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. [...]

Happy New Year’s Eve, everyone! Today is a day we spend time reminiscing about the year behind us and look forward to the year ahead of us. I’ve got a lot to reminisce about. You might recall that this site was launched with three ambitious personal goals I hoped to achieve by the end of [...]

I hope everyone is having a great Cinco de Mayo. I went on a hike with a friend in the afternoon to celebrate not only Cinco de Mayo but also my one-year anniversary of starting my 100 hike resolution. It was on May 5th, 2009 that I dusted off my boots and hiked up to [...]

2009 was a very good year for me.  My eyes have seen some spectacular places this planet has to offer.  By April, I had made seven visits to different areas of the Mojave Desert. In May, I had a crazy idea to hike 100 times before the year was out, setting me on a path [...]

Ever heard of this place? Neither had I! If you were living in Oregon in the 1950s, you probably never heard much about Smith Rock. My Dad was born and raised in Bend, a stone’s throw from the rocky landscape reminiscent of the Grand canyon, and even he didn’t hear much of the place other [...]