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Category: The Great Outdoors
Recipe: Add Water and Flower – Ingredients for Spring in Yosemite
As temperatures and sunshine are increasing, so are the plants, animals and waterfalls. Longer days in the valley have given a breath of life to the once frozen meadows. Colors have infiltrated the blank canvas. The rivers and creeks rage with power. Birds dance from branch to branch for snacks that the recent blooms provide.…
Winter Returns To California – Yosemite Winter Collection
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Best Winter Hiking In And Around Yosemite National Park
Get outside! When temperatures drop below freezing we like to stay inside and get nice and comfortable. Cooking and Netflix seem to occupy our time. The days are shorter and motivation is lacking. Well, let me tell you now it is the best time to hike, especially in Yosemite. There are no insects or snakes,…
30 Days of an Epic Yosemite National Park Winter
Winter here is peaceful and quiet. When I take photos or seek out new locations I stand and listen, I hear nothing. I focus on the environment and take in every leaf, blade of grass and evergreen needles. The snow and ice are packed firm and each step is a loud crunch. I stop, I…
Thankful and Grateful – The Maui Years
As a new chapter of my life begins it is time to reflect on what the last decade has meant to me. I moved to Maui as a 29 year old man that didn’t always make good choices. I had been working seasonal jobs in Alaska and Wyoming the previous years and didn’t really have…
Under the Hala Tree
After a couple year hiatus, Kipahulu district of Haleakalā National Park, reopened earlier this year using the Recreation.gov reservation system. In the past, it was a first come first serve campground which, if full would damper your plans after the 3 hour drive. Recreation.gov reservations always seem to be unavailable even when you are on…
Surviving Haleakalā National Park – A 4 Day Journey Across the Crater
During my time on Maui, I have been to Haleakalā maybe 50 times in 10 years, this includes Hosmer’s Grove, Kipahulu District, various cabins inside the crater and the occasional day trip.
Looping North Cascades National Park – Gravel Road Panic Attacks
Last time we talked Jamie and I were in the heart of North Cascades National Park on the east side of Cascade Peak in the Stehekin River Valley. The time arrived and we had to depart this marvel of nature’s achievement, our next destination was only about 40 miles away, if you hiked. We would…
Looping the North Cascades – Into The Most Isolated
Leavenworth, WA To celebrate our 4 year wedding anniversary we got a nice room for a couple nights in the Bavarian replica town of Leavenworth. When people were traveling on the rail in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s many were immigrants from Germany and Scandinavia. This area is know as the American Alps and…
Looping the North Cascades – Driving Into a Fiery Abyss
Normally, when I am looping it means I am on the golf course reading putts and looking for golf balls in the tall grass. Those days are now few and far between. This story is about my wife and I traveling around the mountain range in central Washington. My wife hadn’t left Hawaii since before…
Old West, New Mexico
My recent trip to New Mexico was a pleasant surprise. I have passed through the northern part on the Amtrak and definitely admired the beautiful landscapes. From this experience, I thought New Mexico was just an extension of Arizona. Boy was I wrong. New Mexico has long and wide rivers weaving around mountain ranges formed…
Maui Forest Birds
One of the famous sayings in the midwest is, “If you don’t like the weather, just wait a minute.” Well, in comparison on Maui, if you don’t like the weather, just take a drive for twenty minutes. What’s great about here is you can go from sea level and sunny to 5,000 feet elevation and…