Other USA & Canadian Regions

Hiking, Climbing, Biking, Canyoneering, and Rafting Trip Reports for mountainous regions outside of Washington State and southern British Columbia. These regions include other states and provinces.

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A group of canyoneers scrambles through a narrow slot in Dang Canyon in Utah

Ding Canyon + Dang Canyon Exploration via Ding-Dang Wash (San Rafael Swell, UT)

Jim Brisbine · October 25, 2018

Trip Date: October 25, 2018 2018 UTAH ADVENTURE VACATION Ding Canyon & Dang Canyon Exploration ...

Canyoneering Utah

A hiker waves her arms at a sandstone cliff from the summit of Angels Landing in Zion National Park Utah

Angels Landing + Cabin Spring Junction + West Rim Viewpoint (Zion National Park, UT)

Jim Brisbine · November 3, 2019

Trip Report: November 3, 2019 2019 UTAH ADVENTURE VACATION Angel’s Landing & West Rim Viewpoint ...

Utah Zion National Park

A lone hiker ascends a multi-colored slab of sandstone on Yellow Rock in Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument, Utah

Yellow Rock via Cottonwood Creek—Southeast Slope (Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument, UT)

Jim Brisbine · November 4, 2021

Trip Date: November 4, 2021 2021 DESERT SOUTHWEST ADVENTURE VACATION Yellow Rock Day Hike Cottonwood CreekYellow Rock ...

Utah

Eagle Cap + Matterhorn + Cusick Mtn + Ice Lake + Mirror Lake + Glacier Pass Loop (Wallowa Mountains, OR)

Jim Brisbine · October 5, 2021

Trip Date: September 30 – October 5, 2021 Wallowa Mountains Climbing Trip & Glacier Pass Trail Loop: Frazier Lake ...

Favorite Trips Oregon Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Ashley Gorge Via Ferrata Climbs: The Outlaw + Abduction + The Pump + The Soup + Toothy Grin (Uinta Range, UT)

Jim Brisbine · October 16, 2026

Trip Date: October 14-16, 2026 Ashley Gorge Via Ferrata Climbs Outlaw KioskThe Outlaw (2B)Lower Jur-Ass-Kicked (3B) ...

Favorite Trips Utah Via Ferratas

Looking at the immense structure of Druid Arch located at the head of Elephant Canyon in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park Utah

Elephant Canyon Exploration + Druid Arch + Chesler Park Loop (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Jim Brisbine · November 12, 2020

Trip Date: November 11-12, 2020 2020 CALIFORNIA & UTAH ADVENTURE VACATION Elephant Canyon Exploration & Chesler ...

Canyoneering Canyonlands National Park Family Trips Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Trail) Utah

Two red sandstone teepees in Coyote Buttes South display distinctive layering and cross-bedding

Coyote Buttes South + Cottonwood Cove Viewpoint via Paw Hole (Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, AZ)

Jim Brisbine · November 7, 2021

Trip Date: November 7, 2021 2021 DESERT SOUTHWEST ADVENTURE VACATION Cottonwood Cove Viewpoint Day Hike Coyote Buttes South ...

Arizona

Soldier Pass Trail Loop + Devils Kitchen + Soldier Caves (Sedona Mountains, AZ)

Jim Brisbine · March 25, 2021

Trip Date: March 25, 2021 2021 ARIZONA & CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE VACATION Soldier Cave Scramble & Soldier Pass ...

Arizona Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Picketpost Mtn via Northwest Slope—Northwest Gully (Gonzales Mountains, AZ)

Jim Brisbine · February 21, 2024

Trip Date: February 21, 2024 2024 ARIZONA ADVENTURE VACATION Picketpost Mountain Day Climb Arizona TrailPicketpost Mountain ...

Arizona

A lone hiker ascends a rounded ridge toward the summit of Beaverhead Peak in the Beaverfoot Range near Golden, BC.

