by Paty | Oct 18, 2019 | Day Hikes, Southwest US
Ask most people to describe New Mexico, and they’ll probably envision the sparsely inhabited desert scenes from the tv show Breaking Bad. Nothing but tumbleweeds blowing across miles upon miles of dirt roads and flat terrain as far as the eye can see. But head...
by Paty | Apr 25, 2019 | Costa Rica, Day Hikes
On April 22nd, we celebrated Earth Day by taking a hike in Costa Rica near Arenal Volcano. In 1968, this volcano erupted without warning for three days straight, and dramatically changed the surrounding landscape. Hiking Arenal As soon as we saw Arenal Volcano looming...
by Paty | Apr 22, 2019 | Day Hikes, The South
When I booked our campsite at Table Rock State Park, I didn’t know much about it. I just knew it was in upstate South Carolina, within easy driving distance of Sassafras Mountain (which was still on our highpoint bucket list and beckoning for a visit). Spending...
by Paty | Mar 11, 2019 | Day Hikes, HP blogs
I never expected to be a state highpointer. Heck, until 2018, I didn’t even know highpointing was even a thing! But now I’m carefully balancing on that tightrope between intrigue and obsession. Let me back up a bit and explain what the heck I’m...
by Paty | Dec 6, 2018 | Day Hikes, The South
The Palmetto Trail probably isn’t the first long-distance trail that comes to mind when I think about hiking in the Southeastern U.S. There’s plenty of more popular footpaths out there. You’ve probably heard of some of them too – the...
by Paty | Nov 29, 2018 | Day Hikes, The South
As a kid, the closest I ever got to the Smokies was looking at my National Geographic calendars. You know the type I’m talking about. The ones with beautiful photos displaying tree-lined mountains of brilliant oranges, reds, and yellows in the fall. Those photos...
