by Paty | Aug 31, 2020 | Midwest, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #22 Date Visited: September 3, 2020 Route Taken: Short walk from parking area to the monument Type of Terrain: Flat pasture and grazing land Elevation: 5,424 feet Ancestral Lands: Arapaho, Cheyenne, Sioux...
by Paty | Aug 31, 2020 | Midwest, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #21 Date Visited: August 30, 2020 Route Taken: Black Elk Peak Trail #9 from parking area at Sylvan Lake – 6.4 miles (round-trip) Type of Terrain: Well-graded, wide dirt trail with some larger rocks near the summit....
by Paty | Aug 27, 2020 | Day Hikes, Midwest
We’re never doing THAT again!! The three of us were in resounding agreement with that sentiment when we collapsed into the car at 11 pm. We were famished from hiking through dinner and barely taking a single break over the past 18 miles. But, I’m getting...
by Paty | Aug 25, 2020 | Midwest, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #20 Date Visited: August 24, 2020 Route Taken: Fence line trail (along private property owned by the Dennis Family) – 3.3 miles round-trip Type of Terrain: Easy two-track road across a field for one mile, then steeper...
by Paty | Aug 12, 2020 | Gear, Tahoe Rim Trail
It’s no surprise that most hikers loathe bear canisters. No one likes adding extra weight to their pack. Then there’s the process of rearranging all your gear to accommodate this ridiculously bulky item. And the confined space inside the canister that...
