This is a guest post. I’ve always sort of prided myself on being able to eat ‘whatever’ when I was on the trail. I don’t generally suffer from not feeling like eating when hiking or anything like that. (I even…
Wilderness: Of God or an Idol?
Because I hang out on social media groups of hikers and travelers, I virtually brush shoulders with people from all over the world. They come with different backgrounds, cultures, belief systems, and viewpoints – and it’s so much fun to…
Late Afternoon at the White Rim Overlook
If you can only visit one overlook for close-to-sunset in Island of the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park, I’ll give you two choices: 1) Grand View Overlook, and 2) White Rim Overlook. Both offer fantastic views of the eastern…
A Second Chance
Friendly relationships are interesting things. Sometimes they are there for a season, other times they are there for a lifetime. King David had a lifetime relationship with Saul’s son Jonathon, so much so that Jonathon gave David everything he needed…
Patreon February/March Featured Hikes – Zone 1 (Pacific Northwest) & Zone 2 (Northern Southwest)
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Patreon February/March Featured Hikes – Zone 3 (Southwest) & Zone 4 (Rocky Mountain States)
Zone 3 Southwest (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona) Arizona Skunk Tank – Cave Creek Loop 10.5 mile lollipop loop; 1,661ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous Views, cacti, stream, solitude, Phoenix Skunk Tank-Cave Creek Loop Trail Guide Safford Peak 3.4 miles out &…
Patreon February/March Featured Hikes – Zone 5 (Great Plains) & Zone 6 (Great Lakes States)
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Patreon February March Featured Hikes – Zone 7 (Eastern Mountains) & Zone 8 (Southeast & Gulf States)
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Patreon February/March Featured Hikes – Zone 9 (Appalachians) & Zone 10 (New England & Atlantic Coast)
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Devils Hole, Whirlpool, and Niagara Gorge Railroad Grade
One of my favorite hikes I did around New York State last fall was the Whirlpool Trail Whirlpool State Park (though it might as well be in Niagara Falls State Park given how close it is to the falls –…