Backpacking Archives | Stuck in the Rockies

White Dome and Peak One

Aug 23, 2019

A post from our recent trip to the Weminuche, to climb White Dome, Peak One, and Hunchback Mountain.

Macey Lakes

Jul 31, 2019

Exploring the valleys and summits of the Sangre de Cristos, this time up to Macey Lakes and Colony Baldy.

Bears Ears and Fish & Owl Canyons

Nov 7, 2017

We recently made a trip to Fish and Owl Canyons down in Cedar Mesa. It's a region of Southeastern Utah that’s home to canyons, mountains, forested mesas, impressive sandstone formations and considerable Native American history. (more…)

Salt Creek

Oct 23, 2017

At the far southern end of the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park is a valley called Salt Creek. The Salt Creek region is full of ancient ruins and petroglyphs unlike other areas of this National Park.

Mount Nebo – Mount Oso

Sep 10, 2017

A trip to the Weminuche Wilderness to climb the 13ers Mount Oso and Mount Nebo via Hunchback Pass, Vallecito Creek, Nebo Creek and Rock Lake.

Groundhog Basin

Jul 9, 2017

It’s become a bit of a tradition for us to escape the July 4th crowds in town and go explore the Sangres.

Bryce Canyon National Park

Nov 1, 2016

We love Bryce Canyon National Park. We just returned from four days of trail running and backpacking there and we were blown away by the beauty. Utah has no shortage of incredible desert scenery, the state has five National Parks to showcase it all. But through the years we had always set our sights on the other members of Utah’s “Big 5” (Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Zion are the...

Brush Lakes and Electric Peak

Jul 8, 2016

We’ve always insisted that some of the easiest peaks can present the biggest challenges. We had twice failed to reach the grassy summit of Electric Peak, 13,598 ft. in the Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Once in the fall it was due to unexpected snow and the second time, in summer, was due to intense rain.

Pierre Lakes

Aug 18, 2015

We made a trip up to a favorite remote spot for the weekend, to Pierre Lakes high above Snowmass Creek. Many people who have climbed Capitol Peak have peered down to the rocky basin with the alpine lakes and promised themselves they would camp there someday, but the reality is that few actually do. (more…)

Dry Lakes and Horn Peak

Sep 24, 2014

Continuing with our exploration of the peaks and valleys of the Sangre de Cristo mountains, we headed up to another new area, Dry Lakes and Horn Peak, 13,450 ft. (more…)