Zone 7 Eastern Mountain States (Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri) Missouri Blue River Parkway and Minor Park Trail 5.6 mile lollipop loop; 216ft. elevation gain; Easy River; cliffs; rocks; forest; southern Kansas City Blue River Parkway and Minor Park Trail Guide…
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Patreon December/January Featured Hikes – Zone 1 (Pacific Northwest) & Zone 2 (Northern Southwest)
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Learning to Love Well
Over the past few years, I’ve been obsessed with the idea of loving well the people who are around me. It’s mostly friends and family, but it extends beyond that to the people I meet, accidentally or intentionally, via social…

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…

Gifts for Hikers & Outdoor Enthusiasts – Gift Guide 2022
We’re getting back into the season where we purchase gifts for the people we love! The 2021 Gift Guide went over so well that I thought I’d share another set of gifts that you can possibly give to the outdoor…

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…

Craftsmen Terrifying the Darkness?
Last week, I talked about how everything we do is holy because God lives inside of us. This week, I ran across a very interesting passage in Zechariah: “Then I looked up, and saw four horns (powers)! So I asked…

Photos from Topsail Island!
I just got back from an awesome week at the beach! Usually, we got to Holden Beach in North Carolina, but we couldn’t find what we wanted in a rental house there, so we ended up at nearby Topsail Island…

It’s All Holy
When I talk to Christians about what they do with their lives, a common theme arises. They major on talking about their overt Christian ministry, and then relegate the rest of their lives to an uncomfortable or at least “lesser”…