Here’s a list of my most memorable hiking and backpacking adventures, including trip details, downloadable KML and/or GPX files, gear lists, videos and images from along the trail. Larger thru hikes and section hikes in some cases are grouped together for easier viewing.
Hiking/Backpacking Blog Post Archives

JMT 2017 – Day 2 – Charlotte Lake to Woods Creek Bridge
Day 2 on my 2017 JMT adventure takes me from Charlotte Lake and up over Glen Pass and through Rae Lakes on my way to

Keet Seel ruins hike – Navajo National Monument, Arizona
Date: June 3, 2018 Hiking Distance: 17.52 round-trip After a last minute invite to join 2 friends on their permit to Keet Seel at the

Easy hiking in Monument Valley on the Wildcat Trail
Park right at the visitor center, and take this easy ~4 mile roundtrip loop hike around some of the formations closeby. While sandy, this trail

Video – Arizona Trail passage 24 as a loop day hike
A slideshow video capturing my section hike of passage 24 on the Arizona trail. This was a day hike, which included needing to take the

Hiking the City Creek Loop and Arizona Trail – Red Hills Passage #24
What a fantastic day hiking the 22 mile loop from City Creek trailhead about 10 miles west of Payson and connecting to Arizona Trail Red

My write-up of passages 13-15 on the Arizona Trail
Only a month late, but I finished my write-up of passages 13-15 of the Arizona Trail that I backpacked in February. Check out the pics,

The Black Canyon Trail (Arizona)
I’m a little more than halfway done with section hiking the Black Canyon Trail in Arizona. This ~75 mile trail goes from North Phoenix up

JMT 2017 – Day 2 – Charlotte Lake to Woods Creek Bridge
Day 2 on my 2017 JMT adventure takes me from Charlotte Lake and up over Glen Pass and through Rae Lakes on my way to

Arizona Trail Passage #27 write-up
Take a look at my full write-up and pictures from my recent day hike of Passage #27 on the Arizona Trail! Read it here

Arizona Trail Passage #25 write-up
Check out my write-up of my September 2017 2 day backpacking trip along the 23 mile Passage #25 of the Arizona Trail, including pictures along