Backpacking Archives | Stuck in the Rockies

Snowmass S Ridge

Aug 27, 2020

The S Ridge on the west side of Snowmass Mountain might be our favorite route on that 14er.

Cotton Lake

Jul 16, 2020

A Fourth of July in isolation (hiding out) from the holiday crowds, up at Cotton Lake in the Sangre de Cristos.

Looking out at Rito Alto Lake. Most Coloradans know the Sangre de Cristo Mountains for the eight 14ers that reside within them. Sure, those summits are dramatic and any adventure in to see them is worthwhile. But if you look beyond that part of the range, you’ll see dozens of other valleys and lakes to explore, and seemingly countless 13,000 foot summits that are seldom visited. We recently took the...

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

Taking it all in under Neville’s Arch, deep in Owl Canyon. You can barely make out Christy (in red) beneath. 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

Running up one of the forks of the Navajo Loop. 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...