News of Utah

I'm planning on camping this Friday night near Trial Lake, but I'm having second thoughts if this forest fire smoke is in the uintas as well. does anyone know? thanks for any info.

A man from Tooele County fell off of a cliff on Mt. Nebo yesterday. Here is the story on KSL:

http://www.ksl.com/?sid=35985589&nid=14 ... d=toppick3

Me and my wife are trying to get the permits for the trans zion hike. I mixed up the dates and go permits for the week before labor day weekend. Tried calling to switch the dates but no luck. I managed to get the campsite for day 1 but couldn't get the campsites for other days. I need your help. It's both our 35th Birthdays and my wife wanted to do this hike for a ...

Hi All, I'm planning a mid-September hike from Kane Gulch, exiting at Collins Spring. Are there any water sources along that transit that would be available then? Thanks, Phil

Has anyone been to the La Sal Mountains in the last few days? I'm wondering what the snow conditions are up on the ridges before I make a trip out there this weekend. Any info that can be shared would be greatly appreciated.

Made this a while ago. Still needs a few more things added but figured I'd make it public and post it.

Flux peak - Stansbury Mts. Tooele, Co., Ut.

http://www.summitpost.org/flux-peak-peak-8003/889775

I noticed on Google Earth (TM) that there is a massive 650' tall tower rising on the ridge below Mount Holly. There are no photos, no mention of it, not even anything on the topo maps? Not on Peakbagger! Not on Lists of John. Massive tower appears on Google Earth (TM). It is at 38.352133, -112.344396. Is this just a mirage?

Coming in for the holiday weekend and we've never spent any time in the SLC area, though I've spent time in southern Utah. With access to a good corporate rate we plan on staying downtown but are open to staying elsewhere if needed. So, with so many options I'm putting a post out for advice.
Few things:
-Like to keep the trail heads within an hour or two of the city.
-Wanted to do Kings ...

I'm planning to hike up to the summit of Lone Peak in June and I am not familiar with the area. I have reviewed a bunch of sites and trip logs and I'm running into the following issues:

(1) there are multiple route options (Jacobs Ladder, Bear Canyon, etc.), but some of these trails/trail heads have either been renamed or may have multiple names (e.g., http://climb-utah.com/WM/lonepeak.htm)

(2) access to ...

Hi -
Not sure if this is the right place to post. If it's not, please lmk if another forum is more appropriate.
I'm heading out to the Narrows in Zion for an overnight trip during the first/second week of May. Regarding gear, what kinds of clothing do I need? Wetsuit? Drysuit? Farmer John's? Shorts? Neoprene pants/leggings?

What I've found so far is that a Wetsuit is overkill and a Drysuit gets too darn hot. ...