Today is a special "Signs of Adventure" for two reasons. First, it is the last one of 2013, and second, this one comes from Ricketts Glen State Park, right near my home town. Emalee and I had decided to brave a recent snowstorm, and head to Ricketts Glen to do some winter hiking. She had
For those of you who have not been, New York state is really a lot more than just New York City. Actually, one such area of beauty isn't all that far from the big city. The Catskills is a mountain range in south eastern New York that has a lot of pretty wild spaces. In
Zion Canyon is a pretty rad place. It is quite different from the Grand Canyon in a lot of ways. For one, it's walls are very shear uninterrupted rock faces. This draws climbers from all over the world to this Utah Park. When I met up with a friend this fall in Zion, the campgrounds
The New England states often get overlooked in regard to awesome and challenging backpacking adventures due to the relatively small mountains(when compared to western peaks), but that is not the case at all. This past weekend I headed to Catskills State Park in New York to spend a night on Devils Path. Devils Path is
There is no doubt that air travel can be a hassle, but combine the equipment needed for traditional rock climbing, and you may be ready to pull your hair out. That is why I put this video together to outline exactly what I travel with when I fly to a climbing destination. http://youtu.be/nf2Dwnx_D6Y The run
With the weather getting more and more chilly, the leaves beginning to fall off the trees after their outburst of color, and the coming holiday season, I am starting to get the itch for snow. So in an attempt to alleviate this itch slightly, I dug through photos from last winter and came across this
Fall is absolutely, positively, my favorite season of the year. So many of my favorite colors are on display, the temperature is beginning to change and jackets and hats are quickly becoming the norm(I love jackets and hats :-D) One of my favorite things to do during this beautiful season of change is hike with my
By - Bill Urbanski EDITOR’S NOTES: All teams on Denali are required to register their team names with the National Park Service. Stickers are provided to identify gear caches on the mountain. Our team name was TZT2 (“To Zee Top 2” – the first TZT team made an unsuccessful summit bid in 2007). TZT2 consisted
Count Down! T-Minus 14 days and counting until I embark on yet another cross country adventure. This time, I will be heading first to my very own state capitol in Harrisburg, PA to add another photograph to my state capitol project, then I will be heading west, hopefully grabbing a few state capitol buildings along
Daily Photo - She Found Her Way Through The Trees The temperature was soaring into the 90's and we had just completed a 2 mile hike to the top of this ridge. Despite the fierce heat, we were rewarded with a view of the Susquehanna River and Shickshinny was visible a few miles down valley.