Day Hike

Shoshone Geyser Basin

Trip: 
Shoshone Geyser Basin
Date: 
28 August 2009
GW Rating: 
Hell Yeah

If you have the time and the legs for it, this hike is really a must-do for anyone who enjoys geysers. We did this ~18 mile hike in one long day. But if you have the time and inclination, stay in one of the backcountry campsites around the lake. There's a bit of a elevation going over Grant's Pass, but it's a negligible 300' of gradual slope. We left the parking lot at 08:00 and returned about 16:00 - and this included a good hour at the geyser basin, but we chose not to wait for Lone Star Geyser. Continue reading »

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Zebra Slot

Trip: 
Zebra Slot
Date: 
27 September 2008
GW Rating: 
Yeah
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Upper Calf Creek - West

Trip: 
Boulder Mountain
Date: 
26 September 2008
GW Rating: 
Hell Yeah

Calf Creek provides the biggest return on investment of all the hiking near Boulder, UT. It has two impressive waterfalls, it cuts a beautiful canyon, and it runs through some of the hardest landscape in the country. On our recent trip out, we made a return hike to the Upper Calf Creek falls. Continue reading »

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Coyote Gulch

Trip: 
Coyote Natural Bridge
Date: 
28 September 2008
GW Rating: 
Hell Yeah
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GPS accuracy could have been a bit better in the canyon. No, we didn't jump around nearly as much as this twitchy track would suggest. And I even cleaned this up a bit.

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Pacaya Volcano

Trip: 
Pacaya Volcano
Date: 
26 February 2008
Price: 
$80
GW Rating: 
Hell Yeah

When you need a change of pace from the ruined churches and general goings-on of Antigua, you can take an easy day-trip to an actual volcano. It's an easy hike and you have a very good chance of seeing actual real-life lava. Continue reading »

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