Roaming Together – So Much World, So Little Time

Show Me Photos!
Paria Ghost Town

Paria Ghost Town

Posted on December 21, 2021December 26, 2021 by jim

When we left Zion National Park, we decided to spend a night boondocking near the Paria Ghost Town in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument….

Read More
Toadstool Hoodoos in Grand Staircase

Toadstool Hoodoos in Grand Staircase

Posted on December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 by jim

One of our map pushpins in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument is the Toadstool Hoodoos area northwest of Lake Powell. We love colorful…

Read More
Many Pools Trail

Many Pools Trail

Posted on December 20, 2021December 24, 2021 by jim

One of the hikes in Zion National Park’s lesser-visited high East rim, the Many Pools trail lets you get away from the tourist…

Read More
Angel's Landing

Angel’s Landing

Posted on December 19, 2021December 20, 2021 by jim

Angel’s Landing – the scariest hike in North America? Well, I guess all of the superlatives are accurate if you’re wearing sweat pants…

Read More
Zion National Park

Zion National Park

Posted on December 18, 2021December 25, 2021 by jim

Zion National Park has been on our must-do bucket list for years, and it’s an experience that does not let the expectations down….

Read More
Crystal Geyser Boondocking

Crystal Geyser Boondocking

Posted on December 17, 2021December 23, 2021 by jim

We try to camp off-grid whenever possible, and Crystal Geyser came up on our list when we ended up farther along into Utah…

Read More
Another Lost Lake

Another Lost Lake

Posted on December 4, 2021December 14, 2021 by jim

Well, not "another" Lost Lake, just another trip to Lost Lake. When you get an opportunity to camp nearby, and it’s a super-easy,…

Read More
Moose Come Camping

Moose Come Camping

Posted on December 4, 2021December 5, 2021 by jim

You know what makes camping even more enjoyable? Having a pair of bull moose invade your campsite! We had just returned to our…

Read More
Longs Peak via the Keyhole Route

Longs Peak via the Keyhole Route

Posted on December 2, 2021December 8, 2021 by jim

Longs Peak – a fitting climb for my 14er halfway point! I was tossing around ideas to get #29 under my belt before…

Read More
Hiking to Loch Vale

Hiking to Loch Vale

Posted on November 27, 2021November 28, 2021 by jim

Loch Vale, also known as The Loch is a perfect snapshot of why Rocky Mountain National Park is a National Park. A relatively…

Read More
Mount Shavano and Tabeguache Peak

Mount Shavano and Tabeguache Peak

Posted on November 21, 2021November 24, 2021 by jim

Mount Shavano and Tabeguache Peak make number 27 and 28 on the 14er list. Another last-minute hare-brained idea to make use of a…

Read More
Camping at Winfield Ghost Town

Camping at Winfield Ghost Town

Posted on November 13, 2021November 18, 2021 by jim

My last-minute decision to climb Huron Peak meant that I’d be overnighting at the start of the trailhead in the Winfield Ghost Town…

Read More
Climbing Huron Peak

Climbing Huron Peak

Posted on November 13, 2021November 16, 2021 by jim

Huron Peak rounds out the Collegiate Peaks for me, a subset of the gorgeous Sawatch Range in the Rockies. One more 14er crossed…

Read More
Glacier Gorge to Black Lake

Glacier Gorge to Black Lake

Posted on November 7, 2021November 20, 2021 by jim

Another Sunday to play in the Park – this time it’s Glacier Gorge up to Black Lake. This is the hike we were…

Read More
Hiking Lily Mountain

Hiking Lily Mountain

Posted on November 6, 2021November 9, 2021 by jim

Lily Mountain makes a good also-ran, when you get a too-late start into the Park and can’t get a decent parking spot in…

Read More
Forest Canyon Overlook

Forest Canyon Overlook

Posted on October 31, 2021November 3, 2021 by jim

A damp, drizzly day at home at 7,300 feet – so we headed into the Park to hike up to the Forest Canyon…

Read More
Harvard Columbia Traverse

Harvard Columbia Traverse

Posted on September 25, 2021September 28, 2021 by jim

The *in*famous Harvard Columbia Traverse. First you climb to 14,420 feet on Mount Harvard (3rd highest in Colorado, 4th highest in the continental…

Read More
Backpack into Horn Fork Basin

Backpack into Horn Fork Basin

Posted on September 24, 2021September 27, 2021 by jim

If you’re climbing Mount Harvard and/or Mount Columbia, Horn Fork Basin is a perfect launching pad. Located directly beneath both 14,000 foot peaks,…

Read More
Climbing Mount Princeton

Climbing Mount Princeton

Posted on September 24, 2021September 26, 2021 by jim

Mount Princeton has to be the single most boring 14er I’ve done to date. A nice thing about driving in on Thursday night…

Read More
Climbing Mount Yale

Climbing Mount Yale

Posted on September 18, 2021September 20, 2021 by jim

Mount Yale makes number 22 checked off the 14er list. I was going to hit some peaks south of here, but a late…

Read More
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

Posted on September 11, 2021September 19, 2021 by jim

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument probably isn’t on your list unless you’re a hardcore fossil nut. I had seen the name in our…

Read More

Posts navigation

Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … 30 Next

Take Me Home

  • Home

I’m Looking For

The Disclaimers

All stories, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed on this website are fictitious. No identification with actual persons (living or deceased), places, buildings, and products is intended or should be inferred.

No person or entity associated with this website received payment or anything of value, or entered into any agreement, in connection with the depiction of tobacco or alcoholic products.

No animals were harmed in the making of this website, although some tasty fish were probably eaten.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
---Mark Twain

A Whole World To See

Countries Visited Together


States Visited Together


47 States down, 3 still To Go:
Alaska | West Virginia
North Dakota

National Parks


45 National Parks down, 19 still To Go:
Channel Islands | Crater Lake
Denali | Gates of the Arctic
Glacier | Glacier Bay
Great Basin | Haleakala
Isle Royale | Katmai
Kenai Fjords | Kobuk Valley | Lake Clark
Lassen Volcanic | New River Gorge
North Cascades | Theodore Roosevelt
Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park of American Samoa

The Daily Doses

Recent Daily Doses

  • May 31, 2022 - Lanesboro Minnesota Sunset
  • September 6, 2021 - Night Shot
  • September 5, 2020 - Around The Corner
  • August 29, 2020 - Break in the Clouds
  • August 14, 2020 - Three Cheers

What’s Shaking

Europe Diving Utah North America Mountain National Park Scuba Diving Hiking California Florida Keys Travel United States Colorado Outdoor Sports Rocky Mountains Daily Dose Germany Florida Nature Key Largo

Other Stuff

3-D Projects