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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…

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

Zone 7 Eastern Mountain States (Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri) Missouri Wagon Wheel Loop 3.0 mile loop; 131ft. vertical change; Moderately Difficult While the Wagon Wheel Trailhead may have been named for a tree that grew up through the iron loop…

AnneAugust 20, 2024 Patreon Posts

Big Balanced Rock in Arches

I don’t believe I’d ever hiked around the Balanced Rock in Arches National Park until my most recent visit to the park. I figured that you could see it from quite a few places – and these things usually look…

AnneAugust 19, 2024August 20, 2024 All Hikes & Attractions, Hikes & Trails

Spectacular Sierra Views from Piute Pass

Piute Pass was one of my favorite trails in the High Sierra. (A few of the other contenders were Saddlebag Lake (20 Lakes Basin), Kearsarge Pass, and San Joaquin Mountain.) The sheer beauty along the path up to the saddle…

AnneAugust 16, 2024October 4, 2024 All Hikes & Attractions, Hikes & Trails

Patreon August-September Featured Hikes – Zone 5 (Great Plains) & Zone 6 (Great Lakes States)

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AnneAugust 15, 2024August 15, 2024 Patreon Posts

Traits of a Pastor or Leader at Risk for Scandal

After last week’s post, I felt that I should put out a guide for everyday people who don’t want to get caught in a church scandal. We can so easily be coasting along at church without realizing the evil that…

AnneAugust 14, 2024August 14, 2024 Jesus Sees the Wilderness

Patreon August-September Featured Hikes – Zone 3 (Southwest) & Zone 4 (Rocky Mountain States)

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Smoking Stacks in the Monument Geyser Basin

The Monument Geyser Basin in central Yellowstone National Park was heralded to me as a great adventure. Here you could enjoy a geyser basin in its natural state, without crowds or even boardwalks! Unfortunately, I’m afraid it was a bit…

AnneAugust 12, 2024August 13, 2024 All Hikes & Attractions, Hikes & Trails

French Spring above the Maze District

French Spring is one of the minimal number of attractions to see along NP-633 (the road between Hans Flat and the top of the Flint Trail) in the Maze District of Canyonlands National Park.* It’s one of the more difficult…

AnneAugust 11, 2024August 11, 2024 All Hikes & Attractions, Hikes & Trails, Historical & Museums

Patreon August-September Featured Hikes – Zone 1 (Pacific Northwest) & Zone 2 (Northern Southwest)

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AnneAugust 8, 2024August 8, 2024 Patreon Posts

Thoughts on Restoring Fallen Leaders

With the multiple reports of fallen leaders in the last few months, my heart breaks. I’ve seen first-hand the devastation that abusive leadership can cause. My heart goes out to the families, to the victims, to the innocents who are…

AnneAugust 7, 2024August 7, 2024 Jesus Sees the Wilderness

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