Just following a line
After our week of canyoning, we got geared up for our hike on Scotland’s premier long-distance hike, the West Highland Way. Along the 96-mile route, we started in the small town of Milngavie, hiked through lowland parks, followed loch shores…
The “O” trek in Patagonia is one of those wow hikes. It’s not just the scenery that will blow you away; the wind will quite literally do the same. Seriously, when going over John Garner Pass on the backside of…
Now, I certainly haven’t hiked everywhere in the world, but I have hiked a lot of places, and so far, for my money, the John Muir Trail is the best backpacking trip in the world. It has a lot of…
In only a couple short weeks I would be off on one of my most anticipated adventures to date, to hike the John Muir Trail. But before then, I had an opportunity to do a shakedown hike, where you bring…
The Enchantments is an alpine hiking area up in Alpine Lakes Wilderness in Washington. There’s a popular 20-ish mile point to point traverse that takes you over Aasgard Pass to a stunning alpine setting of lakes, snow capped peaks, and…
I had heard of the rim to rim hike in the Grand Canyon for several years and finally put it on my to-do list. For this challenge I would start pre-dawn on the southside’s Bright Angle Trail and hike 24…
The summer of covid wasn’t a total loss. My buddy Jason and his wife Erika were going to make the long drive to the Wind River Range in Wyoming to do the Cirque of the Towers loop. I had no…
This thing called Covid-19 came around and put a real damper on things. After several weeks of lockdown I ventured out with some friends and family to make the best of the summer. A romp in Tea Cups Desolation Wilderness…
My grandma once asked me why I travel outside the country so much. She felt that there was a lot to do and see in this country. My grandparents did not leave the country often, taking their vacations locally. She…
There’s a term in the backpacking world that says ‘hike your own hike,’ meaning don’t worry how other people are hiking, do what works for you; go your own pace, see what you wanna see, camp where you wanna camp,…
The Bridge to Nowhere in LA’s San Gabriel Range is probably my favorite local hike. I’ve made several trips out there over the years, and it never fails to impress, even on a weekend when you’re sharing the trail with…
A holy source
