The Friendship Trail
Upon leaving Fern Canyon, the inexplicable pull to stay in the Redwoods takes the lone hiker to the Friendship trail....
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Scouring for meaning at Devil’s Bridge
December is finally here, which means hiking is back on the menu in my corner of the world. The infamous...
Manitou Falls
Wisconsin's largest waterfall is located on the top edge of this great State, in a part of the USA that...
Shi Shi…the Return
The sinewy seaweed drapes my form like the remnants of an afterbirth. I teeter and sway with the tide, a...
Shi Shi….the arrival
I tread lightly along the land of the Makah Indian, searching for a clearing in the woods that would be...
The Klamath coastal trail
Far beyond the cities and towns you know lies the enchanted redwood forests of NorCal. A tiny place named Klamath,...
Taking my medicine on the Telluride trail
Summertime thunderclouds are in the far off distance, thick black shapes rolling across the mountainous skyline. I find a lift...
Lake Siskiyou
He opens the cabin door and is assaulted by the scent of fresh pines. Not a cloud in the sky...
hidden dinosaurs lurking in Fern Canyon
The Redwood forest is covered in gray ash from the nearby fires, a coffin that is closing down on the...
Jud Weibe chewed me up and spit me out
As I'm waiting for the Trevor Hall show to start in Telluride, I start chatting with the man sitting next...
Smith Rock
Just outside of Bend, Oregon, is an unassuming rock formation called Smith Rock. The story surrounding the name of this...
Griffith Observatory
Griffith Park is jam-packed with cars as I enter. I try to follow the road up to the Observatory, but...