Moab is a popular destination for Denverites, Coloradans, and plenty of my other neighbors out west. If you haven’t made a road trip to this desert destination, put it on your list! The only challenge is deciding what sights to see (and resigning yourself to the fact that the town is way less cool thanContinue reading “Beginner’s Travel Guide: Three-Day Weekend in Moab, Utah”
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Beginner’s Trail Guide: Needles Area of Canyonlands National Park
If you’re making a return to trip to Moab, I highly recommend blocking off a day to go to the Needles Area of Canyonlands National Park. Needles is a totally different landscape than what you see at Islands in the Sky (the main section of Canyonlands) or at Arches National Park, two of the moreContinue reading “Beginner’s Trail Guide: Needles Area of Canyonlands National Park”
Beginner’s Trail Guide: Sunset Hike at Dead Horse Point State Park
Arches National Park may get all the love for sunsets in Moab, but I’d much rather watch the sun go down over the jaw-dropping canyons of Dead Horse Point State Park. The cheery name has just about as cheerful of a story behind it, but don’t let that keep you from going! The west sideContinue reading “Beginner’s Trail Guide: Sunset Hike at Dead Horse Point State Park”
Beginner’s guide to hiking on a glacier in Alaska
Glacier-related activities are one of the main reasons to go to Alaska, and the absolute highlight of our trip was actually hiking on one. We signed up for MICA Guides‘ Advanced Trek on Matanuska Glacier north east of Anchorage, and despite the name, the only experience you need is a healthy sense of adventure. TimeContinue reading “Beginner’s guide to hiking on a glacier in Alaska”
Beginner’s Trail Guide: Grewingk Glacier Lake in Kachemak Bay State Park
This six-mile trek around Kachemak Bay State Park was the most ambitious hike of my Alaska trip. But, it wasn’t as nearly as strenuous as I thought it would be thanks to the trail being almost completely flat except for the last mile. You can do a slightly shorter hike by only hiking to GrewingkContinue reading “Beginner’s Trail Guide: Grewingk Glacier Lake in Kachemak Bay State Park”
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