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Category: Adventure Plans

This is Packrafting

Posted on May 23, 2019August 22, 2024 by Backcountry Fever

I’m intrigued by this adventure sport I recently discovered called packrafting… it started by researching what it takes to float the Escalante River from Highway 12 to Lake Powell. I can so see myself getting into this… and already pricing out boats!

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Planning an Escalante River Run: From Highway 12 to Lake Powell

Posted on April 16, 2019August 22, 2024 by Backcountry Fever

The desire to float the Escalante River came from my first trip to Coyote Gulch with a group of scouts back in 2016.  Standing at the confluence of those two waterways to get a closer look at Steven’s Arch, I couldn’t help but wonder what the full length of that canyon looked like from Highway…

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Next International Plan: EBC in 2020

Posted on April 4, 2019August 22, 2024 by Backcountry Fever

I’ve been seeing a lot of pictures lately of people returning from treks to Everest Base Camp. While I have no desire to summit Everest, I’ve always thought the idea of getting to its base camp would be an amazing experience all by itself. I know it would be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for me as…

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Next 14er: Pike’s Peak

Posted on March 23, 2019August 22, 2024 by Backcountry Fever

The next time I’m in Colorado, which will be September 2019, I will be going for Pike’s Peak from the Barr Trail. I got the idea after first hearing about the Manitou Incline, and then finding out that’s one of the trails up to Pike’s. This will be my second 14er behind Gray’s Peak in…

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