Utah is home to the greatest snow on earth, which means there are a lot of great winter adventures in this state. We love finding ways to enjoy winter and snow without spending a lot of money, or getting too cold, or needing too much gear. All of these ideas are the fun winter adventures we have tried in order to have a great winter.
Dripping Rock Trail is the perfect winter hike for families. The destination is fun and often amazing, and it's a flat, easy walk. This is a great trail in the summer, too, but when we hiked Dripping Rock Trail in Winter we definitely weren't getting in the water to splash around.…
We have being hiking in Utah for a number of years, but we had never tried hiking in the wintertime. This year we decided to bundle up and head to the mountains, and we fell in love with winter hiking. We feel like we have been missing out on so much…
Even though it's cold outside, we took a trip to visit The Farm at Gardner Village. This small farm is next to the west parking area and has the friendliest workers and volunteers. Everyone was so helpful and kind as they told us about the animals that live at the farm.…
Our fifth hike in the 52 Hike Challenge was also our last hike in January. We decided to try something that was a little more work, because the day was supposed to be clear and cold, with the temperature in the mid 20s. Ensign Peak seemed about right, and we'd hiked…
On a Friday after school in January, we decided to hike the American Fork Canyon Nature Trail. It's only a half-mile roundtrip, and since it was getting toward 4 o'clock, we needed to keep it short (see our Tips for Winter Hiking). This is also our fourth hike in our 52 Hike…
We've always been a little worried about hiking in winter, but this year we decided to undertake the 52 Hike Challenge, and we knew if we started in June that we'd never catch up by the end of the summer, so we chose some of our favorite hikes to try in…