As part of our 52 Hike Challenge for 2017, we decided to try a brand new hike. The Little Cottonwood Trail runs up (or down) most of Little Cottonwood Canyon. We picked a short segment and walked it in the middle of January. The snow and the trees were a beautiful…
We wanted to get an early start on our 52 Hike Challenge, but we'd never done a winter hike before. We weren't at all sure how the boys would do in the snow and cold, so we decided to keep it simple and make our first hike a short, familiar one. Bridal…
One of our favorite places to visit in the summer is Silver Lake at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon. We've reviewed this stroller friendly trail before, but today we did something different. We extended our hike and ended up at Lake Solitude. There is a branch off of the…
Red Canyon is a beautiful scenic area operated by the forest service just outside of Bryce Canyon along scenic Highway 12. There is a small Visitor's Center and several really cool hikes in this area. If you get tired of the crowds and overlooks at Bryce, head over Red Canyon. We tried…
Willis Creek Hike is our favorite family friendly hike in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. This hike is flat, easy, relatively short, and very beautiful. Also, unlike many hikes in the monument, there is only a 6 mile rough road drive to get to the trailhead. :) Willis Creek is a slot…
Bullion Falls is a beautiful 75 tall waterfall located up Marysvale Canyon. This hike is out of the way and steep, but the waterfall is very impressive. The trail to the falls is pretty rough, and a bit dangerous. It runs 1 mile each direction (2 miles RT) and the…