We love hiking! We hike often all throughout the year, and have found so many great trails! There is just something special about being together as a family exploring the outdoors, and then arriving at a beautiful destination. It is a wonderful adventure for our family.
Utah has so many hikes. Thousands of different trails. We share all of the hikes that we have hiked as family, and give all the details here that you’ll need as you head out on the trail. How long, how hard, fees required, and more.
We found ourselves at the Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve a little too early this year. We visited during the last week of March, and only a few of the fun birds to see had returned. The preserve, which is run by the Nature Conservancy, is located on the shore of…
Today we did a hike far from Utah Valley. This one was way out by Delta, and it was called The Great Stone Face. Apparently, the Pioneers in this area could see the face of Joseph Smith in a rock formation here. Of course, we wanted to check it out. The…
My wife and boys were out of town on Saturday near the end of September in 2013, which gave me the opportunity to hike Mount Timpanogos for the first time. Let me start by saying this is not a hike on which to take your young family. I saw only 1…
Let me start by saying there are 2 lakes called Dog Lake in Big Cottonwood Canyon. This is the smaller of the two, and it starts right at Brighton Ski Resort. (The larger hike begins at Mill D Trailhead). This hike begins at the Majestic ski run right at the…
Wasatch Mountain State Park is located in Midway near Heber City. The park has a lot of activities including camping, hiking, biking, history, fishing, and golf. We always have a lot of fun when we spend a day or two in this state park. Camping There is a large campground for…
The Ogden Nature Center is a small nature preserve right in the middle of Ogden. It is a peaceful, relaxing place to spend a morning or afternoon. As you walk into the nature center, you walk past lots of different birdhouses. They have a contest every year to add new houses…