiving 2009
Right now I am working on my second favorite task, planning a trip. LJ and I will be spend 5 days during Thanksgiving break in Moab. We are planning on White Rim counter clockwise. If WR is closed due to weather I am planning to either head out to Lockhart Basin or spend time... more
Spring 2009 Utah Adventure – Days 9 & 10
Saturday brought the last full day of our spring vacation. We had stayed at Wahweap last night so we could take the tour of Glen Canyon Dam at 8:00 am. Visiting the dam is something I have always wanted to do. Glen Canyon Dam represents one of the marvels of human engineering. While I... more
Spring 2009 Utah Adventure – Day 8
On Friday we awoke up to a beautiful day. We stayed in our sleeping bags waiting for it to warm up from a cold night. We had an easy breakfast and go started on breaking camp. Once packed and loaded we drove south to a place called red pocket. I saw this landmark on the map... more
Spring 2009 Utah Adventure – Day 7
We had a windy night camping on the Paria Plateau. It was still very wind this morning. I was able to get breakfast cooked and we ate in the tent. At about 10:30 we got underway on our drive back to Paw Hole for our planned hike. Once at Paw Hole we headed north into... more
Spring 2009 Utah Adventure – Day 6
Our start for day 6 was leisurely. It was a cold night and we did not want to get out of our sleeping bags until the sun was close. The goal for the day was to see Grosvenor arch and hike the Cottonwood narrows. I wanted to be on Paria Plateau to setup our... more
Left Hand Colet – Closed?
While planning our 2009 spring trip adventure I planned on taking Left Hand Colet from Hole-in-the-rock Road to Smoky Mountain Road. When we stopped for a snack in Boulder, Utah, the owner told me that Left Hand Colet was closed due to a wash out from 2 years ago. Bummer, I thought, it’s time... more
Spring 2009 Utah Adventure – Day 5
We got packed and out of camp by 9:20 this morning. We had a long day ahead of us. Our first destination was the dinosaur track way at the start of the Colet top road. The tracks took a little time to find but once in the right area we could see them all over. They... more
Spring 2009 Utah Adventure – Day 4
Last night we had no problems with the new tent. There were a few big gusts and the tent just shook. We had rain on and off for much of the night but awoke to a cold clear morning. The sliver of the moon was setting as the sun started to rise. It was... more
Spring 2009 Utah Adventure – Day 3
Day 3 started with us getting out of camp by around 9:00 am. Our goal for the day was to find our camping spot on Hole-in-the-Rock road. Our first stop was at the top of the cut through the Circle Cliffs on the Burr Trail at the Long Canyon overlook. At this spot the... more
Spring 2009 Utah Adventure – Day 2 part 2
Continuing on with day 2 we finally entered our first park, Capital Reef. Our trip is now really beginning. A little further on and the Burr Trail ascended a number of switchbacks as it passed through the cliffs of Waterpocket Fold. We found a side trail shortly after the Burr Trail topped out. It said... more
