Winter 2020

Winter 2020

Saturday, July 9, 2022

Bucket List Master of Adventures to do one day....

A few fun hikes and adventures I want to go on one day....


Dripping Rock Trail, Spanish Fork, Paved trail and hike down to the waterfall area, park by a golf course, park across the street from the oaks at Spanish fork country club.  on powerhouse road. 


Big/Little Cottonwood
Devils Castle Loop at Alta
Hounds tooth



Petes Rock- climb and Rappel





Layton- Adams Canyon Waterfall
Farmington- Patsy's Mine


Cabin
Hot Springs in Midway
Lily Lake- Uintas
Uintas- high line trail- Lambert Meadow
Hikes- Shepherd Lake, Cliff Lake, Watson Lake trendy hike to Clyde Lake, Three divide Lake and Twin Lakes, Lofty Lake Loop
Grandaddy Basin
Cave at the cabin
http://backyardexcursions.blogspot.com/2010/07/hiking-up-south-fork.html

Lofty Lake Loop



























Moab- 
Fiery Furnace- RTR- two routs on Gaia
Pool arch canyon- often has water

Moonflower Canyon- Kane Creek RTR- hang out with kids, small stream running down, fun crack by the entrance 
play around in hunter canyon
kevins favorite hike is funnel arch right off Kane creek
South of Moab- SGR Canyon- RTR
culvert canyon?
cameltoe with some water?
Cable arch. Family friendly. Climb then rappel 
Day Canyon- climbing Pocket Rocket- 5.9 over hung and pretty big moves. Rest at second clip

Rock CLimbing- Day Canyon Ang says do Pocket Rocket


California
- Redwood Forest
Damnation creek
Fern gully 10 mile round trip 
Grove of the titans 
Patrick’s point State park- Camping- 

Fern Canyon, Prairie Creek, Redwoods STake park

Mattole beach Get permit October 1 
Lost Cost Trail 
Jump Canyon and the 7 teacups, canyoneering, wetsuits, by Fresno/Death Valley




Lake Powell Area- below Hanksville
The Black Hole of White Canyon near the north most port of lake powell
56 miles past hanksville Total Distance: 5 miles  SAN JUAN COUNTY
Difficulty: Strenuous     The Black Hole of White Canyon is a semi-technical canyoneering adventure. This route will require 5 to 6 hours to complete with a shuttle vehicle, add about 45 minutes without a shuttle. A 60-foot rope is useful for handlines, lowering packs and emergency use. Novice canyoneers or those with poor downclimbing skills will need to rappel a couple of short drops, all less than 15-feet high.

Robbers Roost- Middle Fork- RTR
Robbers Roost- Upper Twin Corral Box- RTR
Lost Spring Canyon- Robbers Roost RTR
Robbers Roost- Bull pasture Canyon RTR
Constrychnine Canyon- RTR
Alcatraz
Baptist draw Canyon- Kevin sent to me
Midget Rattler and ****Sad Cow disease (burr trail area)

RIGHT FORK OF NORTH CREEK

Middle Fork that Ang did

North Wash

This is a great location if you want to get away from the bustling towns of Springdale and Moab and have a more remote (no cell service) feel. Be sure to load up all your food/water/gas in Hanksville, then head 29 miles south along Highway 95 (just past the Ticaboo/Powell turnoff) to the Sandthrax Campground, the heart of the North Wash.
Using this campground as a hub, you have access to 50 plus canyons a stones throw away. Be prepared for more stemming, down/upclimbing, and marginal anchors in this region (cairn anchors/deadman/sandtrap).
  • Hogwarts: 2-3 hours; four rappels up to 90 feet; scenic arch; good length rappels.
  • Morocco: 2-3 hours; four-six rappels up to 50 feet; cool arch in the route; some exposure on approach.
  • Leprechaun: 3-6 hours; rappels up to 50 feet; Left/Right are easy; middle is tight.
  • Blarney Canyon
  • Shillelaugh
  • Blue John Canyon





Ogden- 9th Street Crag- Rappel and climb
Causey reservoir- Ogden area- cliffs, paddleboards


Middle of Utah

ProvoBuffalo Peak trail! Finally, a kid friendly summit trail!













Payson

GROTTO FALLS NEBO SCENIC LOOP

If you like the idea of crossing a rushing river via narrow tree trunks and a thundering waterfall finale – this trail is for you. This is my favorite family friendly trail in Utah hands down! The whole hike you have to cross these tree trunk bridges that will make you feel like Calvin and Hobbes out on one of their explorations! Some will ignore this trail because of the length, but that would be a big mistake! The Grotto is a secret gem located right next to Payson, Utah that is about one mile round trip

Vernal
Toothbrush cave is about 20 miles north of Vernal and just east of Little Brush Creek Cave, Fantasy Canyon
Red Fleet State Park (mini Lake Powell)

Canyon lands
The maze- two to three days backpacking with permit


St. George and Zion

Climbing Green Valley Gap- top roping, easy climbs

Silver Reef Trail: Have a kid obsessed with dinosaurs? Silver Reef trail at Red Cliffs Recreation Area is a dinosaur-track trail located near Leeds, Utah. The Silver Reef trail is not a mile long by itself, but if you are visiting Red Cliffs anyway, you will want to check out their Red Reef trail (swimming holes and small waterfalls) and Native American archeological trail too! Each trail is about a quarter mile long and you can choose to stay at Red Cliffs and camp or use one of their day use parking spots! This place will become your all in one place camping destination!  RTR. Red Reef- RTR In spring big pot holes to jump in.  Good camping walk up.  

