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September 14th 2019
Published: October 6th 2019
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In mid September, Anne and I traveled to Utah to hike in several areas in the south as well as one hike in the Uinta mountains in the northeastern part of the state. It involved a good bit of driving, but we got it all done in the allotted time. We flew into Salt Lake City on a Saturday, arriving around 2:00 PM, and then had a long, 250 mile drive to Cedar City. On Sunday, we drove about 20 mi... Read Full Entry



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Anne & Lee
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Anne and I started our hiking trips back in 2001 and have managed to get two or three trips in each year since. Most of the trips were part of our quest to hike in all of the US National Parks, a quest we completed in 2015 with our trip to Alaska and the Gates of the Arctic and Kobuk Valley parks. At that time there were 59 parks. Since 2015 we have revisited some of our favorite areas and those have been blogged as well. Additionally, along the way we’ve taken a couple of trips to Canada where we hiked in most, if not all, of the Canadian National Parks in the Rocky Mountains. And then ... full info
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Cedar Breaks
A panorama shot from Ramparts Overlook.
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Cedar Breaks
From the overlook at the trail head for the Alpine Pond Nature Trail.
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Cedar Breaks
Another from the overlook at the trail head for the Alpine Pond Nature Trail.
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Cedar Breaks
And another from the overlook at the trail head for the Alpine Pond Nature Trail.
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Cedar Breaks.
From the Alpine Pond Nature Trail.
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Alpine Pond
From the short two mile Alpine Pond loop trail at Cedar Breaks NM.
Red Canyon area of Dixie National ForestRed Canyon area of Dixie National Forest
Red Canyon area of Dixie National Forest
From the Castle Bridge Section of the Golden Wall Trail.
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Red Canyon area
From the Golden Wall Trail
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Red Canyon area
From the Golden Wall Trail
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Red Canyon area
From the Golden Wall Trail. Note the window in the center of the picture.
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The Golden Wall
View of the wall from below as the trail approaches it.
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The Golden Wall
Another of the view of the wall from below.
Balanced RockBalanced Rock
Balanced Rock
This balanced rock is on the north end of the wall. It sits on the thinnest neck I've ever seen.
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The Golden Wall
The wall with the balanced rock on the end.
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The Golden Wall
Us with the balanced rock in the background.
Buckhorn PointBuckhorn Point
Buckhorn Point
Large rock hoodoo on top of Buckhorn Point, on a side trail up to the view at the point.
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Trail to Buckhorn Point
The trail up to the point was along something of a knife edge with steep drop offs on either side.
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Buckhorn Trail
Looking down the trail from Buckhorn Point overlook. The junction with the Golden Wall trail is to the right at the end of the ridge.
Arches TrailArches Trail
Arches Trail
Some of the 20 or so arches along the little Arches Trail in the Red Canyon area.
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The Buckhorn trail
The steps coming down from the junction with the Golden Wall trail.
The PandoThe Pando
The Pando
Sign at the Pando grove.



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