The 17-mile hike along the South Fork Trail is often a tough physical challenge for hikers looking for adventure. For me, San Gorgonio Mountain is a healing place. It’s an area where I can venture out to and seek answers to questions I pose in the wilderness.
Read moreHiking In The Utah Desert
Whether it’s a canyon lowering me closer to the Earth’s mantle or a mountain raising me up towards the clouds, I am reminded that we are always moving, and to be ready to adjust to life in constant motion.
Read moreChoosing To Do The Most Challenging Things
I have a problem, and it involves me making everything ten times more difficult than it needs to be. Whenever I search for my next hiking trail to tackle, I tend to look for the longest, highest-elevation paths. The Caliente Mountain Ridge Trail is no different.
Read moreHow the Mountains Shaped Me
My experience has inspired me to search further and look more deeply into how the land I was recreating on was shaped, and to strengthen my backpacking and mountaineering skills to be a better hiker. The mountains shaped me into the leader and hiker that I am today, and I am forever grateful for the chance to explore them.
Read moreMy Great American Road Trip: The Circle of Discovery
I ended up visiting Crater Lake National Park, the Oregon Caves National Monument, which features a cave system in the Siskiyou Mountains, and the Redwood forests along the northern California coast, which protect some of the tallest trees on Earth.
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