Along with (figurative) century posts, interstate highways crossed, and National Parks navigated, checking off states is one of the main ways AT thru hikers measure their progress. Some of the associated signs, like the one which greeted me on June 8 upon entrance into Virginia, the state with the greatest mileage, are merely nondescript and
Northern GA and southern NC are a relatively solitary experience for the thru-hiker. This sign at mile 167 of the trail marks entrance into the busiest trail corridor, with over 7 million yearly visitors. After depositing their permits, thru-hikers also share the trail with the occasional horseback rider, and the several hundred black bears who
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.
Aside from the wonderful people, snowboarding, and adventures, one thing I won't forget from my recent experience with Columbia Sportswear in Park City Utah was our opportunity to attend a press conference with a panel of the 2014 Olympians and see the US, Canadian, and Russian Freestyle Ski uniforms unveiled for the first time ever.
There is no doubt that I do some wacky stuff when I am traveling, and this is no exception. Last year while on a cross country trip to Oregon with my friend Bill, we stopped at various state welcome signs and climbed them. Here, Bill is summiting the sign on the South Dakota state line.
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
It was late afternoon when we pulled down the long dusty road to Mount Sunflower. It was dry out, I mean really dry. Tumble weed drifted in the wind, and our car kicked up so much dust that you could not see more than ten feet behind us. After nearly 20 miles of driving off
Usually I like to sit on my photos for a few weeks to really make sure I like how I processed them, but I was so excited to share this one, that I decided to push it out now. Daily Photo - The Republic Of Texas One of my newer personal long term photo projects