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.. My wish is you will activate yourself  to spend more time in the natural world...
Well, I must confess that when working on my own time, I'm getting a bit slow in doing my Trip Reports. Yet I still do them, because I think that someone, somewhere, will enjoy a little bit of what they read. Sure there are lots of sites and stories out there. Sure there are stories better  composed and written.  This time though, perhaps a certain part of these reports will resonate with you in particular, and cause you to take a leap of faith and plan a trip.  Get Out More.  Or as the advertising caption says "Just Do It."


NEW (August 2011)... Hiking in the Southwest - Zion backcountry, and a big loop around Utah

New   Adirondack Trip July 2011 hiking and canoeing

September 2010   Mountain backpacking in Yosemite's Snow Creek region, into Death Valley, visiting Monterey and camping on the Pacific Ocean
Hiking in the Adirondacks High Peaks region...4th of July 2010
June 2009 - The Old Big Oak Flat Road Trail on the north rim of Yosemite, then desert, Mono Lake, Tahoe, and some gorgeous State Parks
Sept 2008  Grand Canyon Lava Falls hike in the wilderness of Toroweap on the North Rim & also Mahogany Flat in the mountains of Death Valley National Park, Bryce Canyon, and a big loop
June 2008   Paddling through the Barron Canyon of Algonquin Park
April 2007  Round trip into California and the southwest deserts
September 2006  Zion and southern Utah, then a big hike up Mount Whitney
#10  September 2005  mountain backpacking trip into the Clark Range of Yosemite, a round trip of 50 miles to Red Peak and back
#9  May 2005 Into the southwest deserts : mountains of Death Valley, Zion, Monument Valley, Grand Canyon...
#8  Oct 2003 : A 45 mile round trip into the Cathedral Range of Yosemite for a climb up Vogelsang Peak
#7 May 2003  A return trip up Yosemite Falls with my old friend Tom. Then we travel up to Mahogany Flat at 8000' to introduce Tom to the astronomical possibilities of this darksite.
#6 October 2002 : miles and miles up out of Yosemite Valley into the backcountry - Cloud's Rest and Sunrise Lakes - and then camping at Thorndike in the Panamint Mountains
#5 May 2002 : trip up Yosemite Falls during the Spring runoff, then over to Indian Ridge above North Dome, then camping at Thorndike in the Panamint Mountains
#4 May 2001 : Trip to San Francisco, wine country, Big Sur, Yosemite, Sequoia and Death Valley
#3 October 2000 : Up Half Dome in Yosemite with two old friends
#2 1999 : Ohio and Pennsylvania
#1 1998 : Huge camping trips all around the southwest, then across to New York (8000 miles)
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*** NEW ***   September 2011  4 day hike rim to rim in the Grand Canyon,
then camping in Arizona, Petrified Forest, Canyon de Chelly, Valley of the Gods and a big loop back to Vegas
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Yosemite, Death Valley, Mahogany Flat, the Sierra Nevada, Grand Canyon and Tuweep, Adirondacks and more...
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