Category: hiking
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OR-Mt. Hood
Summit Date May 25th, 2016, around 7:00 am Party Ryan Cragun & Tom Triplett Trip Report For the previous 45 highpoints I had done, my wife had expressed some concerns, but had never insisted that I hire a guide. With Mt. Hood, given that people die on the mountain regularly and that it is snow-covered…
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Kolob Canyon and Taylor Creek Trail
After spending the night at America’s Most Wanted Bed and Breakfast in Colorado City, we were headed home. But we wanted to do a little more sightseeing on the way. I have done a lot of hiking in Zion National Park, but primarily in the main entrance (southern side of the park), and didn’t realize…
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Alaska Cruise – Juneau (Mendenhall Glacier)
As with my adventure with Debi in Skagway, when my mother-in-law asked what excursion I wanted to go on, I looked for the one that seemed the most physically demanding in Juneau as well. That one turned out to be a helicopter ride to a glacier followed by ice climbing and hiking on the glacier…
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Alaska Cruise – Skagway and Laughton Glacier
Just after my mother-in-law booked the cruise to Alaska, she then emailed all of her children and their spouses and asked what excursions they wanted to go on. My general approach to excursions these days, since I’m starting to get older, but am still active enough to do lots of things, is to try to do…
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Ireland – Carrauntoohil
I’m always up for a good hike, and it often turns out to be a great way to see places most people don’t see. One of the places people recommended I visit in Ireland was the Ring of Kerry. As luck would have it, the tallest mountain in Ireland, Carrauntoohil, is within the Ring of…
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The Narrows – Top Down – Zion National Park
Mark wasn’t able to join Tom and I on our hike this year as he was hiking with his dad. Tom had just recently had his first Zion experience and had fallen in love with Zion National Park. As a result, he wanted to check out some of the more well-known but longer hikes in…
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California Trip – day 9 – Travel Town Museum and Griffith Observatory
This was our last day in California. Debi was in her conference most of the day, so Toren and I went on another adventure. I found out that the Travel Town Train Museum was giving free tours in the morning. Toren likes trains but doesn’t love them. I thought it would be fun and it…
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California Trip – day 5 – Riley’s Farm and Heart Rock
We headed out of Anaheim again on the 8th. Toren has never really spent any time on a farm. We visited a milk cattle operation once, but Toren is growing up in the city. I thought a farm might be rather novel for him. A recommendation on red tricycle suggested Riley’s Farm in Oak Glen.…
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California Trip – day 4 – Sturtevant Falls and Reese’s Retreat
Debi’s conference started on the 7th and I had no intention of going to evil Disney. Instead, Toren and I once again took advantage of California’s hills and did some hiking. Our first hike was to Sturtevant Falls: Here’s a video I took of the “falls”: Given the time of year, they aren’t really falls.…