Backpacker Campfire: Utah Beyond The Mighty Five … Exploring Utah’s Hidden Gems

Bring your family and friends to Dayton’s original Backpacker Campfire, featuring adventure, nature and travel programs. The programs are free and open to the public. All ages are welcome. The programs are usually on the first Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm and last about 90 minutes.

Program: Utah Beyond The Mighty Five … Exploring Utah’s Hidden Gems

Presenters: Sue And Don Klosterman

Description: In this presentation we will share our experiences in various state parks, wilderness areas, and BLM lands that are NOT part of Utah’s “Mighty Five” national parks (Zion, Bryce, Arches, Canyonlands, and Capital Reef). We found an abundance of these hidden gems that are generally less crowded than the national parks but still stunning in their own right. We will share our photos and brief video clips of our day hikes taken over several different trips over the past 10 years. You may be surprised how much is out there … beyond the Mighty Five !

Biography: Sue and Don Klosterman are alumni and retirees of the University of Dayton. Don’s home there is in the School of Engineering where he is an Emeritus Professor, while Sue spent many years teaching in the Geology Department. They have taken many hiking and backpacking trips over their 35 years of marriage, many of them in the western U.S., as well as hundreds of miles on the Appalachian Trail. Don was coordinator of the Dayton Backpacker Campfire from 2003-2016, and they both were active leaders in BSA for many years. They reside in their long-time Centerville home of 30 years, and they continue to plan new adventures each year.

More info: https://www.backpackercampfire.com/