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A Mostly Dry November Foray into Buckskin Gulch

February 20, 2020 by Amiee

We hiked from sunup to sundown and only felt the warmth of the sun on our faces for a few fleeting seconds. It was the first of November and the Paria Canyon region hadn’t seen rainfall since May. This was our moment.    Straddling the Utah/Arizona border, Buckskin Gulch is a 13-mile chasm carved deep…

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Filed Under: Featured, Hiking, The Desert Tagged With: Adventures, Buckskin Gulch, Featured, Kangaroo the Dog, Paria Canyon, Slot Canyons, Utah

Visiting Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Winter

March 13, 2018 by Amiee

Of all the things I wondered about on this land, I wondered the hardest about the seduction of certain geographies that feel like home — not by story or blood but merely by their forms and colors. How our perceptions are our only internal map of the world, how there are places that claim you…

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Filed Under: The Desert Tagged With: Escalante, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Hiking Utah, Slot Canyons, Southern Utah, Utah, Winter Adventure

Kangaroo the Dog Does Little Wild Horse Canyon

December 3, 2014 by Amiee

Little Wild Horse Canyon, located close to Goblin Valley in Utah’s San Rafael Swell, is probably the best entry level slot canyon in Utah for families with kids and four-legged buddies. The main narrows of the canyon can be reached in just a short 10-15 minute walk from the trailhead. Follow the sandy wash for…

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Filed Under: The Desert, The Dog Tagged With: Kangaroo the Dog, San Rafael Swell, Slot Canyons, Southern Utah, Utah

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I still don’t quite understand how one can “ow I still don’t quite understand how one can “own” a bazillion years of geological time 🤔
New obsession, desert ice! New obsession, desert ice!
Not sure if either one of us is ever going to get Not sure if either one of us is ever going to get used to these average Monday morning run views (not a fan of how close he gets to the edge though).
Was worried I’d miss the snow living in the dese Was worried I’d miss the snow living in the desert this winter. Guess I don’t have to 🤷🏼‍♀️
Took my mom on her first slot canyon adventure the Took my mom on her first slot canyon adventure the other week. She said she learned those moves watching Ninja Warriors 😂 We then ticked off another of her bucket list items and had dinner at @hellsbackbonegrill (holy moly carrot cupcake desert, no photos cuz we enjoyed every second!). Now she just needs to buy a horse or at least find one to borrow and her winter in the desert will be complete (although she still has four more months here)!
Day 41 in a tent. Temps never got above freezing t Day 41 in a tent. Temps never got above freezing today. Hotel tomorrow 😜
A few bits of fall in the desert now that I live h A few bits of fall in the desert now that I live here 🌵🍂 💛
When your dog and hubby are sporting matching @sto When your dog and hubby are sporting matching @stormykromerofficial masks and only one of them is wearing it appropriately...
Last night we played bananagrams and I only used f Last night we played bananagrams and I only used flower words. I did not win 🤷🏼‍♀️, yet I did 🎨 💐!
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