This amazing hike is not for the faint of heart. It has narrow trails, switchbacks, steep drops, and involves ropes. So, while the views...

Just a short (1.8 mile round trip) walk from the Storm King Ranger Station in Olympic National Park lies Marymere Falls; a 90 foot high...

The morning we visited Rialto beach dawned clear and sunny as drove along the roads and through part of the Quileute Reservation to get...

This was an absolutely breathtaking hike with stunning views no matter where you looked!!! I was in heaven the entire time. We were...

As I've said before, I don't like to let a little rain deter me from enjoying the great outdoors (especially not while I'm on vacation)....

When it's a rainy day but you're on vacation in a national park, where do you go? What do you do? I like to find hikes that are mostly...

We spent a few days meandering up the Oregon coast. Not nearly enough time to take it all in, but I've outlined a few of the highlights...

Located in the upper northwest corner of California is Jedediah-Smith State Park, which is one place that you can find coastal redwoods....

As this was my first trip out to the west coast, this was my first sunset on the Pacific Ocean! And it was beautiful! After hastily...

I have never in my life seen a lake that was so absolutely blue! A deep, royal blue that rivaled the color of the sky that day. It was...

This is my 3rd year spending time enjoying the lupine fields in Sugar Hill NH with my mother and we loved every minute of it. We were...

I haven't skated in years! Probably since middle school at an ice-skating rink for a friend's birthday party. But I like a challenge, so...

As much as I love pushing myself physically on hikes and getting great views from the summits, the weather has been a bit touchy for me...

Driving up 93N on this beautiful sunny day, loving the blue skies and the 60 degree temperature displayed on my car's dashboard. I am...

Woke up to big, fat snowflakes floating down from the sky and temperatures hovering just above freezing - decided that would make the...

This is a very easy, but fairly long, out and back hike that starts at the Lincoln Woods Trailhead. This is a popular trailhead...

This post is very overdue..... I hiked this trail back in September on Labor Day weekend and had some great weather, (I know it feels...

(partial panoramic view from the ridgeline) Another beautiful weather day for a hike! Sunny so you were sweating on the way up. Breezy at...

I spent many vacations growing up in New Hampshire, went to college in a small New Hampshire town, and after getting my degree moved to...

It's blueberry picking season! I'm not the fastest picker, and it's takes me quite a while to fill a bucket. But it is so worth it. Fresh...