Things I See While Out & About & Other Randoms

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Photo of the Week 6.08.26

Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, Yosemite National Park

Photo of the Week 6.08.26

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Yosemite Backpacking Adventure 2026: The Plan

Getting Ready Every backpacking trip starts long before the first step on the trail, especially ones that include really cool spots. Permits need to be secured, campsites reserved, gear checked and probably still questioned as soon as you get a mile up the trail. I know I’ll spend a bit of time staring at maps, most definitely thinking of the fun that lies ahead. This year’s big adventure takes…

Yosemite Backpacking Adventure 2026: The Plan

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Photo of the Week 6.1.26

Photo of the Week 6.1.26

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Photo of the Week 5.25.26

Photo of the Week 5.25.26

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Photo of the Week 5.18.26

Photo of the Week 5.18.26

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Chasing The Wave | After a long, stressful season at work, I felt the extreme need to get out of the city and disappear into the outdoors for a few days. It was still a little early in the season for the high mountains, so I decided to head north toward the Arizona-Utah border

Chasing The Wave – Arizona & Utah Border Adventure

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Photo of the Week 5.11.26

Photo of the Week 5.11.26

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Photo of the Week 5.4.26

Photo of the Week 5.4.26

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Yosemite National Park – September 2024 Cathedral Lakes | Sunrise Lakes | Half Dome | Happy Isles

Yosemite National Park – September 2024

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A long, long overdue post about my Havasupai Hike!

Havasupai Falls – September 2023

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Photo of the Week 7.29.24

Yosemite Valley

Photo of the Week 7.29.24

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Photo of the Week 6.17.24

South Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon National Park

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Photo of the Week 6.10.24

Confluence of Havasu Creek and the Colorado River

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Last Summer’s Colorado Trip

Holy cow have I been slacking off on the outdoor blog posts! It was a busy year and I had to let this go for a bit, but let’s get back to it: Last July it was time to head back to Colorado for the summer adventure. I had to go solo, so I thought I’d go tick off a mountain that had been vexing me and then just see where things took me. Loaded up the gear, packed the truck and I hit the road…

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Photo of the Week 9.25.23

Looking up Havasupai Creek from the confluence with the Colorado River

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Photo of the Week 9.11.23

Havasupai Gardens, Grand Canyon

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Photo of the Week 8.21.23

Mooney Falls

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