Calculating Calories: How Much Food To Take Backpacking

How Much Food Should I Take Backpacking? This will depend on your metabolism and how active you're being during your trip, but just for a...

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...

Making The Most Out of a 3-Day Trip to Yosemite

Planning a 3 day trip to Yosemite can be overwhelming when there's so much to see and do. If you're only spending 3 days...

Devil’s Bridge: The Best Way to Hike Sedona’s Most Popular Trail

The Devil's Bridge is THE hike to do when you're in Sedona Arizona. Made very famous by Instagram, this is an extremely popular hiking...

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...

The Big Trees Trail

The park services didn't exactly think outside the box much when naming this trail. It's not much of a hike, but it is a...

Free Camping: How to Find Public Land for Dispersed Camping

Finding free campsites on public land is no easy task. Most campgrounds will give you a few square feet of your own space buttressed...

Best & Worst Things To Do in Bryce Canyon

Bryce Canyon is my favorite canyon national park. It's just so unique and cool! You literally can't look anywhere without saying "Wow". It's also...

Colby Canyon to Josephine Peak and Strawberry Peak

Colby Canyon offers a scenic route up to both Josephine Peak and Strawberry Peak (most challenging peak in the front range of the San...

Hiking Ubehebe Crater

Ubehebe Crater in Death Valley is a much more impressive crater than I initially thought it would be. It's about 1/2mi wide and 600ft...

Backpacking Guide for Cottonwood Canyon & Marble Canyon Loop

The Cottonwood Canyon & Marble Canyon loop is one of the few backpacking trails in Death Valley that is actually a "trail". The majority...

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...

How to Train for High Altitude Hiking

High altitude hiking can be a rewarding and challenging experience that requires physical and mental preparation. Some of my most memorable and favorite hikes...

Elmer’s Bottle Tree Ranch on Route 66

Elmer's Bottle Tree Ranch is a delightful roadside attraction on old Route 66 in southern California. It's wonderfully weird and very much worth a...

What Is At The End of Zzyzx Road?

If you've every driven between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, you've probably driven past the exit for Zzyzx Road on Route 15 and had...