The Olympic National Park is a huge draw for those wanting to get out of the city. Just a short drive from downtown Seattle, it’s easy to escape city life and get lost in the untamed wild. National Parks as a whole restrict pets from most hiking trails. However, there are easy and accessible places…
Top Five Hikes in San Diego
In the days of corona virus, people around the world are itching to simply get outside of their house. Daydreaming about what hike to take next, I compiled my top five favorite hikes in San Diego and the surrounding areas. Sunset Cliffs Sunset cliffs is a beautiful winding hike above the waves in west of…
Hiking through the Swiss Alps
A calm day hiking in the Swiss Alps
Eggishorn and the Aletsch Arena
When we woke in Fiesch, we had no plans. I hadn’t researched much this far into the trip, thinking we would have time on planes and trains beforehand. It didn’t help that wifi and phone signal was spotty, and most of the websites for the Fietsch area were strictly in German, or had limited information…
Canyoneering in Escalante
First hand account of canyoneering in Escalante, Utah.
HI – Day 4 – Hawi
A big part of our group wanted to check out Hawi, a town on the north side of the island that they had heard was known for their arts and crafts. As some of us wanted to do a hike instead, we compromised by finding a hike nearby. Pololu Valley Overlock had an impressive view…
HI – Day 2 – Waterfalls, Hilo, and the Saddle Road
Our second day on the island, we planned our first adventure: a phenomenal 75 miles to the opposite side of the island to see Hilo and a number of promising waterfalls. All of our guide books wrote of the treachery of the Saddle Road, a road built by the military in the 1940s that, if…