• 2024
      • Cliff meets up with friends Ben, Tucker, Don, and Vince for an offroad trip across most of Southern Utah.   We started in the San Rafael Swell and Cathedral Valley.   Moab for a couple of days to see friends at Cruise Moab and run a trail.   This was followed by a sweep across southern Utah from Bluff to St George.  Join in by clicking above for a wild, remote, and scenic adventure.
  • 2023
    • Moab Area Offroad – April 2023 
      • Cliff meets up with friends Ben, Tucker, Don, and Vince for an offroad trip in the Moab, UT area.  We start with the Kokopelli Trail that begins in Colorado.  Then switch over to Dome Plateau trails.  A number of trails in the Labyrinth Canyon area of the Green River are next.   We arrive in Moab as the Cruise Moab event starts, so we can visit with friends attending it.  While staying in Moab we take in the Fins n Things Trail.  Leaving Moab we spend two days on the Lockhart Basin trail.
  • 2022
    • Moab area – October 2022 
      • Susan and Cliff travel to Moab and meet up with our friend Ben from San Jose.   The three of us travel through the incredible scenery that surrounds Moab, including Arches National Park.
    • San Rafael Swell – October 2022 
      • Susan and Cliff travel to Hanksville, UT and explore the Swell.  We find spectacular slot canyons and a herd of wild horses.
    • Fall Colors – October 2022 
      • Susan and Cliff travel to an area near Capitol Reef National Park, Utah and the San Juan Mountain of Colorado to find fall colors.
    • San Rafael Swell – July 2022
      • Susan and Cliff take Roger who had stopped in on his way back from the East Coast. We take the scenic route over Highway 31 and go to the Little Grand Canyon in the Swell.
    • Hill Aerospace Museum – July 2022
      • This museum has many of the Air Force’s aircraft since WWII.   Roger, Susan and Cliff spend a few enjoyable hours there.
    • Land Cruiser Heritage Museum – July 2022
      • World’s best Land Cruiser Museum. If photos of Land Cruisers is not your thing, better pass on this link. Susan and Cliff spend a few hours checking out almost a 100 Cruisers.2022
    • Springville Art City Days – June 2022
      • We take a short break from house hunting to attend some of the events at Springville’s Art City Days. Balloon Fest, Balloon Glow, Parade, Concert by Bohemian Queen (a Queen cover band), Fireworks.
  • 2021
    • Lake Powell – September 2021
      • Don, Debbie, Ben, Melinda, Karl, Garth, Richard, Susan and Cliff spend 7 days on Lake Powell in Glen Canyon NRA.  We travel over 180 miles in the houseboat on the lake.  In Glen Canyon NRA we explore Reflection Canyon, Escalante River Arm, Hole in the Rock, and other spectacular areas along with Rainbow Bridge NM.
    • Arizona and Utah – April 2021
      • We (Don L (from Oregon), Vince (from WY), Duc, and myself) started with the offroad areas around St George, UT. After a couple of days we headed down thru the Grand Canyon–Parashant NM to  the Whitmore trailhead on the Grand Canyon. We head past Kanab to Big Water where we turned into the Glen Canyon NRA and caught Smoky Mt Rd north thru Grand Staircase Escalante NM to UT-12. We stayed in Hanksville, from there we went to the Factory Butte where we turned north heading into the south end of the San Rafael Swell and came out at Little Wild Horse Canyon in Goblin Valley State Park. 
  • 2020
    • Henry Mountains, Utah – September 2020
      • Cliff, Duc, Vince & Wendy’s trip through the Henry Mountains of south central Utah and Capitol Reef NP. Also includes Cottonwood Canyon Rd, Lake Powell in Glen Canyon NRA and Tonopah on way back.
  • 2019
    • Southwest US – September 2019
      • Susan, Cliff & Marilyn – Nevada, Arizona and Utah – Gold Butte NM, Grand Canyon NP, (Navajo Tribal Parks, Upper Antelope Canyon & Monument Valley), Natural Bridges, Goblin Valley State Park, Capitol Reef, Arches & Bryce NP & many other scenic sights.
    • San Juan Mountains – August 2019
      • Ben, Duc, Don and Cliff met up with Wendy and Vince in Silverton, CO.  Scenic 4 wheel drive trails in the high country of the San Juan Mtns, Colorado. Then the amazing backcountry of Canyonlands NP Needles District and continue on a 4×4 trail through Beef Basin & Bears Ears NM, Utah.  Then on to Capitol Reef NP, and Bryce NP, Utah
    • Cruise Moab – May 2019
      • Ben, Duc, Tucker & Cliff take scenic backroads to Utah.  Meeting up with Vince in Nevada then on to Arizona’s Grand Canyon–Parashant NM & Grand Canyon NP backcountry and then to Moab, Utah meeting up with Roger and Joe.
    • Pre-Run for Cruise Moab Trail Leaders – April
      • Cliff made a quick trip to Moab, Utah for this training
    • Moab in Snow – January 2019
      • Susan & Cliff – Winter trip to Arizona’s Monument Valley and Utah’s Moab area
  • 2018
    • San Juan Mountains – August 2018
      • Tucker, Duc and Cliff take a side trip on the Shafer 4×4 Trail in Canyonlands NP, Utah, then on to Silverton, CO where Richard and Don met us.   Over the next several days we take a number of scenic 4 wheel drive trails in the high country of the San Juan Mountain, Colorado. 
