Adventuring off the beaten path
Traveling, Camping and Hiking My Way Westward #54 of my 2023 52 Hike Challenge Trail/Park: Split Rock Nature Trail, Jumbo Rocks, Split Rock Loop, Arch Rock Nature Trail, Cholla Cactus Garden Nature Trail, Joshua Tree National Park Trash Collected: 0.31 pounds I keep finding myself writing about learning to flow with the challenges through this … Continue reading Go West: Rocks and Stars
The landscape heading east from Los Angeles transitions from sprawling development surrounded by mountains to acres of windmills before rising into the high desert on Highway 62. Everywhere yucca and Joshua Tree dot the vast swaths of desert. Despite the starkness I found myself again marveling at the diversity of the U.S. as one travels on land. Sameness yet underlying subtle differences everywhere.
Traveling, Camping and Hiking My Way Westward Trail/Park: Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Boulder City, NV Trash Collected: 0.25 pounds Lakes and Landscapes My final day of driving for a couple weeks lay ahead of me, going from wide open spaces to the density of Los Angles and the communities around the Santa Monica and … Continue reading Go West: Long Day Drive
Traveling, Camping and Hiking My Way Westward #52 of my 2023 52 Hike Challenge Trail/Park: Zion National Park, Springdale, UT and Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Boulder City, NV Trash Collected: 0.5 pounds The theme of this trip has been a lot about letting go. Letting go of expectations. Letting go of fear. Letting go … Continue reading Go West: Canyons, Chocolates and Beaches
Traveling, Camping and Hiking My Way Westward Trail/Park: Utah Lake State Park, Provo, UT and Kolob Gate Garden, Virgin, UT Up with the sunrise to meditate and dance with the Kula Dance Experiment today. As the sun came up over the mountains, I marveled again at the range of colors reflecting on the clouds. My … Continue reading Go West: Kolob Canyon Awaits