We were only on day two of our nine day adventure around Iceland, and we had already seen a whole new world of exciting sights. The Westfjords offered us a look at Iceland that most visitors do not see due to its remote location off the beaten path of the Ring Road. After spending a
Ahh Vedauwoo, a sleeper hit among the climbing world. It could chew you up and spit you out without care, or it can open a whole new world of climbing adventure to you. It's aggressive rock and piled up rock offers a paradise for off width and crack climbers alike. A Joshua Tree of the
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
Ah Mesa Verde National Park, home of the largest archaeological preserve in the United States and once home to the ancient pueblo people. I had heard of this park briefly before I went, but I don't think I fully understood how much history was there, and how important it was to preserving the history of
Holiday weekends have always excited me. I love using them as opportunities to get out to the mountains with my friends and explore. On Labor Day weekend last year, A small group of friends and I loaded our cars with camping and hiking gear and set course for Mount Washington in New Hampshire. We wanted
Every day in Iceland offered up a new an exciting adventure. The sky was never anything short of dramatic due to the constantly changing weather, and the 23 hours of daylight. When we got to the southern part of the country, we saw a glacier flow off in the distance, and since we had a
Happy Halloween! Hope everyone who loves to dress up and be scary has a great halloween! I really love to see some of the creativity that goes into some pretty elaborate costumes. Enjoy! :) Fire In The Sky Waking up an hour before sunrise always seems effortless when I expect to see a beautiful sight,
One of my favorite quick trips this Summer was to Coastal Maine. One of my outdoor pursuits is rock climbing, and when I did my homework on Acadia National Park, I found all kinds of fun stuff. In addition to rock climb style hikes like the Precipice and Beehive trails, there is a coastal climbing
A month ago today, I was in the tavern at the the north rim of the Grand Canyon drinking some local beers and striking up conversation after conversation. At this point, I had arrived at the north rim of the Grand Canyon a few hours earlier and had no idea where I was going to
Utah is a pretty magical place, there are such a high volume of National Parks in a relatively small area. Even if you only had a few days, you could visit a majority of them. One of my favorite parks in Utah is Arches. There is something mesmerizing about the stone arches. Last month when