Alaska Basin
My wife and I just did a backpacking trip to Alaska Basin on the west side of the Tetons. The trip is not in Grand Teton National Park, but that…
East Inlet Trail Rocky Mountain National Park
I finally got a reservation to backpack the East Inlet Trail of Rocky Mountain National Park. Highlights include Adams Falls and a chain of five lakes. I made it to…
Booth Falls
Booth Falls is a strenuous hike to a 60 foot waterfall in the Gore Range in the Eagles Nest Wilderness near Vail, CO. The falls plunge down a steep crack…
Snake River Waterfalls
While on a trip to Idaho, I stopped to photograph some of the prettiest waterfalls along the Snake River. The first was Fall Creek Falls near Idaho Falls. The falls…
Coyote Gulch
I backpacked into Coyote Gulch in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah this past week. I had been wanting to do this trip for the past ten years…
Waterfalls of Northeastern Pennsylvania
I just got back from a trip to Pennsylvania. While I was there, I hiked to a number of waterfalls in northeastern Pennsylvania. I visited Ricketts Glen State Park and…
Missouri Lakes
I backpacked into Missouri Lakes basin in the Holy Cross Wilderness in Colorado. I intended to complete the loop with Fancy Pass but too much snow at the top of…
King Lake
The long hike to King Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness is worth the effort. Near the end, you are rewarded with great views, rushing water, and abundant wildflowers. Getting…
Black Lake
Black Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park is a long but rewarding hike in the Glacier Gorge area of the park. The hike features a couple of beautiful lakes (including…
Calf Creek Falls
I decided to hike to Calf Creek Falls in the Escalante National Monument near Escalante, Utah this past weekend. Cloudy weather had put a damper on my plans to do…