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TRIP REPORT: Big Tree Loop (Cathedral Trail) – Redwood National and State Parks, CA September 2017

February 22, 2018 Leave a Comment

Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~3.5 miles Elevation Gain = ~200 feet Trailhead = Big Tree Wayside   These posts are beginning to get more and more delayed on account of real life busyness but I am determined to make sure they all get out into the world! After heading inland to check out Crater Lake amidst […]

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Harriman State Park

TRIP REPORT: Bald Rocks Loop via Lake Skannatati – Harriman State Park, NY 11-11-17

November 27, 2017 Leave a Comment

Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~9.3 miles Elevation Gain = ~2,031 feet Trailhead = Lake Skannatati Total Time = 2.5 hours     I have come to really enjoy coming to Harriman State Park for short work out runs/hikes and this particular day was no different. I decided to do a similar route to the last hike […]

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National Parks

Crater Lake National Park – Oregon 9-13-17

November 18, 2017 2 Comments

After driving through literally almost 100 miles of smoke we arrived at the edges of Crater Lake National Park. Despite the smokey setting there will still quite a few cars coming and going from the park. As we drove in we stopped at a small overlook along the road before continuing on our way up to the rim of the […]

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Harriman State Park

TRIP REPORT: Lemon Squeezer and Bald Rocks Loop via Lake Skannatati – Harriman State Park, NY 10-7-17

October 28, 2017 Leave a Comment

Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~8.3 miles Elevation Gain = ~1,722 feet Trailhead = Lake Skannatati Total Time = 4.5 hours After being away from town and super busy we finally made it back to one of my favorite local spots, Harriman State Park. We originally planned to go to the Catskills and hike a couple of […]

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Oregon

The Road to Crater Lake National Park – Oregon 9-13-17

October 14, 2017 Leave a Comment

After leaving the Great State of Washington we continued on our way south through Oregon. At this point in the trip we had to decide whether we wanted to stay west along to coast or make our way inland. Originally the plan was to stay inland and stop in the Columbia River Gorge and Crater Lake National Park but the […]

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National Parks

Narada Falls and Paradise – Mount Rainier National Park, WA 9-12-17

September 26, 2017 Leave a Comment

Well it has been a while since I have posted any trip reports and that is because I have been pretty busy the last few months with planning the biggest adventure of my life. On September 9th I married my best friend and soulmate in what I have unofficially dubbed “Operation Wedding Bells”.  It was truly the best day of […]

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New Jersey

Battery Loop – Hartshorne Woods Park, Middletown, NJ 8-4-17

August 19, 2017 Leave a Comment

Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~1.3 miles Hike Highlights = Obscured view of the ocean and WWII history   I usually spend more time in local parks than anywhere else but I don’t often write about them here on the blog. Although many of them are really quite nice and certainly worth a visit if you happen […]

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Catskills

TRIP REPORT: Wittenberg and Cornell Mountain – Catskills, NY 7-29-17

August 1, 2017 4 Comments

Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~9.4 miles Elevation Gain = ~3,029 feet Hike Highlights = Wittenberg Mountain (3,780 ft) and Cornell Mountain (3,860 ft) Trailhead = Woodland Valley Total Time = 3.5 hours   This past weekend I had another free Saturday so I decided to drive up and hike a couple more 3,500 ft peaks in […]

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Catskills

TRIP REPORT: Balsam Mountain – Catskills, NY 7-2-17

July 6, 2017 1 Comment

Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~5.5 miles Elevation Gain = ~1,600 feet Hike Highlights = Balsam Mountain (3,602ft) Trailhead = Rider Hollow Road Total Time = 3 hours   In honor of our engagement last year we decided to spend the anniversary on another mountain. Since we couldn’t make it back to Acadia (Since the fourth fell […]

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Nevada

White Domes Loop, Rainbow Vista, Fire Wave – Valley of Fire State Park, NV January 2017

June 24, 2017 Leave a Comment

At the end of our trip back in January we made one last stop at Valley of Fire State Park, about an hour outside of Las Vegas. This is a park I have heard of in the past but had never visited. It is fairly small (by western standards) but is very beautiful and accessible without much effort. Since the […]

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