I love the outdoors but have a severe problem with overzealousness and lack of basic map skills. My husband is much more practical than me but is no match for my overwhelming enthusiasm when I plot our outdoor schemes. This has caused minor hiking failures and longer-than-intended park visits many times. One of our most…
The first thing I learned at Black Elk Peak was to never wear the wrong socks to a mountain hike. Its worse than bringing a knife to a gunfight. It’s like bringing a toy sword to a gunfight. Inappropriate and painful.
Many people think of the snow-covered minarets of Mammoth as a skiing destination but there is so much more to do in this charming mountain town then skiing! Try snowshoeing, snowmobiling or even dog sledding this winter!
“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strength. When you decide to go through hardship and chose not to surrender, that is strength.”
Prepare yourself for a tale sprinkled with sarcasm and seasoned with humor, as only a family trip to the depths of Carlsbad Caverns can inspire. Deep beneath the New Mexico desert, our adventure was as much about the journey inward as it was about exploring the caverns. Amidst light-hearted ribbing and a few grueling steps,…
Escape the doldrums of the everyday ordinary and step into the realm of the extraordinary where all of your senses get bathed in light, color, sights, and sounds in an artful experience you will never forget. Enter the House of Eternal Return and explore the extra dimensions of a family who figured it all out….
Hiking is one of the best ways to meet the target of a ‘healthy body’. By combining the happiness of natural beauty with physical fitness, hiking can turn into a fun and adventurous activity. Enough stock of water and enthusiasm to keep going is all you need to accomplish this beneficial feat. There are several…
The words “Death Valley” used to create in my mind images of barren land littered with nothing but a few cow skulls. While the area does have spots where you see little more than dry earth cracked from the scorching sun, that isn’t even close to all there is. Now when I think of Death…
If you find yourself searching for a little outdoor fun in the winter in southern California, come up to Big Bear and spend a day out in the snowy forest on snowshoes!
I stayed up way too late last night thinking about this for no apparent reason other than what I thought was my nervous energy derived from that Americano that may have been too strong. Just sat there boogly eyed (is this even a word?) laying in bed thinking “man, two weeks a year, what a…