The vortex hike, stop at birthing cave while out there
Farmstead Bakery in St George
Snow Canyon camping- site 26,  most secluded
Yants Flats Trail in Leeds area
By Ivens, Hell Hole



East side of Zion
  • Red Hollow Slot canyon with kids- just past mt Carmel junction in Orderville, short one hour
  • Vermillion Cliffs
  • Red Canyon AKA peek a boo




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  • Caves- on highway 89, Belly of the dragon and Sand Cave

Inside Zion
  • Birch Hollow -start early.  Very popular- let small groups go through.  Exit up Orderville with a car shuttle, - if permits then can go out Orderville
  • Behunin
  • Orderville canyon - rappel with wetsuits. Add on Birch Canyon to make for a long day- need a permit
  • Keyhole and Pine Creek
  • Hikes- Lady Mountain, West rim 14 miles, Hidden canyon with kids
  • Hobbit Hole AKA Lower Clear Creek (All Trails) 



Near Hurricane, on the way to Zion
Virgin- Sheeps bridge in Falls Park- hot springs and float river
Muddy Bees Bakery- cinnamon rolls

Over the Arizona border
  • Portal Canyon- Virgin Gorge- cross river over a dozen rappels, cross river
  • Cherry Canyon- Virgin Gorge- cross river, 15 rappels, 4-6+ hours-  1500 feet of hiking up



Escalante- southern Utah Middle
Queens Garden Trail- Bryce canyon
Coyote Gulch in Escalante- Set up base camp, hike 3 miles up Hurricane Wash, then next day hike 6 miles down to the Escalante confluence.  "sneaker" route 
Death hollow- backpacking trip- 14 miles round trip, water, 
Cosmic Ashtray 
Chop Rock- canyon
coral pink sand dunes

  • Neon Canyon: 8-10 hours; three rappels up to 85 feet; long approach and exit; pothole experience; wetsuit.
  • Upper Red Breaks: 4-6 hours; one rappel of 30 feet; narrow sections/neat features; avoid in summer.

Nevada- 
Ruby Mountains
cathedral Gorge state park

Arizona/Utah Border
Buckskin Gulch- it is the longest and deepest slot canyon in the southwest United States and may be the longest in the world. As such it is one of the premier destinations for slot canyon hikers, and receives a high amount of foot traffic. half way between the towns of Kanab, Utah and Page, Arizona

Antelope canyon (Lacey rafted down it in high water) and The Wave in Page Arizona (antelope costs 90$ for an adult)
seven falls arizona
Sycamore Falls, Kaibab canyon, Arizona

Grand Canyon- Rainbow Rim biking 

Salome Creek Canyon AZ, AKA

The Jug 


Sedona
Stay at: village of oak creek 
Quail ridge resort
Red Rock State Park

Mountain Biking:
Bike and Bean
See to do list in MTB Project
Red Rock State Park - 5 mile network of family trails. 
Bell Rock area trails - family - 8 trails all 1 to 3 miles easy
Big Park Loop - 3 miles
Intro to Sedona -5.2 miles easy
Cathedral Rock - 10 miles
Mescal Trial - 13 miles
Upper Dry Creek Trials - 15 system trials - 32 miles

Climbing:

Hiking:
Sedona Hiking App

Other:
Petroglyphs at Palatki Heritage Site in Coconino National Forest
Verde Hot Springs
Zip Lines - Predator 
Slide Rock or Grasshopper Point - play in water
Grasshoppers Point or Wet Beaver Creek - cliff jumping

Subway Cave in Boynton Canyon


San Rafael Swell/Capitol Reef

- Fire Canyon- RTR
  • Cassidy Arch Canyon: 4-6 hours; seven rappels up to 132 feet; big views on top of reef; Natural Arch; great day trip.
  • Zero Gravity Slot canyon






Blanding
Hovenweep National monument
House on Fire-

Lake Tahoe
Horsetail Falls

Colorado
http://www.telluridemountainclub.org/via-ferrata/

Nevada
valley of fire state park- Rainbow vista Trail- RTRyan, Balanced Rock- RTR, Atlatl Rock and Arch Rock RTR, Fire Wave RTR, Mouses Tank RTR

  • Little Jamaica- watering hole in/past the gorge- do this on they way to somewhere (California)
  • Gold Stike hot Springs Trail- 6 miles out and bback outside Boulder City NV.  3.5 hours from Phoenix

Idaho

City of Rocks
Upper Bread Loaves East, Bloody Fingers, Lower Bread Loaves, Owl Rock, Anteater, Parking lot Rock, Flaming Rock, Radachello, Bumblie Rock, Elephant Rock, Geowatt, Site 18, Stripe Rock and Tahitian Wall, Steinfells Dome

Castle Rock - Warrior Rock, Kid Rock and Egg Wall. 

palisades creek campground- great for kids

Dierkes lake next to Shoshone Falls- an hour before Boise



Wyoming
Wild Iris Rock Climbing
Rock Creek Hollow
Close by to Wild Iris is Rocky Ridge


Oregon
Bend Oregon- Victorian cafe 

Washington

The enchantment hike Seattle Leavenworth 




Montana
Coffin Lake- an old volcano

Switzerland
https://www.engadin.ch/en/bike/ . - mnt biking for darren

Scotland- smoothie cave

Costa Rica- Bajos del toro- hidden treasure waterfall

Chili- Patagonia- Marble caves 

Mexico- cenote sink hole to swim in, cenote Lu'um by cancun and Xplor adventure park,  130$ a day for all day pass. 




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