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
Of all the places i've traveled to, Iceland still resonates in my mind on an almost daily basis. The pleasant people, The small fantasy-like villages, and the dramatic landscapes all captivated me while I was there, and hold my attention still. While we were making our way around the country via The Ring Road, we
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
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
When I planned my trip to the American Southwest, I only briefly considered coming here, but after actually arriving, I am so glad I did. Much like the Grand Canyon a bit further down the river, the magnitude of this place cannot be properly represented in a photograph. I arrived at the parking lot for
Originally, Mesa Verde National Park had not been on my list of places to visit while I was exploring the American Southwest for ten days, but after a few minor changes in my trip, I found myself Camping there for a night and spending nearly a day and a half exploring the sites of the