a wilderness journal

The Kalalau trail traverses the famous northwestern coast of Kaua’i in what I presume is one of the most scenic hiking trails anyw...

( I am still catching up on blog posts from late 2018 and early 2019…the next couple pertain to a trip to Kaua’i in November 2018.) F...

4 Sept 2018 . During my week-long trip to Wyoming last summer, I actually spent more time in Grand Teton National Park than Yellowstone...

I haven’t posted on this blog for a year (!) and I have a number of trips to get caught up on, starting with a fun week in Wyoming at Yello...

There are fantastic low morning tides in the northeastern Pacific this week and I came out to the central California coast very early thi...

Bryce Canyon is the smallest of Utah ’s five national parks, and the last I have been able to visit. It also appears to be the youngest ...

Sculpted sandstone at Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. Canyon de Chelly, a moderate-sized national monument in the northe...

One of the best ways to experience the National Parks is in the backcountry, off the beaten path. There is a time and place for the more c...