by Paty | Feb 23, 2025 | Arizona High Points, Day Hikes, Southwest US
Arizona County HP: #6 Difficulty: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (on a scale of 4) Summit Elevation: 9,453 feet Mountain Range: Santa Rita Mountains Ancestral Lands: O’odham Jewed, Sabaipuri, Tohono O’odham, Hohokam PLANNING DETAILS...
by Paty | Jan 7, 2025 | Books
Welcome to my sixth annual list of outdoor book recommendations. Each year, I consume dozens and dozens of books. Some are fiction. Others are memoirs. And quite a few of them are books about the outdoors. While my book tastes vary based on my mood, nothing helps me...
by Paty | Oct 10, 2024 | Oregon High Points, West Coast
Oregon County HP: #21 Difficulty: ⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️ (on a scale of 5) Summit Elevation: 8,027 feet Mountain Range: Northwest Great Basin Ranges Ancestral Lands: Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Nüümü (Northern Paiute) PLANNING...
by Paty | Oct 2, 2024 | Oregon High Points, West Coast
Oregon County HP: #20 Difficulty: ⭐️ (on a scale of 5) Summit Elevation: 9,738 feet Mountain Range: Northwest Great Basin Ranges Ancestral Lands: Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Nüümü (Northern Paiute) PLANNING DETAILS...
by Paty | Sep 22, 2024 | Colorado Trail, Rockies, Trail Journals
Mile for mile, the Colorado Trail was one of my favorite high-altitude adventures. But the elevation wasn’t the only notable thing about this epic long-distance trail. As I hiked from Denver to Durango in 2024, I tried my best to keep track of many of the...
