It’s crazy how once you spend time on a long distance trail, say like the Pacific Crest Trail, you seem to see similar trails EVERYWHERE. Say, like when we were hiking out of Hackberry Canyon, spotted an old cabin along the trail and went inside to take a peek. Hanging over the mantle was…
Category: Hikes and Stories
Hackberry Canyon: Escaping The Fecal Forest
I know that writing this will completely change your perception of our honeymoon adventure but sometimes it doesn’t seem right to not share a complete picture of what outdoor escapades can really be like. Our overnight into Hackberry Canyon was beautiful, don’t get me wrong. And I seemed to only have taken pictures of the beautiful,…
Our 6 Day Southwest Hiking Road Trip Itinerary
I’ve been going through pictures from our honeymoon and getting organized, it amazes me the things we did on our road trip in such a short time! I thought I’d give you the rundown on everything we did on our honeymoon so you get a feel for how much we crammed into one week. When planning…
Controversial Wildlife in Mesa Verde National Park
Editor’s Note: Yes, I know I am supposed to be writing about our trip to Utah and Arizona and I swear I’m working on it tonight. But the #NatureWritingChallenge is so fun! I promise I’ll go right back to it after this post… This is going to be mostly about pictures because, well, a picture…
You Want Me To Go Up Where?
Have you ever had one of those moments you aren’t sure you can go forward and you most certainly can’t go back the way you came? On the first full day of our honeymoon trip to Arizona and Southern Utah, we got up in the morning and drove to the Paria Contact Station outside Grand…
2 Upcoming Book Talks on Geology and Hiking The Pacific Crest Trail
I want to share with some upcoming events in the north end where you can learn more about some amazing outdoor books I have talked about here on the blog! Geology Underfoot in Western Washington The first one is a book presentation by Dave Tucker who I wrote about in Geology Under Our Feet. …