How would you like to visit four large waterfalls in the wilds of Pennsylvania – and likely have them all to yourself? Sure, the side trails to the falls are typically not marked, and it’s on State Game Land (so…
Sneak Peek: Maze District of Canyonlands National Park!
Earlier this fall, a group member and I were discussing adventure ideas – because, that’s just what we do. We’ve ended up in all kinds of crazy places out of conversations about real and imagined adventures. This time, we were…
Exploring to Porthole Arch & Squaw Window
Before I left for Utah last year, I was browsing one of my favorite websites about hiking in Utah. The author mentioned a nice exploration trek he took along the Kokopelli Trail east of Moab near Dewey Bridge to find…
Early Fall at Buttermilk Falls
On our way home from hiking Indian Pass and Santanoni Peak in Adirondack Park last fall, we saw a sign near Long Lake pointing toward Buttermilk Falls. Several of us remembered it from an earlier visit with friends about 20…
Biking Around Lovely Presque Isle
Today I’d like to share with you a truly delightful bike trail in northwestern Pennsylvania: The Trail around Presque Isle just north of the city of Erie. You can customize your route a bit, but by going around most of…
Exploring Minor Overlook in Canyon Rims Recreation Area
I have four favorite overlooks in Canyon Rims Recreation Area south of Moab, Utah: Needles Overlook, Minor Overlook, Canyonlands Overlook, and Anticline Overlook. Each one is special and beautiful in its own way, but today I’d like to take a…
Trip Report: Ricketts Glen, World’s End, and More!
This past weekend, I did another “short and sweet” semi-local trip! We saw so many waterfalls thanks to the recent three days of rain, some mountain views, lots of cool boulders and rocks, and peaceful old-growth forests. On top of…
Paddle Irondequoit Bay
Irondequoit Bay is a bit of a fixture on the northeast side of Rochester, New York. It’s a favorite with marinas, pleasure-seekers, and amusement park-seekers (due to Seabreeze right up the hill). It’s also famous because of the so-called “Bay…
Exploring Corkscrew Canyon
I read about Corkscrew Canyon on the internet. There was an old mining area, they promised, and a slot canyon. There was no trail, but it was pretty easy to walk up an old road. Alas, more research told me…
Trip Report: Cuyahoga Valley & New River Gorge
Would you believe that there are national parks within a few hours of my childhood home that I’ve never visited? They just never seem to fit into any trip: Too far away for a day trip, too close as a…
