Tag: Tom Garrison
Hiking Southern Utah: Capitol Reef National Park
Hiking Southern Utah: Capitol Reef National Park is comparable to Zion National Park with its many trails and spectacular landscape but sans massive crowds.
Hiking Southern Utah: The Subway
Hiking Southern Utah: Perhaps the most spectacular of Zion National Park's iconic hikes is The Subway including a weird subway-like tunnel.
Quail Canyon (aka Fossil Canyon) in the Arizona Strip
Quail Canyon Trail - From St. George take River Road south which becomes a dirt road, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Road 1069, as you cross into Arizona.
Colorock Canyon – Colorful with Many Rocks
My wife Deb and I seek out isolated wilderness hikes. Colorock Canyon Trail certainly meets that criteria, after all it is in an officially designated wilderness area.
Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
Coral Pink Sand Dunes are a part of desert hiking my wife, Deb, and I generally avoid. Of course, we have explored major dunes such as Mesquite Flats Dunes
Hiking Southern Utah: Gifford Canyon in Zion National Park
Hiking Southern Utah: Gifford Canyon in Zion National Park is an easy hike up a colorful canyon with steep red rock canyon walls and plenty of vegetation.
Hiking Southern Utah: Black Gulch Trail in the Red Cliffs Desert...
Black Gulch Trail - The Red Cliffs Desert Reserve was established in 1996 to protect a large and diverse habitat capable of sustaining wildlife populations threatened by development and habitat loss.
Jenny’s Canyon Trail in Snow Canyon State Park
I highly recommend this short easy hike that will take less than one hour even with much exploring & stopping for photos. Jenny’s Canyon is a treat for any
West Cinder Knoll Trail, Red Cliffs Desert Reserve
West Cinder Knoll Trail - To reach the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve trailhead from St. George, proceed east to Hurricane along State Route 9 (aka State Street)
High Point Trail in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve
High Point Trail in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve - Sometimes you need a getaway hike—you know, close by, easy, and with good views of southwest Utah’s