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Got the chance to go on my own solo backpacking overnight trip. Got to do a little fishing and lots of hiking. Hiked for hours in the pitch black and that was actually pretty nerve wracking, better than hiking back down in the pouring rain though. I camped at a great dispersed high elevation backcountry lake called Round Lake deep into the High Uinta Wilderness. I passed some other lakes along the way, unsuccessfully fished a few spots and just had a great time out in the wilderness. Here are some videos of the hiking and one of the lakes.

Amazing chance to go to Canyonlands National Park, spent 4 days there by myself doing some backcountry camping and hiking. I did take my camera and have those pictures in my portfolio. Got the chance to camp in a very cool cave and hike a lot of miles. Did a solo backpacking trip to a primitive camp site deep into the needles district of the park. There was no one out there and it was an amazing place to camp. The backcountry Devils Kitchen Campground was awesome, I guess you can 4x4 to the site but I backpacked through the middle of the park.

Took the weekend to go up. to silver lake and camp, the road in was very rough but gladly we had the explorer to get us there. The camping itself was so cool, it was just an open meadow right by a small river and just dispersed camping and we found a really good spot. Its called Noble Campground located right by Silver Lake Flat Reservoir. Had the chance to hike up to an amazing and quite alpine lake and took a dip and some pictures.

Hopefully the first of many easter campouts up the Uinta Canyon. Did some really cool river fishing and caught some pretty Brook Trout. Did some drone flying and a cold plunge in the river. Pepsi even had the chance to go on her first campout. Loved camping up the Uinta Canyon and the dispersed camping all over.

Did a 8.5 mile, 3000 ft elevation gain hike to an alpine lake in the Grand Tetons National Park. It was a very hard but very worth it hike, seeing the rivers and the mountain peaks and of course the amazing lakes at the top. We also spent the night in an awesome campground. I managed to snag a site at Jenny Lake Campground which was such a good spot. I would happily stay there again and it was stunning.

What started out as a fishing trip turned quickly turned into a casting trip. The Green River was gorgeous but the fish were not biting on anything. Might have to use a boat next time because where we were was fished pretty hard. It was great using my new fly rod for the first time and was just great to get in the water, just wish I would have brought in a trout. Got to do a little bit of exploring at Flaming Gorge too, sitting on hundred foot cliffs and climbing through deep narrow canyons was a blast. The campsite was also great aside from the $8 firewood, really nice group site to fit us all at Deer Run Campground. Everything made for a fun trip even though we all got skunked fishing.

Got the Jensen side of the family together again this year for Pioneer Day weekend. Though most people were in and out for the weekend Allie, Pepsi and I were there for 3 full days and nights. The dispersed camping up throughout the canyon always has some great spots. This is for sure one of my favorite things that happens every year, spend time sleeping in a tent, sitting around the fire and eating meals and snacks. With the Uinta River running down the canyon and right past the creek we spend a lot of time playing in the water. I swam and did a cold plunge every day. One of the visits down there I just sat in the snow melt water for 15 minutes up to my mouth. On Sunday morning we all did a hike as well up to Sheep Bridge up the canyon, it was great. 8 Miles out and back along the river in some very pretty country.

This was the first of hopefully many winter campouts in the Bookcliffs with the boys. We did a quick 1 night trip out to the dessert late Friday night. After setting up camp (A fire and a tarp out at the Jensens old campsite on East Bench Rd) we hung out around the fire, gathered enough wood for the night, filled up on some hot chocolate and went to bed. I kept very warm and comfy all night even though it got down to about -8C (18F) but could only sleep for a couple hours. I think we got about 8 hours of sleep total between the 4 of us. We spend probably 10 hours total of driving around and looking for animals and we saw about everything there was to see. Over 300 head of deer with about 30 bucks total, a bunch of shooters and a couple no brainers. Saw a herd of about 30 Bison, a couple Elk and then a herd of about 20 Big Horn Sheep. We also spent a lot of time sending hot lead down the range, cant have a Bookcliff trip without some time set aside for shooting.

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 winter kill 4 point buck. I also shot some tracer rounds out of my Glock and they were super fun. Saw an antelope buck and a pile of wild horses. Good little trip overall!

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 through the night. We had a pretty good camp set up and spent a lot of time moving rocks for the firepit and our nice rock tile floor. The highlight of the trip for me was what it usually is, spotting all the wildlife. We went on a few morning drives and a couple evening drives too and it was completely worth it. We saw every animal on what we call the Bookcliff Big 5, mule deer, antelope, bison, big horned sheep and elk. We had to have seen almost 50 bucks and a handful of really nice ones. A pile of elk with a handful of bulls, a herd of 5 bison, another herd of sheep and then a small herd of pronghorn on the way in. I was able to get a few nice pictures with the camera but not many, between shooting in really low light and not being able to get very close, it was hard to get a good clear shot. Here are a couple that turned out though.

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 high Uintas and a great little campsite. It was a designated campground called Whiterocks Campground. It was our first campout with little Emelia and she loved it, she got dirty, loved the fresh air and had a lot of fun with the fire and all the hands to hold her. I will say her favorite and a highlight of my trip was when I took her out fishing for an hour. The rushing water made for a natural sound machine and she loved the fresh air and I got a new fishing buddy. Of course when I get out to a relaxing campsite I can only relax so much so I hit the river a couple times for a few hours each time. Spent probably 5 hours fishing the Whiterocks river. It was for sure smaller than the Uinta River a canyon or 2 down but still had fun getting a line wet. I was able to catch my first Cutthroat and then I caught a nice bigger one later on a dry fly which was the first fish of that nature too so it was a good trip. Found some beautiful holes and caught about 10 in total. I didnt take any pictures of the campsite or anything else but we had some good food and a lot of hanging out by the fire with the Jensen side of the family. Always great to get out of the city and office and get outside, Emmy loved her first campout. Allie and I enjoyed the break and we caught some fish, did the river bath and then headed back home. Lets hope there isn't as much of a break between this posy and my next!

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 she had a blast enjoying the fresh air and sitting around the fire. The fishing this time around was different and really good for me, the water was low so it was a little more difficult to find good holes and flow but once you did it paid off. The fish here are usually quite small and I tend to catch a lot of small Brook Trout and a couple Browns. This time around I caught about 10 fish, all Rainbow Trout except 2 smaller Brown Trout. The Rainbows were pretty nice size for the size of the river and they were a lot of fun to pull in. I got a few of the catches on my DJI Action II as well and that was cool. It did rain a lot and was a little cold lots of the trip so I didnt get as much time in the water as I would have liked but it was a good little trip with some nice fish. Even cooked a couple up to eat. It is always a great time getting out into the mountains and especially when you can get your line wet. Caught some beautiful fish, had some good food and had some good time with family around the fire.