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A kid friendly hiking trip to the Eastern Sierras
The Eastern Sierras is just a three-hour drive from the urban metropolis that is southern California's concrete jungle; Los Angeles. From the numerous backcountry lakes above Rock Creek to the trails hugging the outskirts of Yosemite…
Caves and Caverns of the Southeastern United States
These three sites--Russell Cave, Ruby Falls, and Mammoth Cave--represent a range of karst landscapes that played varying historic roles in the southeastern United States. There's Russell Cave, which provided shelter to people for millennia;…
Escondido Falls: Malibu’s Tiered Waterfall Hike
Ahh...Malibu, the epitome of sunshine, lush greenery, and glistening waves of the Pacific Ocean.Also home to ridiculously rich mansions and overpriced (but yummy) seafood, the city offers a plethora of hikes to explore.Like the…
The Spectacular Chitna Pass Traverse
The map of the area is wrong. The trail on the map continues due west from the pass, then descends a steep embankment down to Boulder Creek. In reality, the trail turns south and follows a sharp ridgeline gradually to the water. This way…
Seminole Canyon A Gem In The Rough
Seminole Canyon is a Texas State Park in the west with a main attraction being the preserved Native American pictographs. Along with this the park boast beautiful trails that either follow the canyon rim out towards the Rio Grande River or…
Culver City Stairs: The Outdoor Stairmaster of Baldwin Hills
Someone asked me the other day "Tally, where do you find all these cool hiking spots?"Short answer: Google ("Hiking Spots in LA"), but I occasionally get recommendations from friends and Uber/Lyft passengers, one of which recommended…
Exploring the Honey Island Alligator Swamps
California is home to pretty much everything (hiking, beaches, rattlesnakes, the best food in the nation, etc). One thing it doesn't have? Alligators (and swamps, but Louisiana can keep those).
Alligator Swamps of Honey Island
My aunt,…
Long Distance Hiking in the Wilderness
As river crossings go it was fairly safe, but the cold made it rough. Just to our south, we could see the glacier that fed the lake at the head of the river. This water had been ice not too long before. That crossing was at mile twelve of…
Marmot Mornings; Shenanigans hiking the White Mountain Peak Trail
In the summer of 2015, my boyfriend and I went off adventuring into the White Mountains of the Eastern Sierras. This was only a month after I had back surgery and we had dreams of conquering Mt Whitney along with White Mountain Peak in…
Avoiding the Crowds at Yosemite National Park: Hiking Lembert Dome
Our second hike of the day of course had to be Lembert Dome! This bald, protruding rock had been staring at us ever since we arrived in the park.