When I was in Massachusetts a few weeks ago, we spent an evening in Plymouth. The town is fairly commercialized, but I still found green spaces to wander. Actually, we started the evening with seafood platters at Wood’s Seafood (according…
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One of the most frequent gripes I hear from other hikers is that they can’t take their dogs into national parks. The truth is that most parks do severely limit pets on trails, but a few are very pet-friendly, and…
The other day, I was reading an article where someone was spouting their opinion on various cultures. To this young woman, there were two responses to a person’s success in life. In the first type of culture, if someone “made…
I went to the Beehive Trail outside of Page, Arizona, because someone online called it the “New Wave.” It was billed as a place where you can see formations like the famous Wave, only you don’t need a permit. Well,…
When I was visiting Boston a few weeks ago, a friend asked if I’d like to walk around the Harvard campus. Yes, please! It turned out to be a lovely way to spend the later part of a hot summer…
When I chat with people on the trails around the US, I often hear them say, “I bought this camera for this trip.” They then go on to tell me they don’t know a thing about the camera, but they’re…
The world today is in need of the wisdom of God – and because we have the mind of Christ and a relationship with Him and with the Holy Spirit (the Spirit of Wisdom) (1 Corinthians 2:16, John 17:3, Ephesians…
The Blue Mesa Trail is an overlooked gem in central Petrified Forest National Park. Because it’s off on a sideroad – plus it’s away from the main areas of the Painted Desert and the Rainbow Museum – fewer people drive…
The Sawtooth Mountains in central Idaho are a not-so-hidden gem of the Rocky Mountains. With sparkling alpine lakes, towering craggy peaks, and peaceful forests (not to mention some nice creeks), it’s a hiker’s paradise with many miles of trails. In…