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Category: The Great Outdoors

  • Bryce Canyon in the Snow

    Ever since we moved to Utah, Bryce Canyon has been high on our list to visit.  It has special significance with me as it is probably my family’s favorite national park.  In fact, my brother Ben’s middle name is Bryce, after the canyon!  Thus, I convinced Tara of its awesomeness, and she immediately agreed that…

  • Our Favorite Snowshoeing Places

    Tara and I love snowshoeing probably as much as we love hiking.  Since it is basically the winter version of hiking, this statement seems quite obvious.  Being in the midst of a snow-covered forest is so peaceful, and the smell of wet pine is unbeatable.  This is our list of favorites.  All of these trails…

  • Photo of the Whatever

    So this just in: October is nearly over.  This means fall is giving way to winter.  I swear Summer goes way faster when one is no longer in school.  This doesn’t really make sense to me.  To be honest, I don’t mind that the warm weather is dwindling.  I’d say Tara and I made good…

  • Photo of the Whatever

    60mm     F5.6     1/2 sec     ISO 400 There’s no better way to unwind after a challenging day at work than a relaxing evening stroll through the forest.

  • Backpacking Capitol Reef

    Last weekend Tara and I got out on our first backpacking trip of the season.  We headed south down to Capitol Reef National Park for a one-nighter.  We chose to do Lower Spring Canyon, a 9 mile long dry canyon.  The plan going in was to hike like halfway, camp then get up the next…

  • My Favorite Outdoor Places—Eastern Nebraska Edition

    Those of you that subscribe to my RSS feed may have gotten a rare sneak peak at this post.  I was working on this Sunday evening, and it ended up taking far longer than I had intended it to.  Thus, it was getting late (by late, I mean 10:30), and I was getting cranky.  I…

  • Moab

    This past weekend, Tara and I ventured down to Moab with friends.  We left Saturday morning and arrived at Arches National Park around 12:30 and spent the day seeing, you guessed it, arches.  First on the agenda was the Delicate Arch, a must see, especially if you live in Utah.  After all, it’s on the…

  • Goodbye Snowboard, Hello Mountain Bike!

      Although I had a slight twinge of sadness as I unstrapped and walked off the resort after the last run of the season a few weeks ago, such emotions did not last long as I packed the board in the back of the closet and pulled out the mountain bike.  After a quick tune-up,…

  • A Hike to the Hot Pots

    This past Saturday, Tara and I ventured down to Spanish Fork Canyon to take advantage of the perfect weather with a hike to the 5th Water Hot Springs known as the “Hot Pots” by the locals.  It took us longer than we’d have liked to get to the trailhead.  This was partially do to me…