The Wonderland Trail
The pictures on the website of the hotel closest to the top of Mount Rainier National Park looked so inviting,...
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The Flume at Fossil Creek
Quiet as a mouse, I close the door to the Flagstaff apartment. It is twenty degrees outside as I sit...
The Petrified Forest
I leave Holbrook as the sun is rising, which means its around 5 a.m. The Petrified Forest is all mine....
Seeing more of Sedona’s backcountry
All of the snow that fell earlier in the week has melted, turning the trails in the Vortex into a...
Fox Ranch Valley
The old man rumbles along in the high desert, heading back to Chocolate Falls. Water is flowing this time, although...
Lost Dutchman
The fabled tales of hidden gold in Lost Dutchman circle my mind as I enter one of the newly built...
Siphon Draw
He wakes up to the news of snow reaching the mountain tops in the Valley of the Sun. It is...
Hermit’s Head
It's the middle of December when I find myself traveling up to Tusayan, a little town just before the entrance...
moving onto the West Rim Springs trail
After my failed attempt to reach Angel's landing, I sit at Scout's lookout wondering what is next in store for...
Humbled at Angel’s Landing
I've heard the stories about this infamous hike most of my life, yet today was the day for me to...
Lost Horse
It was my final day in Joshua Tree. I could say that the Lost Horse Loop trail chose me to...
Stuppes Loop
As I was making my way through Joshua Tree National Park, I find a relatively empty trailhead parking lot that...