Out in the wild and expansive Grande Escalante National Monument, along a single dirt road, starting outside Kanab, Utah. I’m looking for a particular slot canyon to explore but if I find some just as interesting I can easily change my plans. This is how I stumbled upon a lone sign for the Lick Wash…
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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….
The Smyril Line Ferry
I sit in the crowded ferry terminal waiting area, exhausted. The stress that led up to this point just about did me in, but the end is in sight as boarding the ship will commence soon… I get my boarding pass. I miss the elevators, and end up carrying all my heavy luggage up row…
Black sand beach Icelandic horseback riding in Vik
In the picturesque Icelandic village of Vik I find the stable full of horses to choose from. One needs to find a horse that chooses you to be it’s rider, the centuries old kinship between man and beast. We build a bond as we head outside, I constantly rub his neck, and talk softly to…
Arriving in Glasgow
The month of August was here. A trip that was two plus years in the making was finally a reality. Due to nightmare stories about delays at London’s Heathrow airport I decided to change my flight last minute so that I could arrival three days before my trek starts in Glasgow, just in case I…
Into the Needles & the Slickrock trail
Day three exploring Canyonlands National Park. Four a.m. finds me on the road to a much more remote section of the Park, The Needles. I get there before the sun rises, and so I pull off the road and watch a crow that is watching me while waiting for the landscape to lighten. Once it…
Island in the Sky District
Day two in Canyonlands, and this time I make it further than beyond the National Park entrance. Today I explore the vast reaches of the Island in the Sky District. I have no planned itinerary, but instead use luck and intuition as I go. The morning sun has just broke free of the clouds as…
Back to Sabino for a 20 mile adventure
It’s a couple of weeks before Christmas. The morning air in Tucson has a definite desert chill to it. I turn up the heat in my truck as I make my way back to Sabino Canyon. Initially I wanted to just walk up the canyon road, then see how I felt before wagering about continuing…
Fairyland Loop
Time is one fast moving entity. Eleven years ago it was when I last set foot into Bryce Canyon. A new decade finds me back at the entrance to the National Park, and on not more than a whim and my National Parks Pass do I decide to turn up the road to find a…
Verde District Dairy
The dairy itself is almost 100 years old, slinging milk around to customers in the Verde Valley over the last century. Built by one of the original settlers of this land, the place is now available to rent as an AirBnB for those to enjoy the historic building next to the Verde river, surrounding by…
The Great Island Trail
My first few days of exploring Cape Cod had culminated into one defining moment, The Great Island Trail. Research indicated that this is the longest and most difficult hiking trail on the Cape, due to soft sand, high tides and some log steps. It also offered views of Cape Cod Bay, Wellfleet Harbor and a…
Day one exploring Cape Cad
I dreamed about weather beaten picket fences half buried in white sand. This image, more than anything else, is what drove my curiosity to come and explore the Cape Cod area. What surprised me though is how wild and open this place is, especially for being in the populated East Coast of the USA. Hardly…