No big hikes last year, but we had some amazing road trips!
From the Oregon coast:
Another amazing Utah trip that included a (literal) hair raising storm at Needles Overlook:
A couple of summer walks in NM:
A Mexico beach house:
And finally a...
Despite my passionate love of all things desert, this beautiful mountain trail is my favorite New Mexico hike so far. The parking lot was full when we arrived, but several of the visitors were rock climbing near the trailhead. We saw people regularly on the trail, but it wasn't packed. I've...
Yeah... steep with bad footing on the north part of the loop. The scenery on that section is really good, but you could just go out and back on the southern part. The upper loop on top of the mesa is mostly flat.
This is a brilliant double loop day hike in the mountains near Socorro New Mexico. The weather was wonderful for our hike, except for a brief hail storm that hit us at the peak. Most trail reviews recommend hiking the lower loop counterclockwise, and I agree. The north leg is beautiful, but very...
I don't think anyone wants to see the stay-at-home crap I've been eating. Last night I dumped all the tortilla chip fragments from the bottom of the bag onto a paper plate, microwaved it with some leftover parmesan cheese packets and ate it over the sink with my fingers. I didn't take a picture...
This was a great series. I really liked the writing, and the episodic telling gave something to look forward to. It was nice to get such a deep look at my favorite corner of the universe. Thank you!
Here's what we did this week...
On our way to the park, I realized that I've never actually hiked the Park Ave trail, so that was our first stop. I dropped half of the group at the top and the rest of us drove to the bottom and walked up to meet them. So I guess technically I've still never...
I bought five books for a dollar on humble bundle.
You get digital versions of:
-101 Amazing Sights of the Night Sky
-Backpacking the Light Way
-Dream Hikes Coast to Coast
-Joy of Backpacking
-Night Sky Field Guide