On November 1st 2017 I hiked the infamous Angel’s Landing Trail in Zion National Park in Utah (Yeah, I know, I’m a bit behind on writing blog posts!). It was an absolutely beautiful day, and I fully expected to be … Read More
On Friday February 9th 2018 my friend Lauren and I hiked the Ka’iwa Ridge Trail in Kailua Oahu, Hawaii. This trail has become very popular with tourists because of how easy it is to get from the trailhead to … Read More
On October 26th & 27th, 2017, I explored Capitol Reef National Park in Utah. I drove to Capitol Reef from Moab, Utah after visiting Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park. On my way there I visited the ghost town of … Read More
On October 24, 2017 after departing Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park, I explored the ghost town of Cisco, Utah. I always go out of my way to explore any ghost towns that I can find. There’s something compelling about abandoned … Read More
According to The New York Times, the US federal government owns roughly 47% of all of the land in the American West. That compares with about 4% of land east of the Mississippi River. I was astonished to learn this … Read More
On October 23, 2017 I explored the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite & Fossil Trail in Moab, Utah. The Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite contains a diverse assemblage of fossilized tracks. More than 200 individual tracks have been discovered, including tracks from … Read More
On October 21st and 22nd, 2017, I camped in Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Land outside of Canyonlands National Park, and I drove one of the most adventurous & dangerous roads in Utah, unintentionally. Almost all of what I do … Read More
On October 12 and 13th 2017, I visited Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. My friend Heather and I drove down to the park after we spent nearly 2 weeks exploring Telluride. (I had intended to stay in Telluride for … Read More
Abandoned places and history are two of my passions; so Colorado’s mining ghost towns are nearly overwhelming for me! Before arriving in Colorado, I never knew about its rich mining history, nor did I know that these unbelievable abandoned mining … Read More
On September 30th, 2017, I visited Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado. I had spent a few days in Aspen visiting the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness and the ghost town of Ashcroft and then decided to head south to … Read More
While in Aspen to photograph and explore the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest, I heard about the abandoned mining town of Ashcroft. On my third day in town I decided to drive up and explore it. At … Read More
I spent 4 days in Aspen, Colorado so that I could explore the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness in the White River National Forest. This post is going to read more like a journal entry than a typical blog post. On Tuesday September … Read More
