Trip Reports



El Picanate & Gran Desierto del Altar
December 2016
Crossing the border to visit the Mexican desert


Organ Pipe and Saguaro National Park
December 2016
Various walks in parks near the southern border in Arizona


Superstition Mountains
December 2016
The Dutchman loop around Weavers Needle in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona


Churchill Wild Safari
November 2016
A walking polar bear safari at the fly-in Dymond Lake Lodge on the Hudson Bay


Mount Robson Provincial Park
September 2016
My brother and I hiked to Berg Lake and Snowbird Pass in the Canadian Rockies


Boulder Pass Trail
September 2016
Backpacking the northern section of Glacier National Park in Montana from Goat Haunt to Boulder Pass


Huayhuash Circuit
August 2016
A ten day walk around the Huayhuash mountain range in Peru


Short walks around Anchorage
July 2016
Ben and I jumped around the Anchorage area to the Harding Icefield, Knik Glacier Valley, Williawaw Lakes and Archangel Valley


Rago National Park
June 2016
The classic loop hike around Rago National Park in Norway


Waterfalls in Yosemite
May 2016
The waterfall loop in Yosemite combining the Four Mile trail, Panorama trail, and the Mist/John Muir Trail


Arches National Park
April 2016
Visiting the famous park to hike Delicate Arch, Fiery Furnace, and Devil’s Garden


Needles District in Canyonlands
April 2016
Backpacking the Needles district loop to Chesler Park and Druid Arch


Columbia River Gorge
March 2016
Short walks in Oregon in Columbia River Gorge and Silver Falls State Park


Patagonia Aysen
February 2016
Backpacking Cerro Castillo and Patagonia Park in its first year open to the public


Yellowstone National Park
January 2016
A winter visit to Old Faithful Snow Lodge to snowshoe around the area