Hiking

Hiking Onion Valley, Kearsarge Pass, and Mt. Gould A birthday peak-bag from Onion Valley over Kearsarge Pass toward Mt. Gould, a hard altitude reset, and a turn-around made on time. August 9, 2025 Hiking Beech Mountain after the hurricane A rainy NC weekend at Beech Mountain for a Lake Street Dive show, with Hurricane Helene's damage still everywhere and a lightning… July 19, 2025 Hiking Grand Canyon again, this time to a cabin A second father-son Grand Canyon crossing, this time with a backcountry permit, a lucky cabin upgrade at Phantom Ranch, and two nights… May 12, 2024 Hiking Sedona on the way to the canyon A father-son birthday trip that opened in Sedona's red rocks before heading up to the Grand Canyon. May 11, 2024 Hiking Cathedral Rock, Sedona A short, hands-on slickrock scramble up Cathedral Rock, with the shuttle as the way in on busy days. May 11, 2024 Hiking Devil’s Bridge at sunset The slightly longer hike out to Devil's Bridge, Sedona's big sandstone arch, timed for sunset. May 11, 2024 Hiking Beech Mountain and the Appalachian Trail A North Carolina trip to Beech Mountain: Highland Games, McCoy roots, and an overnight on the Appalachian Trail. July 8, 2023 Hiking Mountain High in summer A summer poke around Mountain High and Wrightwood: a quick hike, ice-axe self-arrest drills, and hammock time. June 19, 2023 Hiking Hiking out of Carlsbad Caverns The last stop of the Texas road trip: hiking out of Carlsbad Caverns the hard way and feeling exactly how deep 750… December 30, 2022 Hiking Guadalupe Peak, the top of Texas Bagging Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas, on a characteristically windy but smooth day. December 29, 2022