The Raven Cliffs Trail has been one of my favorites since I was first introduced to it about fifteen years ago. I took a hiking class at Young Harris College and had a blast hiking short trails like Raven Cliffs each week. In the early 1990s the trail was still fairly new and had yet [...]
Archive for October, 2007
October 29th, 2007
Longs Peak
I’m planning a Longs Peak hike in Colorado for early summer. I have a friend that has made the hike twice and is ready to go for a third time. If you have any trip reports or tips for hiking Longs Peak please send to me so I can share them with everyone (geckotales@gmail.com)
October 24th, 2007
Florida Couple Completes Appalachian Trail Hike
I love stories about people that go into nature and learn about themselves while beating self-doubt and perceived physical limitations. This story is about a married couple from Florida who decided to hike the Appalachian Trail after watching the PBS documentary Appalachian Impressions.
Neither had ever hiked for more than one day at a time and [...]
October 19th, 2007
Best Outdoor & National Park Web Cams
I love being outdoors but sadly I have to work. If you are like me and spend most of your free time dreaming about your next outdoor adventure you will enjoy these cams. This is a list of the best outdoor web cams for quick mental escapes.
Alaska Web Cam
This cam is from one of my favorite Websites [...]
October 16th, 2007
Hiking Half Dome in Yosemite : A Trail Experience You Will Never Forget
Hiking Half Dome is a must do trip for any avid hiker. The trail from Yosemite Valley to the top of Half Dome is pure delight as you hike from valley forest, beside waterfalls, through meadows, back into dense forest, along the ridge thousands of feet above Yosemite National Park, and then up the side [...]
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Tags: half dome, half dome trail, hiking half dome, john muir trail, Yosemite Hiking 
5 Comments »October 12th, 2007
New Hiking Boots
I just recently bought a pair of Merrell Moab Ventilator hiking boots and I can’t be happier. I have a pair of Vasque Sundowners at home that I love for hikes over twenty miles but they are too heavy for short and dry hikes. That’s why I started looking for something that weighed less and was cooler. [...]
October 9th, 2007
Climbers Car Crushed While He was on the Rock
Most believe that climbing is very dangerous, and it can be if not done properly. But life is also dangerous as this picture shows. While the climber was climbing a rock slide occured and crushed his car. Different timing would have left him dead from the rock slide. Life happens so live it.
October 8th, 2007
63 Year Old Hikes 2000 mile Appalachian Trail
The Baby Boomers are the first generation to prove that you don’t have to get old just because you’ve seen a few too many calendars. Sixty-three year old Bobby Yerike just finished hiking the Appalachian Trail for the second time. Instead of playing shuffleboard in a resort community in Fort Myers he’s accomplishing feats that [...]
October 4th, 2007
Hiking to Lose Weight
You can try every diet in the book and you won’t lose as much weight as you can with exercise. But going to the gym can quickly become boring. Why do you think gyms try to lock people into long term contracts? It’s because they know that most will work out for a few months [...]
October 2nd, 2007
Colorado Hiking Trails Are Among The Most Beautiful
Colorado is one of the most pristine and pure wildernesses left in the United States and when you take a tour on a Colorado hiking trail you have the time to appreciate Colorado’s beauty. Colorado hiking trails take you through some of the most beautiful wilderness in the world and you will interact with wild [...]