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Humboldt Redwoods State Park – CA, September 2017

May 5, 2018 Leave a Comment

Humboldt Redwood State Park is a smaller park located approximately 75 miles south of the Redwood National and State Parks. It was originally not a part we even thought we would stop at but on our drive south from Redwoods National Park to San Francisco we needed to make a pit stop and saw restrooms advertised on the highway so […]

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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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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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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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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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Catskills

TRIP REPORT: Plateau, Sugarloaf, Twin Mountain – Catskills, NY 5-20-17

June 20, 2017 1 Comment

Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~11 miles Elevation Gain = ~4,000 feet Hike Highlights = Plateau Mountain (3,829ft), Sugarloaf Mountain (3,806ft), Twin Mountain (3,652ft) Trailhead = Roaring Kill Road Total Time = 6 hours   In an effort to get myself back into tip top shape and also put a dent in my Catskill 35er list, I decided […]

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TRIP REPORT: Windham High Peak, Burnt Knob – Catskills, NY 5-20-17

May 26, 2017 Leave a Comment

Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~7.4 miles Elevation Gain = ~1,500 feet Hike Highlights = Windham High Peak (3,524ft), Burnt Knob   After a long hiatus from hiking due to renovating our new home down to the studs, I was able to make it back out for a local hike in the northeast. I had previously been […]

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