The Narrows

July 14th, 2007

“There is no maintained trail; the route is the river,” is part of the description of the Narrows on the Zion National Park Web site. And that is certainly accurate. One gets to the Zion Narrows by simply jumping into the Virgin River at the end of the Riverside Walk trail, a very easy one-mile [...]

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Angels Landing

July 13th, 2007

As I said before, our day at Zion was my favorite on the trip. The Narrows stole my heart, but the Angels Landing hike after lunch was amazing on its on.
Starting at the valley floor, Angels Landing is two and half miles one direction, and it feels straight up. There is an elevation gain [...]

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After four days in Telluride, Colo., Scott and I met Abigail, Dave and Meredith to backpack in Rocky Mountain National Park.
We spent two nights in the Never Summer range in the northwest section of the park, entering on the Colorado River trailhead. According to rangers, Never Summer is one of the least visited sections [...]

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Half Dome 1, Josh 0

July 6th, 2007

“It’s not that I’m scared, I’m just really tired,” one big burly guy said to another. The second looked at the peak of Half Dome, the largest granite monolith in the world, and agreed that he too was indeed too fatigued after the eight-mile hike from the floor of Yosemite Valley to finish the trail. [...]

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I’m on vacation for the next couple of weeks. I’ll be visiting Rocky Mountain National Park, Zion National Park, Sequoia National Park and Yosemite National Park with four of my best friends. I’ll also be attending the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Follow along with photos on my Web site.

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Jeopardy Twin?

May 18th, 2007

Thanks to YouTube, I’ve found my long-lost twin!

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