Tag: hiking
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Point Lobos, California Hike
While on a book speaking tour in California, I had a few days where I didn’t have any talks. One one of those days, while I was staying in Santa Cruz, I drove down the coast to Point Lobos State Natural Reserve. I was using my down time to get some work done but also needed…
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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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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.…
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Road Trip – day 18 (Ben Lomond and Willard peaks; Utah)
Back to our adventures. I went hiking this day and Debi and Toren went to a birthday party with one of Toren’s cousins. Having completed most of the highpoints in the region around Utah, and after quite the adventure last year, Mark, Tom, and I opted for an easier, local hike – Ben Lomond. It…
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Road Trip – day 14 (Michigan, Illinois, and the long drive west)
We still weren’t sure exactly what we were going to do this day, but we weren’t in a huge rush. So, when we got up, we went for a hike, climbing to the top of a sand dune called Mt. Pisgah. The trailhead was in the campground and it made for a very nice morning…