Hike stats at a glance: ~19 Miles 6,000 ft of elevation gain 4 High Peaks – Nippletop (4,610), Dial (4,003), Colvin (4,081) and Blake (3,970) 10 hours total time ~80 degrees and sunny I will apologize for my outrageously long post in advance, but a long day calls for a long post and I do not want to leave anything out […]
Hike stats at a glance: ~20 miles 2 High Peaks – Mount Redfield (4,606ft) Cliff Mountain (3,960ft) 10 hours total time Hot and Humid ~80 Degrees For my first hiking trip back in the place I like to call home, the Adirondack High Peaks, I chose to go with climbing Cliff and Redfield. I decided for this trip […]
I was certainly sad to leave the west coast and end my 10 day trip to all sorts of new and exciting places but just because I was home did not mean the adventure had to end! I have to admit I did have a bit of travel fatigue so going anywhere far was not really on my to do […]
Canyon stats at a glance: 4.3 miles (0.7 miles technical) 9 Total Rappels, 170 ft max ~10 hrs total time Weather was hot and the water was ice cold. I’m not going to go into too much detail on the specifics of our descent down the Water Canyon but figured I would give you guys a short over view […]
Stav and I decided that the day after our Narrows hike would be a rest day but being the restless soul that I am I was not content to just hang out in town all day! So after a lazy morning I headed out for a hearty breakfast at Denny’s and while there I looked at a map of the […]
Hike Stats at a Glance: 16 Miles one way trip Hiking mainly in a river. -200 ft of elevation gain Hot summer day 90+ during the day, 54 degrees at the start. 10hr total elapsed time The Narrows is a deep section of canyon on the north fork of the Virgin River that runs through Zion National Park. It […]
Hike Stats at a Glance: 22 miles round trip ~6,400 ft of elevation gain Sunny and clear skies ~14 hours round trip with many long stops Summit 14,505 ft, highest in contiguous United States This is one trip report which is really hard to write simply because trying to remain concise has been very difficult. This day hike is […]
This was my second trip into Death Valley, California and I have to say this is one place which never disappoints. I always find it funny when I first mention visiting Death Valley to people who are not familiar with the outdoors I am met with blank stares and comments such as “why on earth would you do that?!”, but this […]
Normally when it comes to outdoor trips I only need to pack enough gear for a few days at a time and also have the luxury of my own car to work with so space is never an issue. My motto in these situations is “if it fits, it ships” and as a result I will take anything and everything I think […]
Since next Saturday I start my big trip out west I decided to take it easy this weekend by visiting a local spot. The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is located in Morris County New Jersey, only about 30 minutes from my home so there was really no good reason not to check it out. The Great Swamp National Wildlife […]
Operation Hiking 