Life Doesn’t Get Better in Young’s Canyon

Apart from the mini Grand Canyon traverse Drew and I tried a few years ago, this was the hardest trip I've been on to date. I always have backpacking ideas bouncing around in my head, but for the time being I want to keep returning to Hayduke sections. This time I looked at section three: … Continue reading Life Doesn’t Get Better in Young’s Canyon

Arches and Endless Canyons

It's nice to have a backpacking project and the Hayduke Route is definitely one of my favorite projects to date. After hiking 200+ miles of the route last year, I knew I had to keep picking away at the route this winter. This time I decided to start at the beginning of the route in … Continue reading Arches and Endless Canyons

Caught in a Superstition Wilderness Time Warp

Shortly after my Hayduke section trip in November, Clay started talking about a route he put together in the Superstition Wilderness that we hiked the beginning of December. Leaving from Woodbury Trailhead and ending at Tortilla Flat, his route would connect Fish Creek Canyon to Peters Canyon somewhere in the middle. He had hiked the … Continue reading Caught in a Superstition Wilderness Time Warp