Today I’d like to share with you a truly delightful bike trail in northwestern Pennsylvania: The Trail around Presque Isle just north of the city of Erie. You can customize your route a bit, but by going around most of…
Exploring Minor Overlook in Canyon Rims Recreation Area
I have four favorite overlooks in Canyon Rims Recreation Area south of Moab, Utah: Needles Overlook, Minor Overlook, Canyonlands Overlook, and Anticline Overlook. Each one is special and beautiful in its own way, but today I’d like to take a…
Paddle Irondequoit Bay
Irondequoit Bay is a bit of a fixture on the northeast side of Rochester, New York. It’s a favorite with marinas, pleasure-seekers, and amusement park-seekers (due to Seabreeze right up the hill). It’s also famous because of the so-called “Bay…
Exploring Corkscrew Canyon
I read about Corkscrew Canyon on the internet. There was an old mining area, they promised, and a slot canyon. There was no trail, but it was pretty easy to walk up an old road. Alas, more research told me…
Covert Arch
Arches National Park has over 2,000 arches within its borders. Some arches – like the Windows, Double Arch, Delicate Arch, Landscape Arch, etc. – are famous, while others – like Ring Arch – are off the beaten path. Covert Arch…
Cornwall Preserve
Last summer, I had the great opportunity to take a spontaneous hike. Actually, we planned it about 10 minutes before we left, so it wasn’t completely spontaneous. While bicycling on a scenic but not-quite-local road, we’d run across a sign…
The Poor Farmer’s Market in the Meadows of Dan
Today I’m taking a break my typical grind of hikes, views, and definite wilderness to talk about a cute little place I visited in Virginia last summer! It’s called the Poor Farmer’s Market and is located just off of the…
Kid-Friendly Hikes in Grand Teton National Park!
One of the great things about taking children to Grand Teton National Park is that there’s so much kid-friendly hiking available! Some of it is short and sweet for little legs and others are longer for those of us who…
Joint Road Chesler Park West: Finish the Chesler Park Loop!
After you’ve enjoyed the spectacular views near Elephant Canyon, wandered among the spires of Chesler Park, and explored the further reaches of The Joint, it seems the Chesler Park Loop wouldn’t have much more to offer. However, at The Joint…
Paddling Irondequoit Creek – Ellison Park to Irondequoit Bay
Last fall, I had the opportunity to kayak down Irondequoit Creek. It was fun, not too hard (as creeks in the Rochester area go), and we got to see quite a bit of flora and fauna along the way. It’s…