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10 Best (and worst) Day Hikes in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

I think I can safely say that Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is one of my favorite parks ever. There’s such a diversity of scenery (i.e., of different kinds of rock formations, badlands, etc.) and most parts aren’t extremely well-visited, so…

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Scenic Hikes of the National Parks – Volume 1 – eBook (free with KindleUnlimited) Scenic Hikes of the National Parks – Volume 1 – Physical Book Wyoming Dayhiking: A View Junkie’s Guide – eBook (free with KindleUnlimited) Wyoming Dayhiking: A…

The Grand Prismatic Spring Overlook & Fairy Falls!

A year or two ago, I read on the Yellowstone National Park Facebook page that the park had just created a new trail – one that looked down on the Grand Prismatic Spring. I’d heard that many people scrambled up…

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9 Best Day Hikes in Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park is definitely unique – sea stacks and tide pools give way to temperate rain forests, which melt into alpine valleys and steep-sided mountains. This is perfect environment for seaside strolls, forest hikes, waterfalls, and high-alpine hiking in…

12 Hiking Hairstyles that are Pretty & Practical

This is a guest post from one of my hiking companions. She’s young, slightly dramatic, and loves pretty things, even in the middle of the wilderness. You can find her top hiking destinations here. If you have long hair,…

Cape Perpetua: Where the Volcanos Met the Ocean

If you’re going to visit just one beach in Oregon, I highly recommend it be Cape Perpetua. Why? Well, it’s already overrun, so one more visitor (or ten more visitors) won’t make much difference. Second, you get bragging rights to…

Bible Verses for Hikers

Hi all! So between travels, internet issues, and the site having some crazy issues last week, I haven’t posted over here in a while! But I’m excited to be back on track for a bit. Here are some of my…

Obsessing over Holy Things vs. Jesus

I was thinking yesterday about how various people and organizations tend to set up one or more Christian practices, commands, or gifts as extremely important. Some choose Biblical knowledge, fasting, healing the sick, evangelism, feeding or helping the poor, missionary…

AnneOctober 16, 2024December 20, 2024 Jesus Sees the Wilderness

Climbing Fern’s Nipple

I finally found my favorite hike in Capitol Reef National Park, but it has a ridiculous name: Fern’s Nipple. So the story goes, Butch Cassidy named it after one of his girlfriends. I prefer the story of an early settler…

AnneOctober 14, 2024October 14, 2024 All Hikes & Attractions, Hikes & Trails

Northern Lights over Webster, New York

Last night was a night to remember! I went out to a field in the Whiting Road Nature Preserve, but nothing was particularly exciting. (It was wet, though.) I could tell that something was happening in the sky (it’s not…

AnneOctober 11, 2024October 11, 2024 Photography

Patreon October-November Featured Hikes – Zone 7 (Eastern Mountains) & Zone 8 (Southeast & Gulf States)

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All About Samaria

The other day, I realized that the maps in the back of the Bibles I typically use don’t bother to show the divided kingdom of Israel vs. Judah. That seemed like an oversight to me; after all, where were major…

AnneOctober 9, 2024October 9, 2024 Jesus Sees the Wilderness

Patreon October-November Featured Hikes – Zone 5 (Great Plains) & Zone 6 (Great Lakes States)

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Waterfalls along the Firehole Canyon Drive

The Firehole Canyon Drive is a somewhat overlooked one-way scenic drive just south of Madison en route to more famous parts of Yellowstone, including Midway Geyser Basin and Old Faithful. So it’s on the way for anyone staying in West…

AnneOctober 7, 2024October 7, 2024 All Hikes & Attractions, Hikes & Trails

Exploring Paradise Park and Beyond

Paradise Park has been on my bucket list for hiking every time I visit Mt. Hood, and every time, we don’t do it. That’s mostly due to poor weather (why hike to views of the volcano when the volcano is…

AnneOctober 4, 2024October 4, 2024 All Hikes & Attractions, Hikes & Trails

Patreon October-November Featured Hikes – Zone 3 (Southwest) & Zone 4 (Rocky Mountain States)

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AnneOctober 3, 2024October 3, 2024 Patreon Posts

Surrender Isn’t Giving Up

The more I intentionally walk out surrender in this Christian life, the more I realize that surrender isn’t really about giving things up. It’s how I’ve thought about the topic in the past – to lay down and abandon whatever…

AnneOctober 2, 2024October 2, 2024 Jesus Sees the Wilderness

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