• Beer Hiking in Bhutan

    For lovers of beer, hiking, and travel, Bhutan —the Land of the Thunder Dragon —represents one of the most unique destinations on Earth. This story features five obeer hikes made…

    Youth (em)Power

    Young people can be pretty inspiring and energizing to be around when they are heading in the right direction and…

    Circle in the Sky

    This is another in my series of reports about hikes in the Valles Caldera National Preserve (read my overview of…

    Real Images of Unreal Looking Places

    Here is a real image of an unreal looking place in China.  The images are collected by Andrew Handley and…

    North Rim Splendor

    The hike on La Garita trail is a bit of a misnomer, in that it does not climb the nearby…

    On the Border

    The Redondo Border Trail sits high on a prominent northwest facing ridge in the western part of the Valles Caldera…

    A Hike in Alamo Canyon

    This is yet another in a series of hikes I’ve been doing in the Valles Caldera National Preserve in northern…

    Gimme Shelter

    The best I can tell with very limited Spanish abilities is that Cerros Del Abrigo translates to either “coat hills”…

    Chalk Art Masterpieces

    Here are a couple of great collections of chalk art masterpieces assembled by Priscilla Frank of Huffington Post and by Hongkiat.com…

    Whodat Hoodoo Hiking?

    I dat hiker!  Hoodoos (maybe Hoo-dye is the plural?), if you’ve ever wondered, are distinctive geologic formations that typically consist…

    Who Was General Tso and Why Are We Eating His Chicken?

    Fun article from blogger Kim Kohatsu of Menuism — everything you ever wanted to know about General Tso! … and…

    Hiking Redondito Trail

    I love it when I have a chance to hike a trail I’ve not been on before.  It’s an added…