Intimidating relief of the Ko olau Range as seen from the Pali Highway – Oahu, Hawaii While in Hawaii on business I had the opportunity to travel Hawaii Route 61 which is better known as the PALI Highway. I had a few hours to kill before my flight so I took a drive around the [...]
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PALI ROAD and the Legend of the MENEHUNE – Oahu, Hawaii
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012FORT DONELSON – TENNESSEE: Where U.S. Grant “Unconditional Surrender Grant” earned his nickname
Sunday, November 27th, 201132 Pounder Confederate Gun stares down the Cumberland to where the Ironclads emerged – Fort Donelson, Tennessee “I am pleased to announce the un-conditional surrender this morning of Fort Donelson” U.S. Grant – Brigadier General USA February 16, 1862 When these words reached Washington back in 1862 they were welcome words indeed. The [...]
MOUNT EVERGREEN and SILVER LAKE – Wasatch Mountains, Utah
Sunday, October 16th, 2011Silver Lake – Big Cottonwood Canyon – Wasatch Mountains, Utah “Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same” Ralph Waldo Emerson As the nights become cooler and the sun sets a bit earlier each day an amazing transformation occurs along the benches and in the mountains of Utah. The Gamble [...]
A trail ride in the mountains with Uinta Recreation – Wasatch Mountains, Utah
Monday, September 26th, 2011Had one of the best outdoor experiences ever the other weekend when my family and I traveled up to Heber,Utah to go for an ATV ride. We don’t have ATVs so I looked around on the internet and came across the Uinta Recreation website and I was impressed with the presentation there so I [...]
Cardiac Peak -10,263 feet – A nice August stroll in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah
Friday, August 12th, 2011Area above “Hells Gate” on the trail to Cardiac Peak – Wasatch Mountains, Utah Went for a hike into the Wasatch Mountains above Alta. Started from the town hall parking lot and made our way up to Cardiff Pass at over 9,800 feet. Then we climbed up the broken red rock to the top of [...]
Mount Wolverine – Short intense hike in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011View of Wasatch above Albion Basin – Along Wolverine Route; Wasatch Mtns, Utah The route up to the summit of 10,795 foot Mount Wolverine in the WasatchMountains of Utah is probably the most rewarding hike you can do for the distance involved. State Highway 210 climbs up Little Cottonwood Canyon about 15 miles south of [...]
Sunset Peak – One of the most accessible 10,000 footers in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah
Tuesday, August 9th, 201110,645 foot Sunset Peak – Wasatch Mountains, Utah Sunset Peak sits atop the headwall of three canyons in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah – Little Cottonwood, Snake Creek and Big Cottonwood Canyons. It is accessed either from the Brighton Ski Resort area via the 3.5 mile “Lake Mary” trail or from Little Cottonwood Canyon’s Albion [...]
Treking off the trail in the Organ Mountains – New Mexico
Thursday, July 14th, 2011Organ Mountain Crest from upper Aguirre Springs Trail – New Mexico Continuing to document my adventures in New Mexico, I will describe a great trip I made into the Organ Mountains of Southern New Mexico. This range is incredible when viewed from the White Sands area in the east and especially from the city of [...]
A night out in the Wilderness – Capitan Mountain, New Mexico
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011Showy Daisy – Capitan Mountain Wilderness – New Mexico 10 October 2009 – Capitan Mountain Wilderness, New Mexico I was bored one evening in El Paso so I decided that I wanted to go and spend the night out in the mountains. I looked at my maps and determined that the Capitan Mountain Wilderness would [...]
Old Stock Pond – Pole Canyon; Oquirrh Mountains of Utah
Saturday, June 11th, 2011Un expected old stock pond – Pole Canyon – Oquirrh Mountains, Utah Went for a hike of about 5 miles the other day up what we thought was a dry canyon – Pole Canyon to be exact on the west slope of the northern Oquirrh Mountains. It was a pretty day in early June and [...]