    • Cruise Moab – May 2018
      • At Cruise Moab Don, Paul, Ben, Vince and Cliff did Hells Revenge Trail, Fins N Things Trail, Arches NP, Steel Bender Trail and Poison Spider Trail.
    • Goblin & Hole in the Rock Trail – Apr 2018
      • Before Cruise Moab Don, Paul, Ben, Vince and Cliff travel to Goblin Valley State Park and thru Glen Canyon NRA to take the Hole in the Rock Trail on the south side of Lake Powell.
  • 2017
  • 2016
    • Grand Staircase – Oct 2016
      • Susan & Cliff in Utah’s Grand Staircase Escalante NM and Canyonlands NP. In Grand Staircase: Cottonwood Canyon Road, Grosvenor Arch, Willis Creek slot canyon, Wahweap Towers (or Hoodoos), Lower Calf Creek Falls, Devils Garden and in Canyonlands NP Needles District, Elephant Hill, Chesler Park & The Joints.
    • Utah & Colorado – May 2016
      • After Cruise Moab, Don, Tucker and Cliff went to Telluride, CO then back into Utah for Hovenweap NM.  Traveled to Arizona for Marble Canyon and White Pocket.  Back again into Utah for Cottonwood Canyon Rd, Grand Staircase-Escalante NM, Hole in the Rock Road, Zebra Slot, and Capitol Reef NP, Burr Trail, Lower San Rafael road along the Green River.
    • Cruise Moab – May 2016 
      • Don, Richard, Tucker and Cliff travel to Cruise Moab and net up with Vince.   They started out with the Kokopelli Trail (3 day overnight to Moab starting at the Colorado/Utah border).  In Moab they tackled the Hells Revenge Trail, and Metal Masher Trail.
  • 2015
    • Capitol Reef – Oct 2015
      • Susan and Cliff’s trip to a number of southern Utah sights is cut short when the Land Cruiser gets stuck in the mud in Capitol Reef NP
    • Cruise Moab – May 2015 
      • Both Cliff and Don took their Land Cruisers to Cruise Moab this year. They met up with Richard, Allen and Vince for the event. They started with the Kokopelli Trail then Porcupine Rim Trail,  Flat Iron Mesa Trail and Fins N Things.
  • 2014
    • White Rim Trail – November 2014 
      • Cliff, Susan, Debbie & Don – The White Rim is a 100 mile 4 wheel drive trail in the scenic Canyonlands NP, Island in the Sky District, Utah
    • San Rafael Swell – October 2014

      • Cliff, Steve, Randy and John explore the Copper Globe Mine and Goblin Valley SP Crack Canyon and encounter several wild mustang herds in the San Rafael Swell.  South of Hanksville we hike the Dirty Devil River area to enter Happy Canyon.  We hike into Little Death Hollow west of Capitol Reef.

    • Cruise Moab – May 2014 
      • Cliff and Don L met up with Allen and Tom in Moab, UT
    • Utah Canyoneering – May 2014 
      • After Cruise Moab Don L and Cliff met up with Steve and Don V to canyonneer Angel Cove and Winter Camp slot canyons along with visits to Canyonlands NP & Arches NP and a couple of remote cliff dwellings.
      • Cliff’s second time and Don L’s first time to attend Cruise Moab, They visited Goblin Valley State Park before signing in for the San Rafael Swell Overnight which is two days of trails in the Swell. Next they did the Gold Bar Rim trail where Cliff broke his front differential trying to get up a big ledge. 
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2010
    • Utah Transcontinental Railroad – August 2010
      • Cliff visits Golden Spike NHP and then drives many miles of the last completed section of the First Transcontinental Railroad. Trip also includes Bonneville Salt Flats, Antelope Island State Park and Lucin Sun Tunnels.
    • Cruise Moab – April 2010  
      • Cliff in his Land Cruiser, Karl and Melinda in their RV travel to Moab, Utah for Cruise Moab. Cruise Moab is an annual offroad event for Toyota 4 wheel drive vehicles. This was the first year for Cliff to attend.  Cliff went home via Valley of the Gods and then took Nevada back roads.
    • Utah Photography Trip #3 – October 2009
      • Steve, Don, Randy, John, Tucker and Cliff piled into a Land Cruiser and a 4Runner for a 9 day trip to; Toroweap in Grand Canyon NP, Paw Hole, White Pocket, The Subway in Zion NP, Grand Staircase-Escalante NM, Zebra Slot Canyon, & Capitol Reef NP.
    • Canyonlands The Maze – April 2009
      • Cliff and Susan take a 4 wheel drive trail in the San Rafael Swell. Next stop was Arches NP.  Then a 4 wheel drive trail to Horseshoe Canyon and on to the Canyonlands NP, The Maze District, Utah.
  • 2009
    • Utah Photography Trip #2 – April 2009 
      • Steve, Don V, Randy, Roger and Cliff’s trip to Utah covered Coral Pink Sand Dunes SP, Paw Hole, White Pocket, Cottonwood Cove, Wahweap Towers, Cottonwood Canyon Road, Bryce NP & Zion NP.
  • 2008
    • Utah Photography Trip #1 – October 2008 
      • Cliff made a loop through Death Valley NP on the way to Vegas where he picked up Steve, Don V, and Randy.   From Vegas we visit Arches NP, Bryce Canyon NP, Canyonlands NP Island in the Sky District, Capitol Reef NP, and in Grand Staircase-Escalante NM; Cottonwood Cove, Golden Cathedral, Peek-a-boo Gulch, Spooky Gulch.  On the way back Cliff went through Great Basin NP.
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