My hike this morning was almost four miles with a 925 ft. elevation gain in the South Mountain Preserve. It’s called the Hidden Valley Trail via Mormon Trail. I went with a friend I met a couple of days ago. The … Continue reading
My hike this morning was almost four miles with a 925 ft. elevation gain in the South Mountain Preserve. It’s called the Hidden Valley Trail via Mormon Trail. I went with a friend I met a couple of days ago. The … Continue reading
I really like my Airbnb in Tempe for the next 3 weeks. There’s a hot tub outside and nice outdoor seating. It’s been raining since I arrived yesterday, so today I went to the Mesa Contemporary art museum. They were … Continue reading
This morning, I hiked a short 1.5 mi trail in Sabino Canyon. Then I purchased a ticket ($15) to take the tram, called the Sabino Canyon Crawler. It travels 4 mi through the canyon with nine different stops in case … Continue reading
I love to cycle and Tucson is a great place for it! I rented an e-bike and cycled 36 miles. The Cañada del Oro River Trail section along the Oro valley was my favorite and the most scenic portion. The … Continue reading
This morning I drove 30 minutes and explored the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. It took about an hour and a half for me to see most of it. There’s a lot to see! The half mile desert walk was pretty and … Continue reading
Yesterday I only hiked about 2 mi. My legs were really feeling it from Tuesday’s 9 miles. First, I hiked the Black Balsam Knob via Art Loeb trail, off of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Canton, North Carolina. The views … Continue reading
My first stop yesterday morning was Gorges State Park, N.C. I hiked to Rainbow Falls and Turtleback Falls. I was going to hike a trail at Table Rock state park, but realized it wasn’t going to have the wow factor, … Continue reading
Yesterday morning I left early and drove 7 hours to my cute Airbnb in Brevard, North Carolina. I was going to do some hiking before arriving, but it was raining. I had a busy day today, but will post about … Continue reading
After my husband passed in 2018 my time was filled with running my tourism business, photo shoots, and performing my duties as the Manager of an Airbnb. I was also extremely busy selling his possessions (i.e. Harley motorcycle, boat, jeep, … Continue reading
Today I hiked part of the Split Rock light house via Gitchi-Gami & Superior Hiking trail loop. The lighthouse is stunning! Not too far down the road is Gooseberry Falls State Park. The waterfalls are spectacular! I hiked about 2 … Continue reading
My first stop today was Temperance River State Park where I hiked the 2 mile Temperance River Hiking Club trail. The trail follows the gorge and river at first and then you’re hiking through woods. I drove 5 minutes to … Continue reading
This morning I drove half an hour from my lodging in Lutsen to Judge C.R. Magney State Park and hiked the 2 mile Devil’s Kettle trail to the falls. There were lots of steps. You cross this beautiful river to … Continue reading
Yesterday I arrived in Lutsen, Minnesota from Cincinnati after two flights and a 2-hour drive. It was pouring rain the entire drive, but as soon as I arrived in Lutsen it stopped so I hiked one mile round trip to … Continue reading
This morning, I drove an hour to Maligne Lake. I arrived at 7:00 a.m. and saw some elk and a fox on the way. I stopped at Medicine Lake to take a photo. I only saw a couple of people … Continue reading
Before heading to my Airbnb in Jasper for the evening, I drove a long, narrow, and winding road up Mount Edith Cavell to hike the 1 mi round trip Path of the Glacier. I wasn’t expecting it to be so … Continue reading