We hiked 15 mile days, usually making camp by around 4. This left time to collect firewood, enjoy backpack-less walks, and be fed and tucked in before the cold bit…
Any long distance hiker will agree: one of the best things about hiking is not hiking. That moment when the pack slides off your shoulders and your legs hang loose….
By the time I came fully awake the next morning, I was half way through packing my sleeping bag stuff-sack. My subconscious is an Element of the trail; I doubt…
When your day starts with campfire cast iron skillet tossed breakfast burritos, and only gets better from there, it’s saying something. Thoroughly nourished, we loaded the bikes into and onto…
Arches National Park is worth visiting just for the Visitors Center. If you are passing through the area, questions abound about the intricacies of the landscape and this place has…
The stone that sits up on the very top of the mountain’s mighty face does it think that it’s more important than the stones that forms the base. Birthday Girl…
I worked the morning shift then hustled home, unpacked from the South Fork Loop, repacked and headed up to Copper Mountain to help prepare Janet’s Cabin for the winter season….
South Fork Trail is an unsung local beauty. Just outside the attentive, well funded, and volunteer active Summit County, trail signs along this loop trail are sparse and the few…
Just North of Summit County, in Sulphur Ranger District, lies the South Fork Trail Loop. The three sources I encountered say it’s a different distance. The maps state 23. The…
