It is no mystery to those who read the blog regularly that, in the words of Ricky Bobby, “I want to go fast!”. But in all honesty, hiking style is a very personal thing and the “light and fast” method isn’t for everyone. For me, the experience is just as much about the physical challenge as it is about experiencing […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~5.5 miles Elevation Gain = ~1,600 feet Hike Highlights = Balsam Mountain (3,602ft) Trailhead = Rider Hollow Road Total Time = 3 hours In honor of our engagement last year we decided to spend the anniversary on another mountain. Since we couldn’t make it back to Acadia (Since the fourth fell […]
New Jersey may not be the first place you think of for exploring waterfalls but we do have quite a few good ones. The added bonus is that they are often close to trail heads and easy to access for just about anyone. Especially when you add in the Paterson Great Falls which are right in the heart of a […]
At the end of our trip back in January we made one last stop at Valley of Fire State Park, about an hour outside of Las Vegas. This is a park I have heard of in the past but had never visited. It is fairly small (by western standards) but is very beautiful and accessible without much effort. Since the […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~11 miles Elevation Gain = ~4,000 feet Hike Highlights = Plateau Mountain (3,829ft), Sugarloaf Mountain (3,806ft), Twin Mountain (3,652ft) Trailhead = Roaring Kill Road Total Time = 6 hours In an effort to get myself back into tip top shape and also put a dent in my Catskill 35er list, I decided […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~7.4 miles Elevation Gain = ~1,500 feet Hike Highlights = Windham High Peak (3,524ft), Burnt Knob After a long hiatus from hiking due to renovating our new home down to the studs, I was able to make it back out for a local hike in the northeast. I had previously been […]
Now that we have finally finished renovating our new home I can finally get back to finishing my back log of trip reports! The last point of interest in Death Valley was the Mesquite Sand Dunes. The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes are a popular stop in Death Valley due to their proximity to the road and overall beauty. The dunes […]
Even though a good amount of time has passed since my last post I am determined to finish up the posts related to this trip. Real life has been incredibly busy but things are starting to get back to a point where the adventure stories can begin rolling back out at a regular pace. So, lets get right to it. […]
After leaving Zabriskie Point we made our way over to the lowest point in North America, Badwater Basin. I have been here a couple of times before but this was actually the first time I had seen it so saturated with the recent rain fall. It was interesting to see such a typical dry place with so much standing water. […]
Unfortunately for us there was a big change in weather following our beautiful day in Palmer Canyon, but we weren’t going to let a little rain stop us from enjoying what Death Valley had to offer. I mean it IS Death Valley after all right? So, with the weather in mind we decided to spend the day checking out some […]
Operation Hiking 