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Nevada

Visiting Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada

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Hiking and Camping at Cathedral Gorge State ParkCathedral Gorge State Park in Panaca, NV is a hidden gem in the heart of the Great Basin Desert. The Great Basin Desert is the largest US desert, which covers an arid expanse of about 190,000 square miles and is bordered by the Sierra Nevada Range to the West, and Rocky Mountains to the East. At the South East corner of Nevada sits Cathedral Gorge State Park, which exposes erosion that has carved unique patterns in the soft bentonite clay.

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April 25, 2016
Central Utah

Visiting Nine Mile Canyon

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Nine Mile Canyon, Utah trail guide

From its name Nine Mile Canyon, you'd imagine that it would literally be nine miles. In reality, Nine Mile Canyon is actually a 70 mile long Backcountry Byway. The BLM believes it derived its name from, when in 1869, John Wesley Powell was exploring the Green River. The expeditions cartographer used a nine mile transect for mapping and the canyon retained that name.

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April 20, 2016
Central Utah

Hiking Broads Fork Twin Peaks via Robinson’s Variation

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Twin Peaks via Robinson's Variation, Broad's Fork trail, Utah

Broads Fork Twin Peaks in Big Cottonwood Canyon via Robinson's Variation is not for the weak nor beginner hiker. It's a tough, long day.  If you've done any research on this peak, you've seen several routes that will lead you to the top. My friend who lead us on this hike, had done it other the ways, but wanted to try this route out. I was up for anything! He had heard it was do-able, but steep. Robinson's Variation was also appealing to us because it could be done as a loop hike - up Robinson's, summit, then down the traditional Broad's Fork route.

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April 14, 2016
Central Utah

Hiking to Lisa Falls, Little Cottonwood Canyon

Hiking

Lisa Falls, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah

Lisa Falls is another super easy waterfall to reach, and is great for kids.

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April 7, 2016
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