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 Trails/Parks: Chumash Museum Trail, Thousand Oaks, CA; Malibu Creek State Park, Calabasas, CA; Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve, Woodland Hills, CA Slow and Steady Settled in with family the days stretched ahead of me. Days of rest, days of learning, days to enjoy the beauty of … Continue reading Go West: California Highlights
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 #51 of my 2023 52 Hike Challenge Trail/Park: Thunder Basin National Grassland; Two Moon Loop, Glendo State Park, Glendo, WY Sublime Sunrise The morning sunrise was everything I expected and more. I woke early as the pre-dawn light began to fill the sky. While I was certain now … Continue reading Go West: Lakes and Ponderosa