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First drop into slot canyon Round Valley Draw We left Escalante early so I could get to the trail head at Round Valley Draw. I had quietly debated whether or not to do this slot canyon...one with

Swirling rock Coyote Gulch On Tuesday and Wednesday I hike in Coyote Gulch, a part of Section 6 of the Hayduke. I did an in and out hike. Yeti dropped me off at Hole in the Rock Road at Hurricane

Lower Calf Creek Falls Today we left Boulder to head to Escalante, which will be our base for the next few days. First we stopped for breakfast at Tumbleweed Coffee where we'd had our coffee each

Our Room 3 @ Circle Cliffs Motel Today we are just trying to relax in spite of several annoying technical problems. Funny how all the tech stuff which is supposed to make this easier for us is

Melanie in Muley Twist Canyon 4/10/2025 The trip down to Utah was uneventful. For the first time, we did not have a snow storm. We got to the motel in Boulder and had a great lunch at the Burr Trail

Snow at our house in March It’s hard to believe the 2025 Hayduke trip is almost upon us. Unfortunately, I got sick the first week of March with a cold or flu and it has taken weeks to get rid of

Kitchen View of Sink, Backsplash, & Pony Wall Week of August 26th Yeti and I continue to organize the stuff that was in the garage, including setting up the bedroom furniture in the back spare

New Glass Shower Door Week of August 19th The full crew is back today. Chris, Zack, Ed, Gordie (the electrician) are all doing various things. The shower door has arrived – can’t wait to see it.

View of Kitchen looking into Living Room Week of August 5th It was a big week and a lot got accomplished. It is beginning to look more like a house again! The cabinets are fully installed with

Vanity with Medicine Cabinet and Sconces Week of July 29th All of the cabinets are installed, and the guys are working on setting and aligning the cabinet doors, adding the cabinet pulls, and putting