Hiking SoCal: Big Morongo Canyon Preserve & Coachella Valley Preserve
After an exciting day in Joshua Tree National Park, my cousin and I were dying to see what other secrets ...
Joshua Tree National Park: A Prickly Trek & Exhilarating Oasis
I am awestruck by the varied landscapes on this planet. There is so much to see, so many places to ...
Stowe, Vermont: Pinnacle Of Perfection & Smugglers’ Notch
STOWE PINNACLE TRAIL Today was so full of goodness I have no idea how to sum it up. It started ...
GSMNP: Embarrassing Camping FAIL, Walking Cades Cove Loop, Finding Avent Cabin, & Clingman’s Dome Sunset
Welp. I was that guy this morning in the campground. I was so proud of myself for waking up at ...
GSMNP: First Solo Camping Trip & Little River to Campsite 30
I recently camped alone for the first time in the Elkmont campground in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It was ...
GSMNP: Orchids and Toads and Bears, Oh My!
"Bear. Leah, there's a bear!" I look up from the trail where my eyes have been scanning back and forth ...
Yosemite: Vistas & Waterfalls Of The Panorama Trail
Last year in Yosemite, I was awestruck by dynamic scenery on the Panorama Trail. This year the experience was entirely ...
Yosemite: Yosemite Falls and Sentinel Dome
The use of seasons as an analogy for what we experience in life is a weary one, worn out from ...
Yosemite: Mirror Lake, El Capitan Meadow & Bridalveil Fall
If someone had told me I would go to Yosemite twice in the span of a year, I would have ...