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Tom Garrison – A Modern-Day Explorer

One only needs to visit their home to understand just how much Tom & Deb Garrison love the outdoors and the opportunity to explore.
Foothills Trail in Mesquite, Nevada

Foothills Trail in Mesquite, Nevada

For whatever reason, if you need a short, interesting diversion try hiking Foothills Trail. This easy hike, approximately 1.5 miles round trip, features
Hiking Southern Utah: Butterfly Trail in Snow Canyon State Park is embedded with lava rocks, so watch your step to avoid nasty falls.

Hiking Southern Utah: Butterfly Trail in Snow Canyon State Park

Hiking Southern Utah: Butterfly Trail in Snow Canyon State Park is embedded with lava rocks, so watch your step to avoid nasty falls.
Hiking Southern Utah: Grosvenor Arch

Hiking Southern Utah: Grosvenor Arch — You gotta see it to...

Utah is no stranger to arches. Arches National Park alone is home to more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches. There must be at least that many scattered throughout the remainder of the state.
Hiking Southern Utah: Kanab's toadstools are cool. If you haven't the Red Toadstool in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, you're in for a treat.

Hiking Southern Utah: Kanab’s Toadstools Are Cool

A toadstool is a fungus with an umbrella-shaped top that is often poisonous. Not for me or thee. There is, however, a type of toadstool (aka hoodoos, goblins, mushrooms, and rimrocks) that everyone should experience.
Hiking Southern Utah: White Reef/Leeds Reef Loop Trail in Red Cliffs Desert Reserve is a natural setting with fantastic views about 10 miles from St. George.

Hiking Southern Utah: White Reef/Leeds Reef Loop Trail in Red Cliffs...

Hiking Southern Utah: White Reef/Leeds Reef Loop Trail in Red Cliffs Desert Reserve is a natural setting with fantastic views about 10 miles from St. George.
Petrified Dunes Trail, Snow Canyon State Park

Petrified Dunes Trail, Snow Canyon State Park

Living so close to Snow Canyon State Park, one tends to forget the amazing sandstone formations and views. Petrified Dunes Trail, Snow Canyon State Park
Confluence Trail in Confluence Park

Hiking Southern Utah: Confluence Trail in Confluence Park

Confluence Park - The park includes a network of ten trails. Along the longest, Confluence Trail can be found evidence of previous human habitation.
Three Falls Trail

Hiking Southern Utah: Three Falls Trail

Desert waterfalls, while not rare, are a special treat. Three Falls Trail along Gould Wash in Hurricane, features waterfalls and colorful canyon walls.
Thanksgiving

Tom’s 2024 Thanksgiving Thankful List

Each November. I compose a “Thanksgiving Thankful List” for the preceding year. My wife, Deb, and I enjoy our life in red rock southern Utah and have many