Big Mountain
April 18, 2026. 8 mi. | 2050′ ele. gain | 6 hr. Photo album It had been nearly three months since I’d seen a mountain, so when I found a hike in Pennsylvania that promised 2000′ of elevation gain, I...
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April 10, 2026. 8.6 mi. | 980′ ele. gain | 4 hr. Photo album On our cross-country drive, Aaron and I had a secondary mission: to each complete our list of 50 states. I had just recently finished mine...
View ArticleA hike in every state: Midwest pt 3
Iowa | Illinois | Indiana | Ohio We finish our hiking tour of the Midwest with what I call the “I states”: Iowa, Illinos, Indiana and Ohio. Here, you’ll find a surprising diversity of hiking options...
View ArticleAullwood Audubon Center
April 2, 2026. Photo album We parked for the day at Englewood MetroPark, thinking it would be an easy walk over to Aullwood Garden to see the trolls and botanical garden and such. It was not easy, per...
View ArticleTurkey Run State Park
March 25, 2026. Photo album 11.4 mi. | 1220′ ele. gain |6:10 hr Indiana does not come to mind when I think “great state to go for a hike.” But, it does have 24 state parks one national park, a national...
View ArticleStarved Rock State Park
March 19, 2026. Photo album 9 mi. | 820′ ele. gain | 3:50 hr. Having grown up on the East Coast and living most of my adult life on the West Coast, I had never made it a priority to explore the middle...
View ArticleLedges State Park
March 10, 2026. 6.5 mi. | 690′ ele. gain | 3:15 hr. Photo album We made a last minute detour to Ledges State Park in Iowa, where we camped for a night. Before settling in to our site, we wandered...
View ArticleA hike in every state: Midwest pt 2
South Dakota | Nebraska | Kansas | Missouri Back to the Midwest! I admit, I have spent little time here, but in the few passes I’ve made, the landscape and experiences surprised me every time. Do not...
View ArticlePalisades State Park
March 7, 2026. Photo album There is something to be said about the timing of a visit to a place. If I was able to pick a different time to come here, I would have. But, based on our travel schedule and...
View ArticleOmaha city walk
February 26-27, 2026. Photo album If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you know I love a city walk. I feel the best way to get acquainted with a new city, of any size, is to see it...
View ArticleBrent’s Trail
March 2, 2026. 8.2 mi. | 1500′ ele. gain | 3:20 hr. Photo album Everyone thinks Iowa is flat as a pancake. I set out to disprove this myth on this day. Fifteen hundred feet of elevation gain along a...
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Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge
February 22, 2026. Snow geese Photo album I set an alarm for 6:30 am so we could get to the refuge for sunrise. We’d camped just 10 minutes away. While sunrise in the dead of winter in Missouri isn’t...
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Caprock Canyons State Park
February 10-11, 2026. Texas bison herd Photo album On our first drive across Texas, we stopped into several of their state parks and enjoyed every single one of them (even Sea Rim, well after being...
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A hike in every state: Midwest pt 1
Lake Superior. North Dakota | Minnesota | Wisconsin | Michigan According to the federal government, the Midwest includes 12 states. Ask any Midwesterner to define the Midwest and they might come up...
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Hiking Big Bend National Park: North side
Off trail in the Grapevine Hills Photo album There’s not too much to do on the north side of Big Bend National Park, or so we thought. Although we only managed 3 outings in this portion of the park,...
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Hiking Big Bend National Park: East side
Rio Grande sunset Photo album Boquillas Canyon While camped at the nearby Rio Grande Village Campground, we decided to take a short hike up Boquillas Canyon. The official website says to plan for an...
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Hiking Big Bend National Park: Chisos Basin
Chisos Basin views Photo album Big Bend National Park is an excellent choice for hikers, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the Chisos Basin. Here, you’ll find a variety of trails for dayhikes...
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Hiking Big Bend National Park: West side
Hiking at Big Bend Photo album Big Bend National Park is immense and remote. If you’re planning on visiting this special place, do yourself a favor and spend at least a week or two. There are many...
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A hike in every state: Mountain West pt 2
Approaching the Flatiron, Arizona Arizona | New Mexico | Utah | Colorado When I started writing this series, I thought it would be a pretty breezy assignment. But I’ve been really racking my brain to...
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Monahans Sand Hills State Park
January 16-17, 2026. Monahands sand hills, you get what you pay for Photo album Let me start by saying I LOVE the Texas State Park system. We’ve visited several of them on our two trips through the...
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