Hiking Half Dome during off-season

This year we decided to do Half Dome the weekend after the cables went down for the season (usually Columbus Day). It made planning the trip a lot easier since we didn’t have to worry about attaining a Half Dome permit through the NPS lottery. We were able to avoid the…

Hiking The Wonderland Trail (well, most of it)

Take Me to Church: Hiking the Olympics

Yesterday I, knowing I had a several upcoming obligations and wouldn’t be able to hike for a…

Manning Park, BC, Canada

This weekend’s adventures brought us to Manning Park, a beautiful provincial park just past Hope, BC. Although we…

Lindeman Lake

This weekend brought a pretty cool first — it was the first time we tried an overnight hike. We had finally acquired most of the gear we needed, and between the two of us we felt we were well-enough equipped to give it a (short) go.

Hiking Ecola

One of my favorite things to do on the Oregon Coast is hike. There are so many trails in the area that it’s almost impossible to decide…