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 [...]

2010 was an epic year of hiking! It seems a long time ago that I was only hiking about 2-3 times a year, but last year my feet brought me over 500 trail miles on over 90 trails. In January, after a week break from hiking, I ventured out to the Mojave National Preserve with [...]

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 celebrated a milestone over the weekend, hiking my four-hundredth trail mile of the year! A few friends and members of my Facebook hiking club joined me on the hike down to Sturtevant Falls in the Angeles National Forest.

I’ve never been one to hike in Griffith Park often.  Since the park is located in the center of Los Angeles, it’s usually crowded, and, although it’s covered in miles upon miles of trails, most of them are wide enough to be called fire roads.  I’d much prefer a single track in the neighboring San [...]