How Much Water Do You Need When Hiking or Backpacking?
Being properly hydrated when hiking or backpacking is not only vitally important for your health, but for your enjoyment as well. Dehydration can lead...
Hiking to Yost / Fern Lakes, Inyo National Forest
This is a short but difficult hike to two beautiful lakes in the Sierra Mountains in Inyo National Forest. Yost and Fern lakes sit...
Finding Soldier Pass Cave + Seven Sacred Pools (via Soldier Pass...
Hiking to Soldier Pass Cave is an awesome trek to a tucked away cave off the beaten path. This "secret" cave isn't much of...
Outdoor Ethics & The Principles of Leave No Trace, Leave No...
The Best Environmental Practices To Reduce Your Impact
When enjoying and adventuring in the outdoors there is a set of standards and ethics that are...
Top 5 Best Hikes in Sedona
With so many great trails in Sedona AZ, it's hard to chose the best ones! Sedona is a huge hiking destination with tons of...
Hiking Mosaic Canyon in Death Valley
Hiking Mosaic Canyon is one of the best ways to introduce you to the unique beauty of Death Valley. It has a diverse range...
Hiking Trails in The Valley of Fire
Hiking in the Valley of Fire State Park in NV is a very unique experience and a great way to see the attractions of...
Visiting Antelope Canyon
There's no surprise or denying the beauty of Antelope Canyon. What did surprise me however, was how obviously it was that making money is...
Buckskin Gulch Hiking & Backpacking Guide
Hiking through Buckskin Gulch is an awe-inspiring, humbling, incredible, religious experience in one of nature's most beautiful cathedrals. This is a 14-mile trek through...
The General Sherman Tree Trail
The General Sherman Tree is touted as the "biggest tree in the world"! It's not really the biggest or the widest tree, but because...
Best Grand Staircase Escalante Hikes
The Grand Staircase Escalante is one of my favorite places to hike, especially when it comes to desert hiking. This area of southern Utah...
Brimstone Gulch Hiking Guide
Brimstone is a super narrow slot canyon in the Utah desert. So narrow that once you go in, eventually you'll have to turn around...
Hiking to Wall Street in Bryce Canyon
The infamous Wall Street is one of the most well know rock formations in Bryce Canyon. It's an iconic section of Bryce's Amphitheater marked...
Guide to Visiting White Pocket, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
White Pocket is such a cool area - it feels like you're walking on another planet! The ribbons of orange, yellow, and white layers...
Camping & Hiking with Foxes on Santa Cruz Island
Floating just off the coast of Southern California, Channel Islands National Park is a beautiful preserved wilderness that’s home to some wildlife found nowhere...


















