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06-08-2014, 03:00 PM
Thread: Logistical issues with kids
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[Help] Sorry for the threadjack OP. Best of luck it...
Sorry for the threadjack OP. Best of luck it getting out there again. It will happen, it's just a lot more work with kids. And I have special admiration for those who give the gift of a home to a...
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05-26-2014, 11:39 AM
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[Trip Report] Great photos, thanks for sharing. I've been to...
Great photos, thanks for sharing. I've been to Brimhall Bridges, but not further, gotta try that some day....
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05-26-2014, 11:33 AM
Thread: Logistical issues with kids
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[Help] Scott, I love reading your accounts, but am...
Scott, I love reading your accounts, but am always left wondering how you have the time and money to do so much...I just can't fathom it.
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02-02-2014, 06:42 AM
Thread: Goblin Valley vandals Charged
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[News] These buffoons definitely should face stiff...
These buffoons definitely should face stiff charges, but I'm with those who advocate more innovative punishment than incarceration. While incarceration is absolutely necessary in many cases, it is...
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08-17-2013, 09:24 PM
Thread: No Dogs Allowed!
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The ban on dogs in the Cottonwoods is absolutely...
The ban on dogs in the Cottonwoods is absolutely not stupid and ridiculous. I think it's fantastic that there are some places to hike without dumbass dogs hassling me and scaring my kids.
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07-23-2013, 06:49 PM
Thread: The Wave Claims Another
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[News] Very sad for the family members she left behind. ...
Very sad for the family members she left behind. It's hard for me to believe that a woman of her age, from a very hot area no less, succumbed to heat alone. Maybe there were other health issues? I...
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07-03-2013, 05:11 AM
Thread: Anybody done Mt. Moriah (Nevada)
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Anybody done Mt. Moriah (Nevada)
For years, Mt. Moriah has beckoned me. I have a window of opportunity in the next couple weeks with the family out of town, so I'm eyeing a solo trip, as a day hike up the Hampton Creek trail.
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06-05-2013, 07:53 PM
Thread: Pipe Dream Trail in Moab
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[Trip Report] Looks like a sweet trail, thanks for sharing. Is...
Looks like a sweet trail, thanks for sharing. Is it non-motorized only?
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03-26-2013, 04:43 AM
Thread: Willow Gulch / Broken Bow Arch
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Thanks for the info, Scott. Your track record of...
Thanks for the info, Scott. Your track record of getting your kids out on adventures is genuinely amazing. Not sure we'll be up for backpacking this time...but will try to get the kids motivated to...
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03-23-2013, 08:04 PM
Thread: Willow Gulch / Broken Bow Arch
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Willow Gulch / Broken Bow Arch
Any first hand accounts of this hike? I'm mostly concerned about the difficulty. I've seen some inconsistency in distance estimations, though 4 miles R/T seems to be the most common number. Our 7...
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12-03-2012, 08:30 PM
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Well, I'll reply to my own OP, a year later. On...
Well, I'll reply to my own OP, a year later. On a return trip to Moab this past weekend, we did the Jewel Tibbetts Arch hike. It was very nice. We didn't bring our Subaru, so we decided to park...
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02-25-2012, 09:47 PM
Thread: Kid Carriers
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We shopped around in 2006 when our first was...
We shopped around in 2006 when our first was about 6 months, and ended up getting a Deuter Kid Comfort (II, I think). Our kids have now outgrown it, but we hiked many miles with it on over the...
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12-11-2011, 08:07 PM
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"New" Hike in the Moab Area: Jewel Tibbetts Arch
On a recent trip to Moab, during the drive out to Island in the Sky, I noticed a small BLM sign referencing "Jewel Tibbetts Arch". I found some info online:
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12-11-2011, 08:01 PM
Thread: Stevens Arch
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[Trip Report] Awesome photos! That arch is certainly one of...
Awesome photos! That arch is certainly one of the most impressive around. I'd love to see a distant view from the other side...that's very, very remote country. We did the Crack-in-the-Wall route...
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12-03-2010, 08:55 PM
Thread: Your Favorite Rock Art Panel!
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Horseshoe Canyon and McConkie Ranch, mentioned...
Horseshoe Canyon and McConkie Ranch, mentioned above, definitely are up there. Also, the Procession Panel on Comb Ridge is quite amazing.
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08-28-2010, 08:11 PM
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A few years, I picked up a walkin permit in...
A few years, I picked up a walkin permit in mid-December with no problem at all. We were staying in Springdale and didn't even get to the office in Kanab until around 11AM. Based on the handful of...
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07-12-2009, 08:23 PM
Thread: Shoshone Falls
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Re: Shoshone Falls
WOW. When I've seen those falls, the water has been a fraction of that...or was it even dry one time?
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09-01-2008, 05:51 AM
Thread: Central Air vs. Swamp Coolers
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Well, a follow-up now that season in which...
Well, a follow-up now that season in which cooling is needed is basically over in the Salt Lake valley. Again, the swamp cooler did fine this summer. Regarding the monsoon, this years seemed to...
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08-30-2008, 04:38 PM
Thread: Cedar Mountain Today with ~tanya
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[Trip Report] Looks familiar. I missed you by just a week or...
Looks familiar. I missed you by just a week or so.
It was a nice little hike, actually the very first one we've taken with our newborn son (6 weeks at the time of the hike). We were a bit... -
08-06-2008, 09:39 PM
Thread: Fallen arch
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[News] I saw a report on the subject on TripAdvisor: ...
I saw a report on the subject on TripAdvisor:
Wall Arch Collapse
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06-22-2008, 07:53 AM
Thread: Central Air vs. Swamp Coolers
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Thanks for the replies. Of course, an...
Thanks for the replies. Of course, an evaporative cooler will be basically useless much east of the rockies, or west of the Sierra/Cascades, so I understand why our east coast posters are confused. ...
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06-22-2008, 07:44 AM
Thread: Flying Dog trail
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Did a variation on the ride Thursday after work. ...
Did a variation on the ride Thursday after work. Starting at the Jeremy Ranch Rd / East Canyon Rd junction, then a lollipop using the Preserve Connector and Flying Dog. Very, very nice, though I...
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06-22-2008, 06:59 AM
Thread: Nebo Loop?
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[Beta] Of course, I would've called the forest service...
Of course, I would've called the forest service if it hadn't been the weekend already.
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06-10-2008, 05:31 AM
Thread: Central Air vs. Swamp Coolers
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Central Air vs. Swamp Coolers
In all the time I've lived in SLC, I've had either a swamp cooler or nothing at all. In fact, when I bought my house, the previous owners took a window swamp cooler with them, and we survived the...
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I'd start by checking out a couple books from the...
I'd start by checking out a couple books from the library (or buying them of course). The Lonely Planet guide to Nepal is great (as are all of their non-US guides). There is a Lonely Planet guide...
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