A recent visit to see my new nephew, followed by a parental invasion, led to adding two more hikes to my list. Though they were far from my most challenging, of course I included them, because I got to share love of being outside with the people that matter most to me. For those whoContinueContinue reading “Hikes 16 and 17 of the #52hikechallenge: Family time”
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When you have no choice but to go slow: #hike14 of #52hike challenge
All around me, everything is changing…fast. Once spring arrives, it passes in what seems like a blink. My friends’ kids, whom I knew when they were in elementary school, are suddenly going to prom (and college, but somehow prom is more disconcerting). New jobs, new babies, new marriages, new cities, new adventures…it seems like everyone I know isContinueContinue reading “When you have no choice but to go slow: #hike14 of #52hike challenge”
You should hike this: Gulf Hagas
“Why is it called Gulf Hagas?” This is the question I forgot to ask the range guides when they quietly snuck up behind us as we stood at the 2nd of two water crossings. I can be forgiven for this oversight, because for the last 5 minutes, I’d been standing at the water’s edge tryingContinueContinue reading “You should hike this: Gulf Hagas”
Sometimes hikes just aren’t awesome: #hike8 of the #52hikechallenge
Hang out on instagram with the hiking community enough, and you might think we all tramp around through pristine nature with artfully mussed ponytails and impeccably coordinated gear and the perfect partner. I’m here to tell you it just ain’t so, folks. Sometimes, hikes aren’t awesome. Sometimes, they almost suck. I say almost because evenContinueContinue reading “Sometimes hikes just aren’t awesome: #hike8 of the #52hikechallenge”
Kilauea Iki Crater Trail: #hike6 of the #52hikechallenge
Let’s talk craters y’all. Like actual real volcanic craters in the earth that still have steam coming out of them. Did you know there are such places that have hiking trails into and around them? I didn’t, but I do now! Every book or blog about the Big Island says that Kilauea Iki Crater inContinueContinue reading “Kilauea Iki Crater Trail: #hike6 of the #52hikechallenge”
Everything and a Racehorse 