Kayaking the southern Puget Sound
At the southern end of the Puget Sound, just outside Olympia, Washington, is the Boston Harbor Marina. It is a...
outdoor adventures
The Wonderland Trail
The pictures on the website of the hotel closest to the top of Mount Rainier National Park looked so inviting,...
more time on the trails of the White Mountains
Back up into the White Mountains of Eastern Arizona I go, ready to ride. I still have her on my...
Sweetwater Preserve
April the thirteenth, two thousand and nineteen. It is a rarity that I recall the exact date of something, but...
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....
The Painted Desert
I emerge from the pine forests of the Mogollon Rim onto the Colorado Plateau, a straight pathway to the town...
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...
Paddleboard Yoga
It is a perfect Spring day here in Arizona. The windows are down as I wind my way back to...
Return to Snowbowl
2018/2019 was a record breaking year for snowfall in Northern Arizona. The Snowbowl ski resort outside of Flagstaff was able...
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...