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Patreon June-July Featured Hikes – Zone 1 (Pacific Northwest) & Zone 2 (Northern Southwest)
Patreon June-July Featured Hikes – Zone 3 (Southwest) & Zone 4 (Rocky Mountain States)
Zone 3 Southwest (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona) Arizona Florida Canyon Trail 8.8 miles out & back; 3,466ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous Views; canyon; forest; mountains; Coronado National Forest Florida Canyon Trail Guide New Mexico Chamisa Trail Loop 9.9 mile lollipop…
Patreon June-July Featured Hikes – Zone 5 (Great Plains) & Zone 6 (Great Lakes States)
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Patreon June-July Featured Hikes – Zone 7 (Eastern Mountains) & Zone 8 (Southeast & Gulf States)
Zone 7 Eastern Mountain States (Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri) Missouri Powell Gardens 2.9 mile multispur, 195ft. elevation gain; Easy Beautiful gardens; flowers; Kingsville Powell Gardens Guide Arkansas Rich Mountain Trail 12.3 mile shuttle, 1,909ft up 1,128ft. down, Moderately Strenuous Views;…
Patreon June-July Featured Hikes – Zone 9 (Appalachians) & Zone 10 (New England & Atlantic Coast)
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No Room for Faking It
I lead worship from time to time, especially within my family’s church. It’s a lot of fun – I get to play piano, sing, and worship Jesus, which are three of my favorite things to do (along with seeing beautiful…

Exploring Sandstone Falls in New River Gorge
Sandstone Falls is one of the premier attractions in New River Gorge National Park. However, it’s not near most of the rest of the main attractions in the park: I drove a good hour (it felt like more) from the…

Masks & Lies vs. Multi-Dimensional
A couple of weeks ago, I talked about how being ingenuine – creating a false mask for yourself, for example – is just a culturally-acceptable lie. You’re lying to yourself that you can be a specific kind of person who…

The Best Hikes for Kids in Death Valley National Park!
Death Valley is a very kid-friendly national park. Maybe I think that because I have such fond memories of visiting the park in my tweens and teens, exploring slot canyons, old mining areas, and sand dunes with my little siblings. …

Why You Should Take a Compliment
Genuine compliments are nice things. They help you know how people are receiving the love or service you’re giving, what speaks to them or is meaningful to them, and even if you have a gift in one area or another…