There are two Mono Passes in California, and they happen to be only about 40 miles apart. I’m sure the one on the eastern edge of Yosemite National Park is very nice, but I’m also sure it can’t compare with…
In a 1965 interview, Andrew Wyeth (the painter) was quoted as saying, “I can think of nothing more exciting than just sitting in a cornfield on a windy fall day and listening to the dry rustle… If one could…
Many people will tell you that you should really take oatmeal on a backpacking trip for breakfast. Many others will tell you to eat anything but oatmeal for breakfast on a backpacking trip. Personally? Eat something for breakfast on…
I happen to be a very practical person. Which is probably why the facts and figures of how to hike a trail come pretty naturally to me, along with planning trips and even normal everyday life. Because of my practicality,…
Where to go if you want a picnic supper in Lava Beds National Monument? While there are a few picnic areas in the park (namely, near the visitor center), there are a few tables in a more natural setting near…
I hiked Artist Point about 7 years ago. The view was spectacular, like nothing else in the world, and so worth doing. However, I couldn’t say the same for the trail. The path up from the Tunnel View parking area…
There’s been a song going around for some time that goes something like this: Grander earth has quaked before Moved by the sound of His voice Seas that are shaken and stirred Can be calmed and broken for my…
Mt. Hood may be an icon of northern Oregon, and its Timberline Trail may be epic with backpackers, but it also offers some great day hiking. The scenery can be a bit varied, too – waterfalls, lakes, meadows, rock scrambles,…
I posted a few weeks back about biking the rails to trails Ontario Pathways between Goose Street and Phelps, NY. After we’d loaded up all the bikes in Phelps (not to mention chowed down on the delicious lunch one of…
I remember the first time the wilderness caught my heart. It was spring, and my family was on a long-overdue trip to the Grand Canyon. (We made up for that by visiting 4 out of the next 5 consecutive…