Foothill Freak's Backcountry Skiing Blog

Ya know how good trips always seem to develop their own quotes or sayings? Well, thanks to DH1 and his vast knowledge of YouTube, “Get some nuts!” became the theme of our recent canyoneering trip to Southern Utah. His description of the new commercials featuring Mr. T bullying wimpy guys sounded so hilarious that all [...]

Just a quick overnighter in the meadow below Lone Peak Cirque. To save weight I didn’t bring the netting of my tent. Then, halfway up the gruelling “Jacobs Ladder” trail, I remembered the last time I spent the night in Lone Peak Cirque about the same time of year: I was eaten alive by mosquitoes.. [...]

I’ve been noticing more glass splattered on the ground at trailhead parking areas, and my roomate has heard of an increase of car break-ins in Millcreek Canyon. So I wasn’t too suprised the other day when after a run in the Red Butte area, I returned to find my wallet and cell phone stolen from [...]