Well, I just got back from a fantastic trip to California! We saw the desert, and we saw snow (lots of snow!), not to mention some truly fabulous views of mountains, cliffs, slot canyons, salt flats, and the beautiful NorCal…
10 Best Day Hikes in Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain is one of those parks famous for its peaks. Now, I think there are better mountain views in Colorado, but for a classic experience, Rocky Mountain is certainly a good one (especially considering how convenient it is to…
12 Epic Hikes of the Western United States, Part 3
Or, 12 Dayhikes You Should Take With Your Kids Before They’re Grown Today we have another collection of Epic Hikes in the Western US! This time our man is middle-age, highly creative, full of energy and fun, and was the…
9 Terrific Day Hikes in the Wind Rivers
The Wind River Range of Wyoming is truly spectacular. Snow-capped peaks, jagged cirques, lovely meadows, alpine lakes, it’s a view junkie’s paradise. But day hikes of any reasonable length are hard to come by; the area is known as a…
11 of the Best Dayhikes for Mountain Views of Colorado
There is something about the mountains of Colorado that stimulates my imagination. It takes my breath away, makes me look twice, or even three times, and sends me back again after I’ve been away for a while. I just can’t…
10 of the Best Trails In and Around North Cascades National Park
I absolutely love North Cascades National Park when the weather is nice. It’s filled with that wild wilderness that makes you feel like you’ve really left it all behind, not to mention peak upon peak and tranquil valley after alpine…
The Pass & Views above Upper Darby Canyon
A few months ago, I posted about finding fossils in Upper Darby Canyon on the west side of the Tetons. Well, my goal that day wasn’t fossils; in fact, I didn’t even know they existed until they appeared in boulders…
Atop Roaring Fork Mountain
Roaring Fork Mountain in the southern Wind River Range of Wyoming absolutely deserves its name: the ginormous mountain has many arms (or “forks”) and the wind roars over the top at speeds enough to nearly blow me off my feet. …
Day Hiking Stough Creek Pass
Stough Creek Pass, in the far south of the Wind River Range of Wyoming, is only known because it’s en route to the more famous Stough Creek Lake Basin. But the pass is certainly beautiful enough to be a destination…
Dayhiking Wyoming’s Dundee Falls
I guess we’re not very good at doing short hikes. We get to the end, and it’s like, “What? We’re here already? Let’s explore a bit further…” and so off we go on an adventure. Such was what happened while…