The fur lined Icelandic hat keeps his entire body warm as the truck slowly makes it’s way along the bumpy dirt roads of nowhere. After successfully finding the Sycamore Waterfalls, the man is now looking for his trailer before the snow really starts to fall and stick to the ground. The simplicity has the man’s…
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Finding Sycamore Falls in the snow
I think this was my fourth attempt to try and find Sycamore Falls. Deep into the depths of Winter up in Northern Arizona, I slowly bounce along muddy roads as dark clouds swirl above me. It’s about two minutes from starting to snow again. I decide to hike from a new location, and soon the…
Willow Hole, Ryan Ranch, and more for Joshua Tree 2023
It’s time for a good cry in my special spot in this world, Joshua Tree. The high clouds slowly wisp along the sky as I explore Ryan ranch on my first day back out here. The last weekend of October it is, and I let the tears flow down my cheeks as I hike, remembering…
Attack of the Common Swift
I’m ready for my final hike in the Faroe Islands. The land is covered in a cloudy fog, with occasional light rain sprinkling. I get going, with no one else around me. I take in the landscape, this place that I have fallen deeply in love with, with each slow step along the trail. The…
Large as God
It is my final full day here in the Faroes Island. I pick a random hike, wake up a little earlier than usual, and drive out of the capital and start heading up, up, up…. No one else is here at the trailhead. I feel as large as God, taking in the stunning landscape before…
The Seal Woman
Preface : I never made it to the island of Kalsoy, where this story originated, but the legend of the Seal Woman haunted me with every step I took during my time in the Faroe Islands…. Myths and legends have fed the imagination of Faroe Islanders for centuries. Stories of giants and witches, kings and battles,…
Drangarnir Sea Arch
Today instead of just finding a hiking trail, I decided to mix things up and try an Faroe Islands tour. It was very last minute (two nights before actually) but I settled on checking out the Drangarnir Sea Arch. The day was nothing but blue skies, no wind, and perfect temperatures as I make my…
Elduvík to Oyndarfjørður
My afternoon was completely open, no plans at all. A light rain was falling as I sat in my car, waiting out the weather and trying to find something to do on my phone. I settle on driving around the bay in front of me to another small village called Elduvík. I eventually find the…
Fuglafjørður
I park the car in the center of the small town, and a woman that was tending to the flowers and plants in the park puts down her tools and comes over to talk to me. “You English?” “American?!?” “Welcome!” She then goes right into a tirade about her town being a whaling village, how…
Hiking to Lamba, inhabited by Huldufolk
On the morning of my sixth day in the Faroe Islands I decide to hike over to one of the oldest villages of the Islands, Lamba. Home to myths of water trolls that guard the mighty fjord, I excitedly get going, as the morning air is magical. Clouds hug far off misty mountain tops as…
Villingardalsfjall
On my fifth day exploring the Faroe Islands, I head to the 3rd highest mountain in the area, attempting a summit climb. Was I successful, did I enjoy epic views, or did the Gods rain down hard on me, and cover the landscape in clouds? My morning started out promising weather wise, but as I’ve…
The mountain path between Leirvik & Gota
The path up over Mt. Leirvíksfjall is as ancient as it is beautiful, with views north across the strait to the Northern Isles, over the bay Gøtuvík and toward the southern seas. Further up, you walk by Moyggjarhellið, a cave, where it is said young women hid when Vikings and pirates marauded in the area….