Cathedral Rock

Once we finished up at the Grand Canyon, we drove to Sedona, AZ. Sedona is an awesome little town that completely caters to tourists. There are a wide variety of restaurants, breweries, artist shops, souvenir stores, and lots of other pleases to spend your time. We took a Pink Jeep Tour which was a ton […]

The Bright Angel Trail

My son and I hiked down into the Grand Canyon on the Bright Angel Trail. We only went about a half mile down the trail but the experience was amazing. It was a series of switchbacks that went down the canyon wall. They were narrow at first but quickly became broad enough for people to […]

Grand Canyon Rim Trail

There isn’t much one can say about the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The pictures really speak for themselves. Everyone knows the iconic natural wonder of the world. I must say that the Rim Trail is very well done. The trail itself is paved and, as you might imagine, follows the rim of the […]

Soapstone Mountain Hike

A week or so ago, I wandered into Shenipsit State Forest in Connecticut to climb Soapstone Mountain.

Gear List

As hikers generally love to talk gear, I’ve added a Gear List page that I’ll be using to track the gear I’m using and some of my backup / older stuff. The list is always available right from the top menu.

Bear Mountain Birthday Hike

Last weekend was my 40th birthday and my wonderful wife took me to Bear Mountain in NY for a beautiful day hike.

Hiking in “Bad” Weather

A lot of folks shy away from hiking in bad weather. They find it generally less pleasant when its too cold, too hot, too rainy, too windy or whatever. While there are certainly extremes, I quite enjoy pushing the boundaries and getting out in all sorts of weather. It gives me an opportunity to test […]

Monument Mountain hike

Last weekend, the family headed out to do some hiking in western Massachusetts. We were originally headed for some waterfalls but as some weather was coming in, we cut the drive short when we saw a turn off for Monument Mountain.

Mount Whitney Trip

This post is a walk down memory lane. I found my trail journal from a trip in the Sierras I took with my Dad and a couple of his friends. The hike took place in August of 2011 and culminated with a successful summit of Mount Whitney.

Homebrewing Azacca Pale Ale

The snow was still on the ground but I had an empty keg to fill so I needed to get some brewing done. I had an Azacca Pale Ale extract kit from Northern Brewer in the house and decided to start the glorious process. It will take a little over a month for this to […]