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Last year I saw some nice waterfalls in that same alcove you were anchored in: Across the way: I think this was the main channel of the Escalante: We kayaked some of those same slot canyons that you did. Lake Powell is my favorite place in the whole world. Thanks for bringing back the good...

Mike, it was nice meeting you, Maria, David & Jeff! Thanks for joining us on our Hole in the Rock combo tour. 42mph on early morning Lake Powell glass Clear Creek Canyon, leaving Cathedral in the Desert CITD is up the slot in the background Tied up for the hike to Hole in the Rock

I wonder if that was the very same lizard hanging around the half-track on our visit? :D

There will be no reclaiming that route, although camping is quite cool and peaceful in the remaining cottonwoods up the canyon. There was nothing left to do at this point other than start the drive home. The only malfunction of the trip occurred in the Lake Canyon marsh on the way out. It...

I had hiked down as far as Cottonwood Hill on my last trip and thought the route was well marked and easy to follow. It turns out that the rest of the trail down from there has been either reclaimed by the abundant vegetation of the canyon bottom or washed away. It sure felt like an off-trail...

Just on the other side of the Chute we break for lunch in the only shade around. That spot was the jumping off point for our hike to Old Settler Natural Bridge. I had spotted it on a map and mentioned its location as “somewhere down the canyon at the bottom of the Chute” to Jared on our last...

It really started out as the usual midsummer San Juan Mountains trip because there is no more pleasant and wildflower-rich location to spend a 4 day weekend in August. Adam (Gokracer1) and I had the trip planned for a month or so but neither of us could get excited about another trip to the...

Fun with wireless flash in dark places I have found that the infrared control signals for the Nikon Creative Lighting System don’t work very well in daylight. They work GREAT in darkness, or near darkness. On a recent trip to Moab I got to use wireless flash to enhances a couple of scenes...

What is wrong with the Oregon for Jeep use? Does it handle tracks the same way as the Zumo?

I didn't try that method Randy, maybe it is worth a shot. You could buy 3 Nuvi 500's for the price of 1 Zumo 550, believe me I really wanted it to be the one. I used the same method to attempt to upload tracks to the Nuvi 500 as I did with my Zumo: 1) Open a file in Garmin MapSource that has...

I bought a Nuvi 500 and returned it immediately because you can not transfer previously saved tracks from your computer back into the Nuvi. One of the most important things my GPS does for me is to be able to route me on a trail that I have never been on before. Other than that one failure it...

Adam and I work together. Almost every day he says, “When are we going to Moab?” He’s had his Jeep for almost a year and has not yet been there. My reply is always, “Pick a weekend and we’ll go!” Last week on Monday I slapped him with a calendar as I gave him the usual reply. After much...

Here’s a good example of why I originally got the flash: shooting directly into the sun. First, with the flash mounted on the camera. It helps the underexposure of the shadow areas but it flattens out the rocks in the foreground. The license plate and taillights exhibit the flare you always...

A couple of years ago I got a speedlight to mount in the hotshoe of my digital camera. This got a lot of use as fill light for backlit daytime photos and I was pretty happy with the results. It gave me detail in shadow areas that would otherwise be underexposed. Unfortunately, mounting a...

My thoughts, keep the Zumo. I've been using one in my Cherokee for 2 years and still love it. It can autoroute on imported tracks pretty well and on roads that are in whatever maps you have downloaded to the unit. Read more about it here...

Here's a variety: Taz, AZCPP at Mummy Cave Ruin, Canyon de Chelly Cruiseroutfit, about to test the waters of Lake Powell Orion rising over my Cherokee in Glen Canyon My buddy Adam crossing Imogene Creek Alex, Alstrom Point

Bah, you can keep your Comb Wash campsite and continue sharing it with the car driving backpackers and generator equipped motorhomes... I'll drive 10 miles up the road and spend the night here: The prerequisite for my long trip to Moab is to be able to find your way to that point by yourself. :D

Surprise! :D You hike from the Butler Wash road that runs between Highways 163 and 95.

Comb Ridge is a monocline that runs for about 50 miles on the north side of the San Juan River. While it served as a barrier for the early white settlers of the area, the Anasazi made it their home 800 years before and left an abundance of petroglyphs and cliff dwellings. There are no trails or...

Cool trip Randy! Was Jared really able to find his way through Arch Canyon in the daylight? He has gotten a reputation for always showing up there long after the sun has gone down. Maybe Mother Nature responded by raising the water level, it is usually only a couple inches deep. We crossed...