Well, 2020 was a tough year but one positive thing that came out of it was that I moved to a full work from home schedule indefinitely. What this means for me is that I no longer spend 3+ hours of each day commuting, which is a massive time savings. With all the free time I was able to commit […]
New year, new blog! (not really, but rebranded is new enough right) Over the past couple of years my attention to this blog has been sporadic at best as other aspects of life took my focus. I would think to myself often that I should write more but the motivation just wasn’t there. I think I lost sight of why […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~26 miles Elevation Gain = ~8,200 feet Hike Highlights = Trailhead = Prediger Road to Spruceton Road Total Time = ~10 hours moving time, 12 hours with stops It has been a while since I posted last but figured I should at least post some highlights from the last year. Even with […]
Hiking stats at a glance: ~14.8 miles ~4,000 ft elevation gain 2 High Peaks – Mount Colvin 4,081 ft and Blake Peak 3,970 ft ~9 hrs (Parking lot to Parking lot) Unfortunately my GPS watch decided to run out of batteries before the end of the day and it did not save any of the information that was tracked […]
After driving through literally almost 100 miles of smoke we arrived at the edges of Crater Lake National Park. Despite the smokey setting there will still quite a few cars coming and going from the park. As we drove in we stopped at a small overlook along the road before continuing on our way up to the rim of the […]
After leaving the Great State of Washington we continued on our way south through Oregon. At this point in the trip we had to decide whether we wanted to stay west along to coast or make our way inland. Originally the plan was to stay inland and stop in the Columbia River Gorge and Crater Lake National Park but the […]
Well it has been a while since I have posted any trip reports and that is because I have been pretty busy the last few months with planning the biggest adventure of my life. On September 9th I married my best friend and soulmate in what I have unofficially dubbed “Operation Wedding Bells”. It was truly the best day of […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~1.3 miles Hike Highlights = Obscured view of the ocean and WWII history I usually spend more time in local parks than anywhere else but I don’t often write about them here on the blog. Although many of them are really quite nice and certainly worth a visit if you happen […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~9.4 miles Elevation Gain = ~3,029 feet Hike Highlights = Wittenberg Mountain (3,780 ft) and Cornell Mountain (3,860 ft) Trailhead = Woodland Valley Total Time = 3.5 hours This past weekend I had another free Saturday so I decided to drive up and hike a couple more 3,500 ft peaks in […]
Hello everyone, today I just wanted to share a special cause that can use your support. For many years, the Ausable River Association (AsRA) has managed a Porta-John Program to place portable restroom facilities at high traffic areas throughout the Ausable River watershed. This program helps maintain the health of the river and ensures visitors have an enjoyable experience. If you […]
Operation Hiking 