As I sit down tonight to get tomorrow’s Friday Faves and blog newsletter together and start writing on Day 4 of my Spring Break Road Trip, I came to the realization that “hiking season” is here. I know what you are thinking, isn’t it always hiking season with me? True, it is. But this is the time…
Category: Hikes and Stories
Spring Break Road Trip Day 3: Lyin’ Down At Horseshoe, Tiger Beetles, and Bear Right At Wild Cows, Oh My!
Editor Note: If you thought Day 2 was a long day, get ready for Day 3. If you have only been following along to get to our visit to Supai and Havasupai Falls, today is when that adventure itself begins with camping at the trailhead. But there was a whole day of fun before we…
Spring Break Road Trip Day 2, Part 2: Queen of Bryce, Hoodoo Groot, and A Tarp
When I left you in Spring Break Road Trip Day 2,Part 1: Angel of Zion and More Weeping, we were leaving Zion National Park an driving towards Bryce National Park. We drove out of Las Vegas about 24 hours ago and our goal is to hit as many fun things as we can before our…
Spring Break Road Trip Day 2, Part 1: The Angel of Zion and More Weeping
As you can imagine, I was up bright and early today. Nothing over my head to block the brightening of the sky and sheer anticipation (dread?) of what the rest of my trip will bring. Do these things come in threes? I had told Denise the night before that I wanted to get up as early…
North Cascades Trail Skills College
Okay, this is a shameless plug for trail work on the Pacific Crest Trail. Have you thought about doing some trail maintenance this year but aren’t sure where to start? Feeling a little intimated? It was just a year ago that I did and a friend talked me into coming to the trail skills college…
Spring Break Road Trip, Day 1: A Wave Alternative, 4 Wheeling In A Subcompact and My First Night Ever Cowboy Camping
Our trip began with a plane ride into McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. There is just something about flying in Vegas that is unlike other airports. All the glittery people and cacophony of slot machines. The simultaneous release of breath that a vacation has started and the holding of that breath thinking about…





