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10 Best (and worst) Day Hikes in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

I think I can safely say that Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is one of my favorite parks ever. There’s such a diversity of scenery (i.e., of different kinds of rock formations, badlands, etc.) and most parts aren’t extremely well-visited, so…

Anne’s Hiking Books

Scenic Hikes of the National Parks – Volume 1 – eBook (free with KindleUnlimited) Scenic Hikes of the National Parks – Volume 1 – Physical Book Wyoming Dayhiking: A View Junkie’s Guide – eBook (free with KindleUnlimited) Wyoming Dayhiking: A…

The Grand Prismatic Spring Overlook & Fairy Falls!

A year or two ago, I read on the Yellowstone National Park Facebook page that the park had just created a new trail – one that looked down on the Grand Prismatic Spring. I’d heard that many people scrambled up…

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9 Best Day Hikes in Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park is definitely unique – sea stacks and tide pools give way to temperate rain forests, which melt into alpine valleys and steep-sided mountains. This is perfect environment for seaside strolls, forest hikes, waterfalls, and high-alpine hiking in…

12 Hiking Hairstyles that are Pretty & Practical

This is a guest post from one of my hiking companions. She’s young, slightly dramatic, and loves pretty things, even in the middle of the wilderness. You can find her top hiking destinations here. If you have long hair,…

Cape Perpetua: Where the Volcanos Met the Ocean

If you’re going to visit just one beach in Oregon, I highly recommend it be Cape Perpetua. Why? Well, it’s already overrun, so one more visitor (or ten more visitors) won’t make much difference. Second, you get bragging rights to…

Bible Verses for Hikers

Hi all! So between travels, internet issues, and the site having some crazy issues last week, I haven’t posted over here in a while! But I’m excited to be back on track for a bit. Here are some of my…

Patreon April-May Featured Hikes – Zone 7 (Eastern Mountains) & Zone 8 (Southeast & Gulf States)

Zone 7 Eastern Mountain States (Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri) Missouri West Ridge Trail 2.4 mile loop; 295ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous Views; river; forest; Weston Bend State Park West Ridge Trail Guide Arkansas Big Creek Cave Falls 3.0 miles out…

AnneApril 1, 2023March 27, 2023 Patreon Posts

Out of Fear, Into Trust

There are different kinds of fear. There’s the kind that is afraid of other people – what they will or will not do. That’s a lack of love. There’s the kind of fear that is afraid that bad things will…

AnneMarch 29, 2023August 16, 2024 Jesus Sees the Wilderness

Mesa Arch Just After Sunrise

I’ve been to Mesa Arch a few times, and each one carries a special memory with it. On our first visit, we helped a couple of rangers perfectly place a sign at a trail junction. I’m still wondering why a…

AnneMarch 26, 2023January 30, 2024 All Hikes & Attractions, Hikes & Trails

Should We Apologize?

Today, I’d like to tackle a sticky topic that I don’t promise I fully understand. But I’ll try to give you the best revelation of the topic that I have at the moment – maybe they’ll be a follow-up post…

AnneMarch 22, 2023March 22, 2023 Jesus Sees the Wilderness

The Falls Trail through Glen Leigh in Ricketts Glen State Park

You might recall that a couple of weeks ago, I posted about hiking the Falls Trail through Ganoga Glen in Ricketts Glen State Park. Well, here’s the final installment of that post – the Falls Trail through Glen Leigh! The…

AnneMarch 18, 2023January 30, 2024 All Hikes & Attractions, Hikes & Trails

Logic vs. Trust

Fear is the direct result of mistrust. Maybe we don’t trust a person. Maybe we don’t trust ourselves. Maybe we don’t trust that all things really do work together for good. Whatever the reason, the fear comes because we aren’t…

AnneMarch 15, 2023March 15, 2023 Jesus Sees the Wilderness

The Best Hikes & Caves in Lava Beds National Monument!

When I visit Lava Beds National Monument, it’s so that I can spend a day of exploring caves. These are not the spectacular, stalactite/stalagmite and cave formation type of caves – they’re lava tubes, left over from when molten lava…

AnneMarch 11, 2023January 30, 2024 10 Best & Collections, All Hikes & Attractions, Hikes & Trails

Holiness is Full of Good Things!

Holiness has gotten a bit of a bad rap in the church in recent generations. That’s mostly because it’s been misrepresented. Growing up, whenever someone talked about holiness, they usually meant the “Pentecostal-Holiness” version of the word: In other words,…

AnneMarch 8, 2023March 8, 2023 Jesus Sees the Wilderness

Exploring to Clover Canyon

Hike off-trail through Salt Creek to Clover Canyon in Arches National Park, Utah

AnneMarch 5, 2023August 16, 2024 All Hikes & Attractions, Hikes & Trails

Cultivating Incorrigible Hope

“Isabelle would think of me in the present tense [I thought]. She was incorrigible when it came to hope.” It’s a line from the book I’m currently editing (shared with permission). The narrator is “presumed dead,” but she knows her…

AnneMarch 1, 2023May 23, 2023 Jesus Sees the Wilderness

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