Beaverhead Peak / Mt 7 via Northwest Arm—West Slope—Southwest Face (Beaverfoot Range, BC)

Jim Brisbine · October 7, 2023

Trip Date: October 7, 2023 Beaverhead Peak Day Climb Mount 7 Launching KnollBeaverhead Peak aka Mount 7 ...

Canada (non-Cascades)

A hiker walks up Lembert Dome in Yosemite National Park

Lembert Dome via Dog Lake Saddle—Northeast Ridge (Yosemite National Park, CA)

Jim Brisbine · November 4, 2020

Trip Date: November 4, 2020 2020 CALIFORNIA & UTAH ADVENTURE VACATION Lembert Dome Day Hike & ...

California Family Trips Yosemite National Park

Bizarre Limestone & Siltstone Hoodoos Alongside the Queens Garden -- Peekaboo -- Navajo Figure 8 Loop Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park

Queens Garden – Peekaboo – Navajo Figure-8 Loop (Bryce Canyon National Park, UT)

Jim Brisbine · November 8, 2020

Trip Date: November 8, 2020 2020 CALIFORNIA & UTAH ADVENTURE VACATION Queen’s Garden – Peekaboo – ...

Family Trips Traverses & Loops (Trail) Utah

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Other USA & Canadian Regions

Ding Canyon + Dang Canyon Exploration via Ding-Dang Wash (San Rafael Swell, UT)

Angels Landing + Cabin Spring Junction + West Rim Viewpoint (Zion National Park, UT)

Yellow Rock via Cottonwood Creek—Southeast Slope (Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument, UT)

Eagle Cap + Matterhorn + Cusick Mtn + Ice Lake + Mirror Lake + Glacier Pass Loop (Wallowa Mountains, OR)

Ashley Gorge Via Ferrata Climbs: The Outlaw + Abduction + The Pump + The Soup + Toothy Grin (Uinta Range, UT)

Elephant Canyon Exploration + Druid Arch + Chesler Park Loop (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Coyote Buttes South + Cottonwood Cove Viewpoint via Paw Hole (Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, AZ)

Soldier Pass Trail Loop + Devils Kitchen + Soldier Caves (Sedona Mountains, AZ)

Picketpost Mtn via Northwest Slope—Northwest Gully (Gonzales Mountains, AZ)

Beaverhead Peak / Mt 7 via Northwest Arm—West Slope—Southwest Face (Beaverfoot Range, BC)

Lembert Dome via Dog Lake Saddle—Northeast Ridge (Yosemite National Park, CA)

Queens Garden – Peekaboo – Navajo Figure-8 Loop (Bryce Canyon National Park, UT)

Ashley Gorge Via Ferrata Climbs: The Outlaw + Abduction + The Pump + The Soup + Toothy Grin (Uinta Range, UT)

Guye Peak: North Summit + Middle Summit + South Summit via Alpental Slope—Cave Ridge (Snoquamlie Range, WA)

McAlester–Rainbow Loop via McAlester Pass—Rainbow Creek—Rainbow Pass—Bridge Creek + McAlester Mtn (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Hoodoo Pass Loop via Horsehead Pass—Libby-Crater Saddle + Mt Bigelow + Crater Peak (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Amabilis Mtn Bike Loop via Amabilis Beacon + Amabilis Peak (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Three Fingers Mtn: South Peak / Lookout Via Meadow Mtn—Goat Flats—Tin Can Gap—Southwest Side (West Sauk Mountains, WA)

Defiance Trail Traverse: Thompson Pass to Hemlock Pass via Mason Pass—Pratt Pass + Mt Defiance (Lower Snoqualmie Range, WA)

LaCrosse Pass Loop via Enchanted Valley—O’Neil Pass—Duckabush River—Dosewallips River—Anderson Pass (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Granite Mtn via Hyas Lake—Tuck Lake—Robin Lakes—Northwest Ridge (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Glacier Basin Climbing Reconn: Monte Cristo Peak attempt + Cadet Peak attempt (Monte Cristo Mountains, WA)