Rock Park, Castle Rock: Photo Gallery
Castle Rock, Colorado is appropriately named: after the castle shape-topped butte that sits just East of the town. Castle Rock is the 16th-largest municipality in Colorado and the largest “town” […]
Chautauqua Park Trail and Boulder Flatirons: Photo Gallery
On a sunny January weekend afternoon (the first weekend of 2023,) my girlfriend and I traveled from Denver to Boulder, Colorado to take in a snow-covered hike. Chautauqua Trail was […]
Hike: Breakneck Ridge Loop
Breakneck Ridge is one of the most popular, if not the most popular, hikes in the Hudson Valley. While the ascent is a bit steeper than the average hiker might […]
Hike: Mount Beacon Fire Tower Out-and-Back
Mount Beacon, located along the Hudson River about 90 minutes north of the city, offers one of my favorite hikes in the Hudson Valley. It’s not the longest, highest, nor […]
Stumptown, Rose City, “Weird”: My Portland 2020 Day Trip
As I celebrated the New Year in New York City, I had no idea I would be exposed to a completely different city on the opposite side of the country […]
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