Aloha to the PCT – The Crystal Range Traverse
When I had a conference to attend in South Lake Tahoe, I made sure to book my flight so I could stay through the weekend…
Capitol Peak – The Harder Way
Capitol Peak is widely regarded as Colorado’s hardest 14er. After summiting this beautiful and horrifying mountain and coming safely back to earth, I finally see…
A Taste of Van Life: Climbing, Hiking, and a Desert Wedding
July kicked off with a bang! Three commitments lined up for an adventurous and fun filled week: a pair of friends were celebrating birthdays with…
A Climb Worthy of Two Thumbs Up – The NW Ridge of The Thumb
The Sandia Mountains have a lot impressive granite fins and spires packed into a small mountain range. I remember hiking the La Luz trail for…
Mexican Wedding? Maya’s Well Explore the Yucatan – Izamal, Chichen Itza, and Playa del Carmen
A dear friend of mine invited Maggie and me to his wedding, which would be held in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The destination wedding was…
Baby’s First Alpine Climb: Wiskey Ridge, Sandia Mountains, NM
A few weeks after our little climbing adventure in Spain, Maggie and I had a free weekend. The psych was still high, so when Maggie…
Semana de España Part 3: Málaga, Atequera, & Nerja
2 March 2025 The whole reason Maggie and I made the trip to Spain was to visit her relatives, Kristen, Jake and their three kids,…
Semana de España Part 2: Climbing in El Chorro
I got the bug. Not an ailment, but an obsession with rock climbing. When Maggie and I first started looking at this trip to Spain,…
Semana de España – A Week in Spain Part 1: Madrid
Maggie and I spent Christmas ’24 in Connecticut with her family. Over dinner, her cousin, Kristen, and husband, Jake, shared with us they would be…
Big Days with the Boys – Mt. Massive, Jicarita, and Bandelier
I’m not going to lie, Maggie’s knee injury was a major bummer. More so for her than me, but it put a damper on all…
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