Adventures in the Utah Mountains Near Salt Lake City

11. December 2017 · Write a comment · Categories: Outdoor Adventures, Travel

Exploring the Mountains Near Salt Lake City

Every year Justin, my friend from El Paso, and I meet up to explore a new area. After many years of exploring areas near where we live, we decided to explore areas where neither of us had ever been before. Last year we toured around in the Colorado Mountains; this year we settled on the Utah Mountains.

Adventures in the Utah Mountains

While I had driven through the area a number of times (usually on my way to go rock climbing at Red Rocks National Park near Las Vegas), I had never truly stopped to explore and see what was nearby. The biggest shocker was how close everything was to downtown. In less than an hour you can be from the middle of Salt Lake City, to parked and ready to hike to a mountain lake.

Colorado Mountain Adventures

19. December 2016 · Write a comment · Categories: Outdoor Adventures

Spending Time in the Mountains Near Denver

I have a friend that lives in El Paso, Texas. For the last several years we would visit each other. Justin would come to Montana to go on some adventures, and I would go down there to go on adventures, most consisting of hiking, climbing, boating, fishing, and overall getting outside (perhaps in the future we can tackle some of the top 50 long distance hiking trails). But it turns out there is only so much that you can do near us, and after 8 years or so we started running out of things to do (that don’t involve an extensive drive). We decided to meet in the middle, and explore around Denver, Colorado.

Mt Democrat Mt Lincoln Mt Cameron Mt Bross in Colorado

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Neither of us had been to Denver (aside from passing through), so it seemed like a great opportunity to explore an area of the country that a lot of people love. If you’re into mountain adventures, then here is my advice on things to do near Denver.

A Doe with Antlers: A Hermaphrodeer

03. December 2015 · Write a comment · Categories: Outdoor Adventures

Toward the end of hunting season, I was able to get out and harvest a deer. It was the only day I was going to get out and hunt in 2015, so I wanted to make the most of it.

In the end, I shot a nice mule deer buck. Enough to fill the freezer for another year. When I went to field dress it, I discovered it was 100% female, but it had grown antlers. I called it a hermaphrodeer. You can check out the story of how it happened over on the Billings 365 website. Here are pictures of the deer. More »

Jesus Dog Walks on Water

01. December 2015 · Write a comment · Categories: Outdoor Adventures · Tags: deadman's basin, ice fishing, kokanee salmon, walk on water

Every year, toward the end of November and into the early parts of December, the Kokanee Salmon in Deadman’s Basin start to spawn. They swim close to shore to lay and fertilize eggs. During this time they are aggressive, trying to fight off any other fish that may disturb their spawning. It is also during this time that fisherman come to snag the salmon through the ice. When Zach, his dog Sam, and I went fishing over the weekend, we were in for a surprise. More »

Fishing for Red Salmon on the Kenai River

08. September 2014 · 3 comments · Categories: Outdoor Adventures · Tags: alaska, fishing, reds, salmon fishing, sockeye

Alaska is known as the last frontier. In this majestic state you will find not only some of the most amazing mountains in the world, but some of the most abundant wildlife around. From moose that regularly come into the city of Anchorage, to the spawning salmon in the summer months, Alaska has something for all sportsmen. But it is one thing to know the wildlife is there, and quite another to actually be able to harvest it.

Scott Sery