National Parks

MB National Parks Sawtooth Gap Mineral King to Sawtooth Pass — the short, steep way into the Sequoia backcountry. August 30, 2026 National Parks Big Sur, Pinnacles, and Santa Cruz A loose Fourth-of-July loop through Big Sur, Pinnacles, and Santa Cruz, from Hearst Castle to a haunted hotel to the last open… July 4, 2024 National Parks 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 National Parks Cliff dwellings at Walnut Canyon A quick stop at Walnut Canyon outside Flagstaff, walking the Island Trail past 800-year-old Sinagua cliff dwellings. May 12, 2024 National Parks Uberfest: canyoneering Death Valley A first canyoneering meetup in Death Valley, dropping the technical slots most park visitors never see. December 14, 2023 National Parks Styx Canyon, Death Valley Running Styx, one of Death Valley's technical canyoneering slots, on the Uberfest meetup. December 14, 2023 National Parks Arachnophobia Canyon, Death Valley Dropping Arachnophobia, a technical Death Valley slot, on the canyoneering meetup. December 14, 2023 National Parks Buttercup Canyon, Death Valley The third slot of the day, Buttercup, on the first Death Valley canyoneering meetup. December 14, 2023 National Parks Nights at Old Faithful, Yellowstone A family cabin at Old Faithful and a lot of pre-dawn wandering for geyser and star photos in Yellowstone. September 7, 2023 National Parks 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