Tag: Tom Garrison
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: 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.
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
Kentucky Lucky Chicken Trail
I have hiked over 230 different trails throughout the southwest. I’ve never come across a trail with such an odd name as Kentucky Lucky Chicken Trail.
Hiking Toquerville Falls
If you want to visit one of the southwest’s premier desert waterfalls, put Toquerville Falls on your list. The great views and the falls are worth the discomfort caused by the bad road.
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.
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.
East Reef Trail in Red Cliffs Desert Reserve
All hikes are good. Some have one or two attractions, others more. This hike, East Reef Trail in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, is one of the multi-attraction hikes.
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: Pioneer Rim Trail
Hiking Southern Utah: Pioneer Rim Trail is a close-by, worthwhile, easy hike with portions of impressive red rocks and views of St. George.