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Southern Utah Events Guide

This week's Southern Utah Events Guide features POTUS, Red Rock Film Festival, theater productions, comedy, markets, art, local live music, and more.
Hiking Southern Utah: Gardner Peak

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 Hurricane Cliffs Rim Trail

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 Three Peaks Mountain

Hiking Southern Utah: Three Peaks Mountain

Three Peaks (my name for it) is an obscure mountain located near Stoddard Mountain between Enterprise and Cedar City.

Southern Utah Events Guide

This week's Southern Utah Events Guide features the Super Run Car Show, Red Rocks Improv Festival, theater, markets, art, local live music, and more.

Hiking Southern Utah: Gold Strike Canyon

While Gold Strike Canyon is not in southern Utah, it is within driving distance from southern Utah to complete it as a day hike.
Hiking Southern Utah Dead Horse Point

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: Tuacahn Saddle is a strenuous but scenic hike that can be done as a point-to-point hike by leaving a vehicle in Snow Canyon.

Hiking Southern Utah: Tuacahn Saddle (Padre Canyon)

The Tuacahn Saddle trailhead—also known as Padre Canyon—is accessed from the Tuacahn Amphitheatre parking lot. The Tuacahn main gate is sometimes locked; however, there is a small area for pulling over and parking just outside the gate.
Hiking Southern Utah Temple Quarry Trail

Hiking Southern Utah: Temple Quarry Trail

When the St. George temple was being constructed during the years of 1871 through 1877, stone was needed that would not break down in the alkaline soil of the area.
I’m pretty sure the hike to Jenny’s Canyon in Snow Canyon State Park is the shortest hike my wife, Deb, and I have done in many years of southwest desert hiking.

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