

The Finest Walk in the World: Milford Track, New Zealand
Two young and two older Americans just navigating a foreign backcountry


Family Time: Yosemite National Park, California
My parents aren't exactly what you'd call "adventurous." So I dragged them to Yosemite.


Giant for a Day: Sequoia National Forest, California
We all have different comfort levels when it comes to weekend getaways and the great outdoors. And we all know that's something I'm


Odds & Ends: Pemberton & The Cheakamus River, British Columbia, Canada
In additional to spending the largest part of our time in Whistler, Squamish, and Vancouver, my friends and I took side road trips and did s


Chief Stawamus: Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
While the snow may have worked against us in Whistler, one thing that did play to our advantage was the long days.


Girls' Weekend Redoux: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Sometimes hiking routes are closed in Canada's summer due to snow, I guess.


Summer of Love: San Francisco, California
There are some backyard adventures I've never taken the time to write about, probably because I so closely associate them with my everyd


Summer Friday: Eldorado National Forest, California
It doesn't take much convincing to get me outside on a Friday afternoon.


Unfinished Business: The Lost Coast Trail, California
The trail was overgrown; unfortunately with poison oak, thistles, and stinging nettles at every step. It was impossible to get into a comfor


Building Bridges from Walls: The Great Wall Marathon, Huangyaguan, China
The Great Wall Marathon is home to 5,134 stairs of varying sizes. The temperatures soar, the rocks on the wall bake, and your quads shake at