We are well into the hiking season and I’ve decided it’d be fun to share a weekly hiking report on the areas in Colorado I’m exploring as the snow melts from the trails throughout the summer. Welcome to the first edition! By this point in the year, I have retired my winter hiking boots andContinue reading “HIKING REPORT 5/30/25- Here come the wildflowers”
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EXPLORING MOAB IN THE OFF SEASON & LIFE’S SIDE QUESTS
Early in January a friend and I took a trip to Moab, Utah. I love Moab in the off season as the crowds are low and reservations are not needed to get into the National Parks. The trade off is some restaurants and stores are closed, especially during their “dead” month of January. I typicallyContinue reading “EXPLORING MOAB IN THE OFF SEASON & LIFE’S SIDE QUESTS”
EXPLORING THE GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS ABOARD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC’S ENDEAVOUR II
Back in March of 2024 my cousin asked if I wanted to take a trip to the Galápagos Islands two months later in May. I hadn’t heard of the Galápagos since I learned about Darwinism in sixth grade and, frankly, I didn’t know it was a place people traveled to. The proposed trip was aContinue reading “EXPLORING THE GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS ABOARD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC’S ENDEAVOUR II”
ALASKA IN AUGUST & MUSINGS ON PERSONAL EVOLUTIONS
While talking to my friend in July I said I was headed to Alaska this summer and they asked if I turn into a bear or salmon every August and instinctually have to go north. The salmon and I must experience a similar pull to head in that direction where we eventually meet at variousContinue reading “ALASKA IN AUGUST & MUSINGS ON PERSONAL EVOLUTIONS”
CAMPING NEAR AND SUMMITING MT. SHAVANO (14,230 FT.)
While I’m hiking, I find myself thinking about those who discovered and lived in the areas I’m exploring. I wonder what they thought when they came across these beautiful, albeit unforgiving, wildernesses. I’ve decided to do some digging on the history of and stories that have happened in the places I explore. We are startingContinue reading “CAMPING NEAR AND SUMMITING MT. SHAVANO (14,230 FT.)”
Tales of My Trails 