After a wonderful break at Manzanita Rest Area, we started off again with an increased sense of urgency. We had approximately 8.6 miles to go before reaching Phantom Ranch, and “The Box” stood somewhere in between here and there. “The Box” is a stretch of trail within the inner gorge where the walls are very…
0400 hours sounded like it would be early, but I was awake before the alarm even sounded. So were the others it seemed, as we all met outside quickly and made our last minute preparations and began fueling up for the day with peanut butter & Jelly and breakfast bars. It was chilly, with temperatures…
After leaving Marble Canyon behind, it wasn’t long before we starting gaining elevation again and re-entering the spruce and aspen forest of Kaibab National Forest. The scenery was beautiful, and I felt like I was back in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. I must admit that I was totally unprepared for this, I guess in…
I found myself in Weldon Springs at lunchtime on this fine Friday, and the temperatures just happened to soar into the 50’s. Rather than eat my sack lunch while driving as I typically do, I decided to stop by Busch Wildlife Area and eat while walking the .7 mile Fallen Oak Trail behind the visitor…
Today was a rough day at work, with nothing quite working out as planned and productivity not what I was hoping it would be. I was feeling a bit stressed out and needed to cool off a little bit. Fortunately for me, the sun was out and the temperatures were creeping into the 40’s. My…
OK, I’ve already explained that this whole rim to rim thing was part of the fuel for this fire that has led me to this MO-Outdoors. I think that writing a bit about it, sharing the route we took, and going in to the logistics of the trip are worth noting and you may find…
Somehow against all odds we found ourselves home on a Saturday morning with no games to race off to. Rather than complete some much-needed chores around the house, Ben, Daniel and I opted for a quick hike instead. We decided to target another one of my 60 hikes before September, so we sought out the…
