Last week, a woman broke the internet, but thankfully no bones, after she attempted to take a selfie with a wild bison in Yellowstone National Park. Although this 43-year old woman from Mississippi was very lucky in an incident that could have potentially ended very badly, she is not the only person to survive a […]
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Hiking in Cleveland National Forest
Ever have one of those days where you start off with a destination in mind and end up somewhere completely different? As an explorer, those days really charge me up. How can I resist the lure of a new challenge, new terrain and new views? This past weekend, my wife Lindsey and I went hiking […]
Hiking Mission Trails Regional Park – Kwaay Paay Summit
Today we went hiking in Mission Trails Regional Park and specifically did the Kwaay Paay Summit, which brought us up to 1,194 feet. I would give the difficulty rating on this trail about a 3 or a 3.5 out of a 5 because it’s a fairly aggressive hill to approach the mountain and then a […]
Training to Hike the Grand Canyon
Recently I made the decision, along with a couple friends of mine to hike the Grand Canyon this fall. It seemed like a great idea over a few beers (ok, maybe more than a few), as I’d grown up hiking and backpacking and continued to hike fairly regularly…or so I’d told myself. See, what I’d […]
Oak Grove Campground
This past weekend we went camping at Oak Grove Campground with a couple friends and their kids. At first I was pretty disappointed because I was expecting something very different but over the course of the weekend, we ended up having a great time! Booking Oak Grove Campground There’s no question – I love camping. […]