Return to lovely Ouray
I got the itch to return to Ouray for some canyoning, so I hitched a ride with Ursula and her friend for the long-ass drive to Ouray for their annual canyoning rendezvous. Always a pleasure visiting this town. Not sure…
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The best hike in the world
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…
Shakedown on the TRT
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…
Sweet Boyz on the rocks
Jason, Alden and myself out in Red Rocks to hop on some rocks – climbing the six pitch Cat in the Hat. Beautiful day with some beautiful boyz.
Enchanted by Washington
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…
Up the Coast
My buddy Scott got a campground up in the northern California red woods area over 4th of July, so Jason, Erika, Alden and myself hopped in a car and made the drive up the coast, stopping along the way for…
A grand challenge
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…
Birthday trip
For my birthday Katie and I drove way the hell out to south eastern Utah in the Cedar Mesa area to meet up with Cody, Steven, and Angie to explore some popular canyons and check out a few excellent ruins…
Meow Wolf and motorcycles
My buddy Cody turned me on to the immersive and interactive art experience of Meow Wolf. He had been to the one in Santa Fe and wanted to check the one called Mega Mart in Vegas. So Katie and I…
Some very cold climbing
Back to Ouray, but this time for some ice climbing. What an awesome town. Canyoning in the summer, ice climbing and hot springs in the winter. What more could one ask for? My buddy Cody was having a birthday/New Years…
Vroom Vroom
My buddy Scott was having a birthday weekend and invited me to Death Valley for a couple nights of camping. It was kinda fun to just be a tourist and sight-see, rather than exhaust ourselves with all the canyoneering options.…
A hot, grand adventure
My friend Marlen, Mr. TJ, and myself headed out for another grand canyoneering adventure to descend Hades Knoll. This particular trip offered a few pleasant and not so pleasant surprises. The canyon itself is beautiful. I never tire of what…
