Over the last couple of years, I lived in Chicago and couldn’t go on hikes. The land there is flatter than a pancake. It’s a perfect place for long-distance biking but an extremely boring one for hiking. I hiked the Loudon Heights trail at Harper’s Ferry and absolutely lo . . . Read more

Located on the Fern Lake trail this campground is adjacent to a large pile of rocks, hence the name. Located far away from the paved road, the trailhead is itself quite mysterious and severely lacking in signage. Everything about the campsite was rocky which unfortunately made taking a dump a bit . . . Read more

Of all my outdoors experiences I’ve perhaps never felt as alarmed as one evening in the Rockies. We woke up to find the entire world shrouded in a thin layer of mis . . . Read more

Unless you’re a pro, it’s not possible to backpack for multiple days in the Big Bend. The desert conditions require you to carry all the water you need with you and you reach your limitations really fast. But, there are plenty other ways to appreciate the Big Bend. I car camped . . . Read more

I reached the Chisos Visitor Center at 5, the place is nearly 5 hours from the nearby Midland airport. I had to hike up the Laguna Meadows trail and part of the . . . Read more

“There are no other Everglades in the world.” --The Everglades: River of Grass I woke up at 5:45am, determined to make the most out of the first day of the year. It was dark and hazy outside when I started heading t . . . Read more