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MCKAY'S TRAVEL, OUTDOORS AND PHOTOGRAPHY
Travel Blog
This is a good way for me to track and remember what I've done lately and in the past. A form of journaling. I have several reasons I blog, when I travel, when I spend time outdoors, when I enjoy any kind of experience and also when I eat/try new food.. Here are all of those posts. I usually post every month on average.


St George, Hiking and My First Bass
Spent the weekend in St George and had some fun while we were down there. It was just a quick weekend trip but we filled our Saturday up. First thing we did was woke up and tried a new pastry shop that we heard was really good and it did not disappoint, usually I get pictures of that kindof stuff but we scarfed it down far too fast for any of that. We then went up to Snow Canyon State Park and did a few quick hikes there with Emmy in the backpack. She loved it and we saw som
Mckay Jensen
Apr 221 min read
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Tight Lines in Puerto Morelos
I organized an off shore fishing trip for the boys when we were down in Cancun as a family and it was such a great time! We booked the boat for 6 hours and decided to start by targeting the trophy fish by trolling with a bunch of rods out baited and set up. A couple hours went by and we didnt get a single thing, we tried for another hour because I was really wanted a shot at a sailfish or something like that but it ended up not working out. After talking with the captain we
Mckay Jensen
Apr 212 min read
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Jensens Do: Cancun
Spring break 2026 was a full family trip to Cancun Mexico. Everyone was there for different times but we all overlapped for about 5 days. Coleson and Katie got there on the first day followed the next day by Allie, Emelia and me and Caleb, Gabie and Hazel. Mom, Dad and Landry as well as Charlee and Bridger got there on day 3. The all inclusive resort was a blast and everyone had a blast. The food was pretty good and I had to have had over 50 drinks led by the piƱa colada. The
Mckay Jensen
Apr 212 min read
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Bookcliffs Winter Camp 2026
This was our 3rd year out in the winter for our campout/game drive. As per tradition we go out for a day and a half, sleep in a rough shelter (this time again at skull camp/skinwalker camp) and drive around looking for animals in the Bookcliffs. This year was a little different because we were scouting for shed spots and a little in the future because it is likely dad draws out this year. We stayed at Skinwalker Campsite again this year cause we have a nice spot set up and t
Mckay Jensen
Feb 122 min read
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Fall/Winter = Stadium Season
Over the last few months I have been able to go to a handful of games, a couple College Football games, an NBA game, an NHL game and a college basketball game as well. Had some good times at all of these and I thought it would be worth a post. BYU Football I usually have the chance to go to a couple BYU football games a year and I was able to do 2, a classic rivalry against Utah as well as an easy one against SMU. I only took one video of all of it because its fun to be there
Mckay Jensen
Jan 152 min read
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Fishing and Camping Uinta River
Decided to go out and get some time out of the city one last time before it got too cold. We packed up and left late on Thursday night just in time to set up camp and get to bed around midnight, after a terrible night of sleep for the 3 of us we were eager to get up early. Emmy had a blast setting up tents in the Uinta Canyon dispersed camping, despite being up late and face-planting out of her backpack seat. She had her little ewok suit that kept her warm all weekend and sh
Mckay Jensen
Sep 23, 20252 min read
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Whiterocks Canyon/River Camp
This has been a wild year and it is crazy that it is already August. Because of the new baby, the new job, taking care of the house and the car accident back in the beginning of the year totaling my Explorer, I have had a very hard time getting out into nature like I usually do and I miss it. We finally just went out and had a fantastic little weekend out in the mountains. We tried a new spot up by Roosevelt called Whiterocks Canyon. There is a river that comes out of the hi
Mckay Jensen
Aug 4, 20252 min read
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Havasupai May 2025
This was genuinely one of the coolest things I have done. Sure it wasn't easy and it didn't help that I was vastly underprepared and my...
Mckay Jensen
Jun 25, 20252 min read
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Hunting in South Africa
This will be my longest post yet because there is so much to cover, none of which really fits into any other sections like food reviews or photography. This was simply an adventurous hunting trip to the Limpopo province in South Africa. I am going to breaks this down into sections rather than days. I am going to skip over most of the travel because it was long and grueling both there and back. Lots of hours in a plane and just as many in airports. We flew into Polokwane, the
Mckay Jensen
May 14, 20257 min read
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Bookcliffs Winter Camp 2025
It was that time of the year again, anyone that is tough or dumb enough heads out to the desert for a winter campout and wildlife drive or 2. It was a good time this year, we headed out early Saturday and had ample time to set up a real camp this time and the shelter was great. Found a rare shaded campsite that we are dubbing skull camp or skinwalker camp. Between that., the fact that I was overpacked for sleep and the temperature being a bit warmer, I think we all kept warm
Mckay Jensen
Feb 18, 20251 min read
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Alamo City - San Antonio
Took a business trip over to Texas. Most of my time was spend working but I had some time to poke around a bit, check out the Alamo and...
Mckay Jensen
Oct 25, 20241 min read
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Uinta Canyon Campout
For the 3rd year in a row we went out to Uinta Canyon for a campout on the Jensen side. It was a bit shorter this year and we only stayed for 2 nights over the weekend. Had some great time just hanging around the fire and chilling like usual. We spent far more time out fishing this time around. I went out 3 different times for a few hours each and caught quite a bit of trout and a couple pretty nice ones. I caught around 10 fish, a pile of smaller and beautiful brook trout, a
Mckay Jensen
Jul 29, 20241 min read
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Voi - Ungatni Lodge
One of the highlights of the trip was our time in Ungatni. First off it was crazy how different Kenya can be, from the amazing beaches to...
Mckay Jensen
Jul 2, 20241 min read
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Kisite-Mpunguti National Park
On one of our days on the coast we took a day trip to an underwater national park. Around Wasini Island is a park with shallow sand bars...
Mckay Jensen
Jul 2, 20241 min read
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Monkey Beach House at Diani Beach
Once we made our way through the cities and villages we finally made it to our place of refuge, The Monkey Beach House on Diani Beach. I...
Mckay Jensen
Jul 2, 20241 min read
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Jambo! Cities of Kenya
Finally got the crew to Kenya. After hearing about Kenya for a few years now, I finally had the chance to go myself with the whole family....
Mckay Jensen
Jul 2, 20242 min read
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Spring Bookcliffs 2024
Seems like I have been making my way out to the bookcliffs an awful lot over the last few years. This was a last minute planned trip that the whole fam took for a weekend. Headed up to the old Jensen campsite that the family has been going to for years, now known as chipmunk ridge. We did some of what we always do, knocking branches off dead trees, walking in the sagebrush and constantly dusting ourselves off. We did find a really cool find while out looking for sheds, a wi
Mckay Jensen
May 30, 20241 min read
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Luck of the Draw: Part 2 - Angels Landing
Now not only was I lucky enough to draw for the Subway but I got a permit for Angels Landing for the next day as well. Now the view on...
Mckay Jensen
May 22, 20241 min read
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Luck of the Draw: Part 1 - The Subway
As most outdoor enthusiasts know, Zion National Park is home to some amazing sights and backcountry hikes. Unfortunately though they are...
Mckay Jensen
May 22, 20241 min read
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Pheasant Hunting From March
A very delayed post but I thought I should put it on the site. Had a blast doing a little pheasant hunting up in Eagle Mountain area. It...
Mckay Jensen
May 21, 20241 min read
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