"This is 10 percent luck, 20 percent skill, 15 percent concentrated power of will, 5 percent pleasure and 50 percent pain. . ." The mental side of thru-hiking can make or break the experience. In part, it can be about summoning the will to push a 19 mile day, as I did on May 6
Radio controlled flight has always been a fascination of mine thanks to my dad always having RC planes in the house when I was a child. The thought of being able to hold a transmitter in hand and control a plane, as it flew through the air excited me and still does. This childhood love
One can find dozens of AT equipment lists on the Internet. Rather than provide another one here, I will offer some wisdom on what to take and what to leave behind. A photo of my unpacked gear follows. This includes 18 pounds of dry gear, to which 8 pounds of water and 11 pounds of
One of my favorite things to do while traveling, is find a way to loop high points into my trip. On a trip two years ago, I managed to visit the highest point in the State of Kansas, Mount Sunflower. While not that impressive looking, it is a high point none the less. Here I
By way of introduction, I am a history professor (the photo above shows me atop the walls of Istanbul earlier this year) who will set aside his books for the next five to six months to hike the 2,184 mile Appalachian National Scenic Trail, more commonly known as the Appalachian Trail, or AT for
Today's Signs Of Adventure takes me back to my 2012 trip to Oregon to climb Mount Hood. While we never got onto the mountain due to terrible conditions, we did get to visit Crater Lake National Park. Crater Lake is the only national park in Oregon, and one of my favorite parks in the Country.
The past few weeks have been a dream-like for me. I have been present, but not really here. In the end of March, my father passed away due to complications from a pretty routine procedure. It snapped me into the realization as to how fragile life is, but it also changed my perspective on some
For years, I had dreamed about visiting Seattle. There was some sort of allure to this far flung pacific northwest city that drew in my imagination. Maybe it was the volcanic peaks of the cascade range looming nearby, or maybe it was the nostalgia I got from listening to the nineties grunge bands, but whatever
There is something lovely about the dense forests of the Northeastern United States. In the height of the green season, light often has trouble piercing the armor which is the forest canopy. When light does happen to find it's way in, we are treated to a laser light show of sorts. I captured these golden
Today, we have a guest post from Rohit Agarwal a blogger at TransIndiaTravels.com. He is going to share 5 top sky diving hot spots in India. Take it away Rohit! The extreme sport of Skydiving or Parachuting involves the individual to reach great altitudes using an air craft and returning to the earth using a parachute after