Jeremy, I was very interested in your comments about night hiking Usery. They close the main park at sunset. Are you coming in from the trailhead at the end of Meridian? I would be very interested in knowing more about this as I live not too far from there and have never entered the park from that d...

I've really enjoyed reading all the posts to this topic! Enjoyed also the reminiscing about Marlin Perkins and Wild Kingdom: 'Let's watch as Jim gets too close to a black bear and nearly gets his butt bit off" "Let's watch while a crocodile kicks the crap out of Jim" That stuff was pr...

Kelli, whereas the summer heat can sometimes seem to be a problem (especially if you hate to get up early like me) I think you should give night hiking a try. When it gets hot, desert creatures tend towards the nocturnal. The sound of the coyotes howling on a moonlit desert night is positively mesme...