Why there have been no posts since April

There have been no posts since last April. There is a reason—cancer.

At the end of 2014, my prostate specific antigen (PSA) level was above the recommended level. In April, 2015, a retest confirmed this, and my urologist recommended a prostate biopsy. The biopsy was done at the beginning of May, and the pathology confirmed […]

Hike to Three Fingered Jack, October 2015

The hike from the Jack Lake trailhead up to the meadows is particularly beautiful earlier in the year when the meadow is green and lush with wildflowers. However, this late in a drought year the grass was brown and the upper reaches of Canyon Creek were dry. Still, it was a nice 6 mile hike […]

Kanarra Falls hike

Dan encouraged us to hike the slot canyon of Kanarra Creek. He had done it last year seeking a geocache that turned out to be missing. Besides wanting another crack at the cache, he said it was just a beautiful, unique hike.

The trailhead is in Kanarraville, a small town south of Cedar City. The […]