Hello friends & strangers, and happy 2025!!! It has been a long winter, but now that the snow has thawed, I am ready to get back on trail. I have

As I wrote in my previous post, during my hike at pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, there was a non-zero chance of seeing the aurora. The upper peninsula of Michigan is

A lot of you may not know that I am originally from the Midwest. Born in Illinois, and raised in northwest Indiana (shouts to the 219), the flyover states are

Six years ago was my first backpacking trip attempt of the Pemigewasset Loop in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. After one day, and 6 gruelling miles, I was not

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

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