Blog – Travel & Adventure
From the towering mountains in my backyard, to the reefs of West Papua, and everything in between…
Hiking the Teton Crest Trail in Grand Teton National Park
Featured in major articles from National Geographic, to Backpacker, to Outside, arguments have been made that hiking the Teton Crest Trail is one of the best backpacking trails in the country, if not the world.
Backpacking Ice Lakes Basin outside Silverton, Colorado
In those articles I had read, a lot of people talked about how they try to make backpacking Ice Lakes Basin an annual trip. I’ll now include myself on those annual trips…
The North Rim of the Grand Canyon
North Rim of the Grand Canyon - I was driving south across the Kaibab Plateau along Route 67 as I watched the rain...
Hiking the Subway Bottom-Up Trail Description
You’ll come to the first set of what I’d consider “major falls.” This is where the trail began to go straight up the river.
Hiking the Subway Top-Down Trail Description
Hiking the Subway Top-Down Trail Description - The Left Fork of North Creek in Zion National Park, also...
Hiking the Subway in Zion National Park… Again
Since it would be our second time, we wanted to hike it in a different route – A route that requires rappelling, small down-climbs, and swimming through cold, ball-shrinking pools.
Zion Narrows: The Legendary Hike in Zion National Park
"The Indians call the canyon through which it runs "Mu-koon'-tu-weap" or Straight Canyon. Entering this, we have to...
Hiking Angels Landing in Zion National Park
But there was something about the notorious last half mile of the Angel’s Landing hike that really intimidated me – I don’t think I’ve ever hiked with more trepidation and vigilance before.
Hiking the Subway in Zion National Park
The Left Fork of North Creek in Zion National Park, also known as the Subway, is one of the park’s more popular and iconic hikes, taking you along the river to a tube-like, undercut slot canyon resembling an urban subway tunnel.
Miraflores Locks at the Panama Canal
Miraflores Locks: The Panama Canal, designated as one of the “Seven Wonders of the Modern World and a Monument of the Millennium,” took…
Bryce Canyon National Park: The Intimate Hoodoos of Utah
Long hikes (hard work) is absolutely rewarding, but with Bryce, it was awesome to shoot sunrise from an overlook, wander some trails for a bit, and be back at my car for coffee by 7:30 a.m.
Bright Angel Trail, South Kaibab & the Death Zone
A few weeks after our trek, we came to learn that this area of the Bright Angel Trail is called “the Death Zone” because approximately 200 people are rescued