Red Butte Loop

We did our favorite go-to hike with our friend Amy on a cold snowy morning.  It was a bit more of a workout in all of that new powder.

Trailhead Elevation:  4,877 feet
Maximum Elevation:  5,381 feet
Total Elevation Gain:  381 feet
Total Distance: 2.36 miles
Total Time:  53 minutes

Poison Spider Mesa

For our second hike of the weekend, we decided to explore an old favorite mountain bike ride known as Poison Spider Mesa.  We haven't biked this ride for ages and probably won't be riding it anytime soon.  It is a pretty technical bike ride, but it was a great hike.  I love the off-season in Moab.  We had the usually crowded trail to ourselves.

Trailhead Elevation:  3,974 feet
Maximum Elevation:  4,456 feet
Total Elevation Gain:  643 feet
Total Miles:  5.35 miles
Total Time:  2:25 hours

Long Canyon

We explored a new canyon in Moab this chilly weekend up Long Canyon.  Long Canyon has been used many times by Hollywood-types to get into the back of redrock country for movie shoots.  The cliff walls and scenic overlooks did not fail to impress.  It was a long hike with plenty of elevation gain.  We only made it to the second set of S-turns. 

Trailhead Elevation:  3,861 feet
Maximum Elevation:  5,129 feet
Total Elevation Gain:  1,175 feet
Total Distance: 7.0 miles
Total Time:  3:05 hours

Irvine Foothills Loop

Whenever I go home to visit my folks I like to hike in the foothills above UCI.  This weekend I was home to help mom out since she just fell and broke her wrist. 

Minimum Elevation:  37 feet
Maximum Elevation:  310 feet
Elevation Gain:  338 feet
Total Distance:  3.02 miles
Total Time:  55 minutes

Antennas

We are still limited to the local foothill hikes for winter.  We have been frequenting the Red Butte hikes and the Antenna hike.  Today was a pretty dismal day, but we got out anyway.

Trailhead Elevation:  4,831 feet
Highest Elevation:  5,594 feet
Total Elevation:  704 feet
Total Miles:  3.36 miles
Total Time:  1:25 hours