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Nature & Hiking Photography

2021-07-05 Craters of the Moon National Monument

The Fins climbing is more of an afternoon place when the weather is warm because it gets direct sun at nearly first light. After scouting around there we figured we’d check out Craters of the Moon National Monument before heading back to Salt Lake City. The National Monument is only about 45 minutes from the […]

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Climbing Nature & Hiking

2021-07-05 Fins

After hiking Borah we headed over to the Fins a little more than an hour away. The Fins are a relatively high elevation limestone crag at the tip of the Lost River Range in Idaho. We didn’t budget too much time for climbing on this long weekend trip, but we were able to get a […]

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Nature & Hiking

2021-07-02 thru 04 Borah Peak

The weather in the general area around SLC for the 4th of July was on the difficult side. Many of the mountain areas had typical July forecasts, chance of showers or thunderstorms. The likelihood in areas like the Tetons, Winds, etc all were enough that there would definitely be some kind of weather, but it’d […]

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Motorcycling Nature & Hiking

2021-06-26 thru 27 Uintas Solo Ride

I took a solo ride into the Uintas to check out some areas I hadn’t been before and get some running in at altitude and at cooler temps than here in Salt Lake. It was a short trip, not much more than 24 hours. I ran up Iron Mine Mountain, via a non-existent trail according […]

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Climbing Nature & Hiking

2020-11-21 San Rafael Swell

November 20-21, 2020 Just before Thanksgiving we took a little trip to the Swell to get out of the house and experience some nature. We did some climbing but more exploring in this area that we’ve come to love given its beauty and proximity to Salt Lake. Just recently a lot of signs have been […]