I have had my eye on hiking to Havasu Falls for quite a while. Surrounded by the Grand Canyon with its distinct blue-green waters, travertine formations, and passing five iconic waterfalls, its environment is like nowhere else in the world. When my Phantom Ranch reservations were rescheduled from 2023 to 2024, I applied for a […]
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Hello dear reader. Welcome to my first Trip report of 2024. As you may know from the previous Grand Canyon hike, water pipeline repairs caused my Phantom Ranch reservations in September 2023 were rescheduled to May 2024. Since then, Nick Ethan, and Ryan dropped out of the return trip. With it being too late for
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On March 31st, 2024, Purdue’s basketball team made the Final Four, a first since 1980, after years of dedication and near-misses, it is time to celebrate.
Happy February!!! I hope you are all staying warm this time of year. This winter in Virginia has vacillated between extreme cold and 70 degree days, sometimes within a matter of hours. I’m used to weird midwestern weather growing up in Illiana, but I swear it followed me when I moved. Soon will come the
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Hi everyone. With winter quickly approaching, my hiking season is just about done. I’m kind of weenie when it come to winter hiking. With so much free time on my hands. I’ve decided to honor one of my absolute favorite pieces of gear. I have extolled their virtues on a few of my previous trip
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Okay everyone, the time is finally here. A year of planning finally led me to one of the crown jewel hikes of the United States. I’m speaking of course about the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim hike. On Labor Day Weekend 2023, a few friends and I trekked through the heart of one of the seven natural
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A wise hiker once told me, mother nature doesn’t care about your itinerary, and this past weekend I learned just how right they were. For the past few months, I put plans into motion that would allow me to hike the Presidential Traverse. I booked my shuttle, took off work, and made a reservation at
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Hello friends, its been a while!!! For my first overnight hike of 2023, I took a short 1.5 hour drive to the George Washington National Forest. I tackled a 17 mile hike using nearby trails to connecting the two popular overlooks. Big Schloss and Little Schloss. It would take me into both Virginia and West
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