Falling in love with the desert.
Category: Hiking
Big Cypress National Preserve morning sunrise
The perfect morning for me
"My happy place."
The quiet wilderness serenity of nature’s beauty.
"What a Summer!"
Surrounded by nature, emitting happiness and contentment.
“Falling in love with nature.”
Surrounded by nature, emitting happiness and contentment
“Sacred spiritual site for all.”
A sense of reverence is experienced as you pass the enormous Coast Redwood Trees
“Pacific Crest Trail hikers.”
If you stop moving, you will die
“2019 Pacific Crest Trail Days.”
We are sleeping inside a pup-tent for the very first time together.
Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park is a natural amusement park, with hiking, and backpacking trails providing a soul calming meditative experience costing less than the entrance to
“My hiking and backpacking evolution. (part 2)”
As I mature, I’m discovering the wisdom to calm my anxious excitement to cherish every moment of my travels.
MJL
2019 Continental Divide Trail Days
Silver Cities Gough Park was ground zero for the 30-plus vendors who set up their displays
“Hiking and Backpacking Fears.”
On many occasions, my family and friends have voiced their concerns about me backpacking or hiking into the forests and deserts. They fear for my
“Hiking and backpacking fears.”
On many occasions, my family and friends have voiced they’re concerned about me backpacking or hiking into the forests and deserts. They fear for
“Petrified Forest National Park.”
Oh yes, the Petrified Forest National Park has been on my must-visit list for years, and my recent scenic drive tour has only conjured up
“Time to return to the trails.”
As the days of March wind down and I continue editing, re-editing and repeating the process of my short stories. The recent cold weather in
“Silent bliss without a compass.”
I hiked a trail without a compass within the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument in the Robledo Mountains of Doña Ana County, New Mexico. The area
“Droolling mushroom hunters.”
Hiking in the great northwest of the US brings you into contact with many types of people. My first encounter with mushroom hunters began with
“Ascending.”
Life is like ascending a mountain one foot after another to accomplish what is desired. Standing atop of an accomplishment is a personal goal and time
“Fashionable Beauty.”
Hiking a forest or desert trails with only the sounds of your footsteps crunching the ground quiets your soul to experience a believable sense of
“Hiking a slot canyon.”
Ever since I viewed photos of slot canyons in Utah’s Zion National Park, I have dreamed of hiking within the vertical rock walls reaching towards
“I have no qualms on a precipice.”
After two months of preparations, working out at a gym and buying $987.94 worth of backpacking gear. We are on the John Muir trail in
“Mythical.”
Some things in life can become mythical within my thoughts. My hiking experiences encompass several decades as a Boy Scout, hiking trails in middle and
“Hiking.”
As a young Boy Scout, I hiked and camped a lot which is my outdoors foundation that lives on within me to this day. I now
Stump
The daily word prompts ignite my imagination of times in my life. The word “stump” has me reflecting on the stump-grinder, I rented to remove
Radical Moose Encounter
What would be the radical experiences to capture morning photos of the sunrise at a place called Silver Lake at Brighton Utah, 8000 feet above
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument & Museum.
I was fortunate to tour and learn about the Agate Fossil Beds National Monument & Museum that was established on June 14, 1997. It’s, location
“Witness.”
Early in life, my eyes witnessed hobbies I love today. My Books, My Kayak, My bicycle, My hiking gear, My motorcycle, My fishing poles, My
Happy Birthday US National Parks
Today the US National Parks celebrate their 100th centennial. Yes, being 100 is cool when you have the gorgeous historic beauty surrounding you when you
“Keeping Up With the Jone’s”
Tell us about the one luxury item you wish you could afford, in as much detail as you can. Paint a picture for us. My
“Courage to Overcome”
Courage to overcome life’s obstacles is essential, however, what motivators are used to begin and sustain the courage to overcome? Awakening from what I hope
“Write Here, Write Now”
Write a post entirely in the present tense. I walk along the wooded path listening to birds chirp morning songs. I see a pair of
“Geocaching for Dummies”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “(Your Thing) for Dummies.” Take a complicated subject you know more about than most people, and explain it
