Hiking

Escaping our cars is necessary to developing an intimate knowledge of our world. — We live in a car culture. I was reminded of this recently when a potential landlord in the small town of Moab, Utah raised doubts about my ability to make it here without an automobile. I pointed out that I had walked from one end of the town to the…

Adventures Beyond Yosemite — The Sierra Nevada may not sound familiar. But this amazing mountain range runs 400 miles long through the center of California and is the mountain range that houses gems such as Yosemite, Sequoia, Kings Canon, Lake Tahoe, Giant Sequoia, and Devil’s Postpile, as well as twenty other wilderness areas. …

#mariaonthego series: texas excursions

It’s hard but it’s worth it. Ah, the magical idea of taking your kids to explore nature. It’s not always the fantasy, but you really will never regret it. Here are five things you need to know when taking young ones out for a day of adventure: The car ride…

Everything I want is downstream — When I feel like I have rocks in my head, I hike downstream along “The River of No Return.” By rocks in my head, I mean thoughts of things I cannot change. I toss them in the river with a no return policy. …