*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog In 2008 we hiked Mount Katahdin. It was my first time attempting a real hiking challenge and the hardest hike I had ever done. We were heading to Maine to attend a wedding and decided to hike the 5,267-foot …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog Lake Twentytwo is one of my favorite day hikes in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and only about one and a half hour northeast of Seattle. But because it’s such a beautiful alpine lake and perfect day hike, it …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog As I stood misty eyed in the early morning just after the sun had peeked over the hoodoos, looking into the amphitheater in Bryce Canyon national park, I remembered how everyone kept saying that hiking all of the Utah …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog I saw a commercial one day touting the beauty of Utah’s Mighty 5 National Parks and it was instant love. I had to hike Utah’s national parks. It became a serious bucket list item, right up there with “Hike …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog Grand Canyon National Park is not only a beautiful national park the grand canyon is one of the 7 natural wonders of the world. There’s a lot to see here and plenty of ways to enjoy the park, from …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog Pico Island is part of the central group of nine Azores Islands and is the youngest and second largest island in the Azores archipelago and one of the most unique places on earth. With evidence of recent volcanic activity …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog Visiting Glacier National Park for the first time can be overwhelming, but it is a hiker’s paradise and has a ton of great day hikes to choose from. So, where should you go? Which hikes should you do? Should …
*This post contains affiliate links, so if you click through and make a purchase I make a small commission For many, the Lake of the Clouds Hut, in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, is a bucket list item. There are 3 huts along the Presidential Range run by the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC). The Madison spring hut, next to Mt. Madison, …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you click a link I make a small commission and you help support the blog The Heather Lake trail is a scenic little lake and a great day hike that is a one and a half hour drive outside of Seattle. One of the first stops along the Mountain Loop highway, it is one …
*This post contains affiliate links. That means that when you click on one of my links and make a purchase I receive a small commission. Heading to the Adirondack High Peaks region of New York State? Interested in peak bagging or just want to challenge yourself with New York’s highest peaks? Though the tallest mountain is Mount Marcy, getting to …