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When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees.
:: SPECTACLE LAKE
Deep in the Alpine Lake Wilderness lies a body of water that’s different from any other lake I’ve witnessed. Spectacle Lake is an...
:: THE ENCHANTMENTS
“Ooooh, the EnCHAAAAANTments…” Yes i’ve heard about the Enchantments for years, and the obligatory oohs and aahs that always accompany the experience people describe...
:: SADDLEBAG ISLAND
Island camping had been on my bucket list for a long time, and living in the Pacific Northwest certainly increases the odds with a...
:: KACHESS & STEAMBOAT ROCK
Summers in the Pacific Northwest are full of indelible moments and experiences: warm gusts of air rushing through the Douglas fir and cedar treelined...
:: PTARMIGAN TRAIL
The Ptarmigan Trail has been on my bucket list for a long time and with good reason: it’s an absolute gem of a hike...
:: COACHELLA VALLEY, PART II
If you want beautiful desert hiking with sheer isolation, it doesn’t get a whole lot better than the Coachella Valley just outside of Palm...
:: KALALAU TRAIL
Some past memories of Hawaii feel like a distant dream: fuzzy and fading with obscured details, colors and images (like the 35mm film I...
:: COACHELLA VALLEY
when stuck in the doldrums of a Seattle winter and in dire need of a respite and some sunshine (Seattle winters can get rather...