Tag: hiking
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hiking from Monte Verde to the Highlands
I spent the previous evening playing video games with my brother Josh, some of his friends, and some nephews. Josh’s wife, Jessica, stuffed us with delicious food. I needed another hike just to work dinner off, so I put Toren in the pack again and headed out, hoping to find a route from Monte Verde…
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walk by the Weber River
Feeling like I had eaten too much the previous day, we decided to go for a walk with my mom by the Weber River. There is a very nice, paved trail that starts in Riverdale and runs along the Weber River. We followed it to its end (and past the end a bit) headed south,…
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hike to Beaver Ponds
Toren has a new favorite animated kids show on PBS – Wild Kratts. It’s about two brothers who have adventures with different animals. In one episode they explore what beavers do. When we planned our trip to Utah and were going to be staying with my parents for a few days, I remembered that there…
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Scotland Adventure – Day 3 – Cuillin Hills
My colleague who recommended that I go hiking in Scotland recommended that I go to the Cuillin Hills. These “hills” are widely regarded as the most rugged terrain in all of Scotland and are located on the Isle of Skye. Considering that they are only about 3,000 feet in elevation, I didn’t believe they could…
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United Kingdom – Ben Nevis
After the prior day’s travails, I slept in pretty late for me – 9:00 am. I was debating whether or not I should hike Ben Nevis, the tallest mountain in the UK, given the poor condition of my heels, but this was the primary mountain I came to climb. Physically, I wasn’t sore from the…
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hike at Cypress Creek Preserve
Toren and I went on a hike on Thanksgiving to a nature preserve here in Tampa called Cypress Creek Preserve. Parts of the hike were really pretty. Parts were less so. Here’s our route: The hike was 4.6 miles. I shot a couple videos of some of the prettier parts of the hike:
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CA-Mount Whitney
Summit Date 8/16/2011 – around 8:20 am Party Tom Triplett and Ryan Cragun Trip Report Due to a rather last minute work issue, Mark was unable to hike Mount Whitney with Tom and I. With his blessing, Tom and I decided to still hike Mount Whitney. We had decided on Mount Whitney as we had…
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Jacksonville weekend getaway
With Debi taking classes most of the summer and me trying to get some research done, we decided to not take any big vacations and instead do a couple of weekend getaways. We had previously used Priceline.com to book nice hotels in Miami for cheap, so we figured we’d try the same website with different…
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McKay Bay Wilderness Trail
I took Toren hiking June 12th at a new location. I’m always looking for local hikes that are a couple of miles in length as that is about how long Toren will last in the backpack. I found this one right on the bay. Basically, McKay Bay Park is a barrier between the trash incinerator…
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DE-Ebright Azimuth
Summit Date March 5th, 2011; around 1:00pm Party Ryan Cragun (+ some random guy who was sitting on a bench and all the people who were driving past at the time) Trip Report I drove down to Ebright Azimuth from High Point, NJ, which I had visited earlier that day. This highpoint is, quite literally,…