Tag: hike
Hiking Southern Utah: Elephant Arch
Hiking Southern Utah: Elephant Arch is a spectacular red-rock arch that requires considerable effort to reach but is well worth it.
Hiking Southern Utah: Dead Horse Point
Millions of years of geologic activity created spectacular views from Dead Horse Point State Park. Deposition of sediments by ancient oceans, freshwater lakes, streams, and windblown sand dunes created the rock layers of canyon country.
Hiking Southern Utah: Kanarra Creek Trail
Kanarra Creek Trail is a great way to experience a taste of what Zion offers without actually being in the park.
Hiking Southern Utah: Gardner Peak
The trail begins in a meadow heading northwest but quickly plunges into the trees and begins ascending the very toe of the mountain.
Hiking Southern Utah: Beaver Dam Mountains
Hiking Southern Utah: Beaver Dam Mountains are full of barrel cactus and desert plants that are pure Mojave desert species.
Southern Utah Hikes: Hurricane Cliffs Rim Trail
The Hurricane Cliffs Trail System is like a bigger, more expansive version of Chuckwalla and is a great place to get out and hike, walk, or ride.
Hiking Southern Utah: Tempi’po’op Trail
The Tempi'po'op (tum-pee-poo-oop) trail is a delightful trek that leads to one of the richest areas of petroglyphs in the region.
Hiking Southern Utah: Mollies Nipple
Mollies Nipple is a prominent landmark that overlooks the Hurricane Valley and has much historical and geological significance.
Hiking Southern Utah: Enepitsi Trail (aka the Ghost Trail)
The trail is reached by turning left onto a gravel road on the south side of Santa Clara Drive a half-mile west of the Jacob Hamblin Home in Santa Clara and parking at the Tukupetsi trailhead.
Hiking Southern Utah: Pine Park
Pine Park is a long-forgotten wonderland of white volcanic pinnacles and cones (very reminiscent of the fairy towers of Cappadocia, Turkey) located in a veritable wilderness west of Enterprise.