Just finished a really cool three day, two night, backpacking trip to Red Castle, Utah. Thought I would make a gallery and share with you my journey with some rad dudes.

You can probably see that the faint red hue of the photo, that isn’t a filter. The thick fires a few states over made everything glow. It is crazy that smoke can travel so far away.


Once we did findthe parking area for the China Meadows Trailhead (no picture), we got ourselves situated for a long day of hiking by unloading our packs and strapping on our boots.






You can see the Red Castle way back in the background, but what you don’t see is the phone that I dropped into the river while filtering water.
Thankfully one of the guys found it. Boy, was I embarrassed.






Unfortunately I wasn’t able to take any other pictures of the camp, we were hit by an incredible storm that rolled through and I had to put my phone away. The storm was so serious that some of us crawled into our tents and sleeping bags to stay warm. It seemed like a lifetime of rain and snow and wind crashing down all around the camp. It was well below freezing and still I can’t imagine how early explorers of this country dealt with such inclement weather conditions.

Along the way, was amazed by how many small lakes there were at the top of the valley that were feeding the rivers down below.





It was inspiring to see the absolute size of these animals and the power that emanates from their bodies. We were on high alert as they were nearly a hundred yards from us for about an hour.

And when we had a chance to look back on the journey, and the massive Red Castle, each of us was astounded by what a sight the Red Castle is from almost anywhere in the valley.

Can you see that Red Castle rock way off in the distance? It is saying good bye

