Backpacking Salt Creek Canyon: Canyonlands Needles District
Four days and three nights from Cathedral Butte to the Needles Campground, exploring ancient ruins, rock art, arches, desert springs and some of the quietest country I’ve experienced in Canyonlands.
8 Days on the Appalachian Trail Through the Smokies
Eight days backpacking through Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Fontana Dam to Standing Bear, with long climbs, foggy ridgelines, shelters and plenty of lessons along the way.
Death Hollow Loop: 4 Days Through the Escalante Backcountry
Slickrock, canyon water, route-finding and miles deep in the Escalante backcountry. The Death Hollow loop was four days of everything I love about backpacking in southern Utah.