The start of Dorie and my 2-week Utah trip actually started in Nevada at the Valley of Fire State Park just north of Las Vegas. It was inhabited by the Anasazi over 1,000 years ago.Continue reading “Valley of Fire, NV – April 7-8, 2019”
Anza Borrego Flowergeddon
No way were we going to Anza Borrego to see the flowers on a weekend, soContinue reading “Anza Borrego Flowergeddon”
Stops between Moab and Cedar City – April 13, 2019
After our White Rim Trail adventure we were faced with the long drive home to SoCal. We did it in 2 days and on the first day we took the slower route to take in some more sights and do a little hike.
Continue reading “Stops between Moab and Cedar City – April 13, 2019”Neon Canyon / Golden Cathedral, April 8, 2019
We were on our way to Canyonlands NP for a mountain bike ride along the White Rim Trail. Since it’s a long drive from SoCal we decided to take a few days on the way up and check out some of the sights along the way. The Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument has a lot of them. This was our second stop after the Slot Canyon Hike.
Continue reading “Neon Canyon / Golden Cathedral, April 8, 2019”Slot Canyon Hike, April 7, 2019
We were on our way to Canyonlands NP for a mountain bike ride along the White Rim Trail. Since it’s a long drive from SoCal we decided to take a few days on the way up and check out some of the sights along the way. The Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument has a lot of them.
Continue reading “Slot Canyon Hike, April 7, 2019”White Rim Trail, 10-12 April 2019 (by Uwe)
In 1995, the year after we got our Gen 2 Toyota 4Runner, we did the famous White Rim Trail in summer. It was brutally hot and we spent a lot of the day time hanging out in the shade, limiting travel to early morning and evening. So when Jack suggested this bike ride for April we signed up immediately to see the place in cooler conditions. Well, it was cooler, really cold actually, and we got another weather extreme for day 1 of the ride since it was raining all day long. The idea was for 5 of us to ride mountain bikes along the whole length of the 100 mile long trail and to have 3 support vehicles with all our gear and supplies.
Continue reading “White Rim Trail, 10-12 April 2019 (by Uwe)”White Rim Ride, 10-12 April 2019 (by John)
JACK DEFRANCO ADVENTURE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS:
The Canyonlands National Park White Rim 100 Mile Mountain Bike Ride
Continue reading “White Rim Ride, 10-12 April 2019 (by John)”Onyx Encore
Two days after Uwe and Srisuda snowshoed Onyx, Dorie and I decided to also give it a try.Continue reading “Onyx Encore”
Snowshoeing Onyx Peak
We had a good February for snow here in Southern California, but now in March it’s warming up and the snow is rapidly disappearing. One has to grab opportunities as they present themselves. So when a storm dumped some fresh snow in the San Bernardino mountains we decided to go out for a quick snowshoe experience. Since this was Srisuda’s first time with snowshoes I picked a predictable route: The access road to Onyx Peak.
Continue reading “Snowshoeing Onyx Peak”Ysidro Mountain and Goat Benchmark
On a cold Sunday morning, 10 March, Uwe and I drove to Ranchita seeking the trailhead for Ysidro. We tried a couple roads w/o success so decided to park alongside the road as Jack and I did a few weeks ago. We stepped off about 0800 in 32 degree temp. We passed by BM Bonny and the Chimney on our way to BM White. We went around it and descended into the valley seeking BM Goat.Continue reading “Ysidro Mountain and Goat Benchmark”