Or, How to Sleep On Top of Your Vehicle for Just Over $100 We used to sleep in a tent. That was when we crossed the country in a big blue station wagon. Not long after getting a full-size van,…
Wow! It’s so hard to believe that it’s been 5 whole years since I started this blog. Yep, I started posting about my crazy adventures hiking the wilderness and not-so-wilderness of the US in March of 2010. Since then, we’ve…
Ever since I saw my first picture of the Deception Pass Bridge in northwestern Washington, I wanted to see it in person. There was something so uniquely interesting about the graceful spans, and knowing some of my group members pretty…
Short trails don’t have to be boring. Nor do you have to forgo the best scenery because you can’t – or don’t want to – hike all day long, miles and miles on end. So I thought I’d put together…
Hidden Lake Lookout! What a trail that promised much and delivered more! The name evokes pictures in my mind of a half-frozen lake, rocky crags still studded with snow, and wildflowers galore along the trail. Its 9.3 mile length also…
The views of Mt. Hood from Lookout Mountain are downright stunning. And I don’t say that lightly…it’s true! So often, it’s difficult to get far enough away from the unique mountains that you can actually enjoy their splendor. But here,…
I’ve published a book – “A View Junkie’s Guide to Dayhiking Colorado” by Anne Whiting! After so many years of friends and family members asking us to tell them about our favorite hikes, I’ve finally compiled about 30 hikes (with…
Skyline Divide! What can I say for the jaw-dropping views, the endless vistas, and the snowcapped peaks nearby and far away? Every time I thought we’d gotten to the best of the best views, we crossed another high point on…
I don’t hike the AT much, but it seems like when I do, it’s either in North Carolina or New Jersey/Pennsylvania. I don’t know why; maybe it’s just because the AT is a convenient trail in those areas. At any…
What can I say? The Nalgene HDPE Wide Mouth Water Bottle (1-Pint) have done us incredibly well. Over the last 8 years they’ve been sat on, kicked, dropped, tossed, jostled together in a backpack, lost, found, and bumped all over the…