If I look back at all of the hiking I’ve done in my life, there are a just a few moments that stay on the surface of my memory. Moments where I’ve turned a bend in the trail or come up over a ridge and gained a view of such amazing beauty, I’m forever changed. [...]

There’s something special about living in a place where you can hike comfortably in the winter. Having lived in Duluth, Minnesota for a few years, I know the hardships people go through to spend time outdoors in areas that are frequently blanketed in snow. I remember having to get ready to go outside, donning a [...]

We found it. It was sticking out of the ground like a rusted root, dripping water. No, not water, but nectar from the gods! We had hiked for hours under an unrelenting sun to get here. For most of that time, I had been dreaming of nothing else but finding a drinking fountain at Mt. [...]