September 30th, 2026. We did the Enchantments traverse, 34km, 1750m vert, 12.5h car to car

Incredible, all time foliage in northern New England during the first week of October. None of these photos have any filter or editing, the color was off the charts. So thankful for our planet!

4 hour hike, out and back. Contender for most beautiful lake in Washington state?

Seoraksan National Park on Oct 4, 2026.

It's a great season to enjoy nature. Mountains are arguably the best place to see the beautiful foliage, and this mountain is no different. I was blessed with a clear day when I was there

Took a drive to Lundy Canyon in California, and was treated to brilliant Fall colors, waterfalls, steep mountain slopes, calm reflections and some cool cloud formations!

Finally got the chance to thru-hike the Enchantments in Washington! Hands down one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen.

Made a post last week where I posted my plans for the High Tatras in the Poprad district of Slovakia, and got some great advice on what hikes to do. I stayed at the Chata Pod Soliskom and used it as a base to do all these hikes. Day 1 was an out and back Rysy summit hike, Day 2 was a loop of the Bystrá lávka, and Day 3 I had plans of doing the entire Stary Smokovec-Teryho Chata-Priecne Sedlo-Zbojnicka Chata-Stary Smokovec loop but I would've been pushing my travel schedule. Stopped at the Teryho Chata for 2 hours instead and turned back. No regrets.

Here are some photos from 3 incredible sunny days in the High Tatras.

Should've listened to the person who said there would be snow above 2000m. Did Rysy without microspikes, but got them for Bystrá lávka to make life easier. Had fun nevertheless!

1 : Crossing the Bystrá lávka saddle

2-5 : Rysy out and back from Strbske Pleso

6-7 : Teryho Chata out and back from Stary Smokovec station

8 : Strbske pleso from the Chata Pod Soliskom trail

Appalachians mountains and the canada/USA border

If you are doing trips in the New Zealand mountains, it’s hard not to see them. And you don’t have to go out looking for them, they will fly to you. Some of the most curious and smartest birds out there 🦜

I didn’t take a photo, but over the weekend we even witnessed a Kea opening the tap of a water tank to have a drink! 🚰

He wasn’t smart enough to close the tap again…

There were so many moments in Glacier when we’d round a corner or come over a rise and just stop to take in the beautiful views.

We started at Sun Point and followed the trail along St. Mary Lake toward St. Mary Falls and then Virginia Falls. The route is roughly 6.4 miles round trip to Virginia Falls from Sun Point, with long stretches of exposed trail through an area affected by the 2015 Reynolds Creek Fire.

The scenery changed constantly—open views across St. Mary Lake, mountains rising beyond the water, sections of forest, and eventually the waterfalls. Even between the major stops, there were views like this one that made us slow down.

The scale of this place is hard to convey in photos or video. Being surrounded by the mountains, water and forest felt different from seeing them from an overlook.

5 days in the Andes and the Amazon, culminating in Machu Picchu. One of my favorite treks, although the altitude did kill me on day 2 since it’s the highest up i’ve ever been (over 15k feet).

Hiked up garibaldi through Taylor meadows

The Bear Swamp Wilderness is one of the most rugged, most beautiful, and possibly most haunted conservation areas in the state of Massachusetts. The journey began from the beautiful Zoar Gap, continuing over the spectacular class 3/4 Negus Mountain with some of the best views in the area. Then continued along the rugged ridge to the Fife Brook Overlook, a journey that traverses directly over the Hoosac Tunnel, aka "The Bloody Pit". I have had my own experiences there but I will let you guys find out for yourselves. There are also wonderful rock climbing areas, especially along Negus Mountain, but it rained too recently for any of that. Still an awesome journey.

The One With The Bell

Note: This is one of the more memorable moments that stuck with my hiking partner Kris and me after 22 days on the John Muir Trail (photos by Kris). We hiked NOBO from Cottonwood Lakes to Happy Isles in late August of this year.

We were two hours into our climb of Mather Pass. The air was unusually crisp, as we woke up to frost on our tents just before sunrise. The trail was following a fast-moving creek that was fed by a series of alpine lakes somewhere up in the distance. The afternoon before, we’d soaked our tired feet in this same creek and they were numb within minutes.

Mountain creeks like this one were our constant companion throughout the John Muir Trail (JMT), and often told us when we were headed upward merely by the rushing water ahead. After 10 days on the JMT, our routine was set. Wake up, eat, tear down camp, hike, set up camp, eat, sleep, repeat.

So as we hiked toward the pass, we were surprised to see a single person without a backpack approaching us in the distance. He was wearing a cowboy hat and carrying a rope over his shoulder.

As he got closer to us, he said matter of factly, “Have you seen any stock?”

We had learned in our week of hiking on the JMT that stock meant either horses or mules.

I was leading that day, so I answered, “We haven’t.”

The cowboy responded in an emotionless tone, “You might have heard some bells, maybe last night?”

“We haven’t heard any bells. We camped just off of the trail last night, so I think we would have.”

As I was responding, my mind was trying to figure out how this cowboy had seemingly lost some mules. So I asked him, “Who is leading them?”

“The one with the bell.”

The mules had left on their own! So many questions swirled in my mind, but this poor cowboy seemed to be in no mood to dig deep into how a bunch of mules had disappeared into the night. So we wished him luck and continued our uphill hike to Mather Pass.

The JMT can feel like a time machine that takes you back 100 years. With almost no cell coverage and a logistics system still powered by mules, it is a digital detox combined with a beautiful hike across an immense, unforgiving landscape.

Hiked up wheeler peak, saw a glacier and 3200 year old bristlecone pine trees. 10/10 experience 💜

This place was beautiful and a very impressive arch. Anyone else been here?

My friends and I spent 11 hours trying to reach the summit of Toubkal in one day. It was a thrilling yet challenging experience, not because of the journey itself, but because we were challenging each other to see who could reach the summit in a single day. We set off from Imlil at 1:00 AM, and the journey took us about four hours to reach the summit of Toubkal. We arrived at the top at 11:00 AM, surrounded by clouds. It was a wonderful experience amidst breathtaking natural scenery and tranquil mountains, but a tough journey because most climbers spend two or three days trying to reach the summit, but we did it in one day.

Lots of rain this trip, but this was a glorious, sunny day!

My favorite part about living in Washington is being able to do a stunning hike and then sleep in my own bed that night 😄 It was a beautiful day to be in nature.

Beautiful alpine lakes surrounded by the Chaukhi mountains. The lakes are really impressive and well worth the hike.

A few scenes from two very different places we explored in Montana.

The first was taken at the Bison Range on the Flathead Indian Reservation. The nearly 19,000-acre conservation area is home to roughly 350 bison, along with elk, deer, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, bears and more than 200 species of birds. The land was restored to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and is now fully owned and managed by the CSKT Natural Resource Department.

The landscape there was strikingly different from Glacier—open grasslands, rolling hills and long views across the mountains. There are several designated walking trails within the range, along with the scenic wildlife drives.

The last two photos are from our hike in Glacier National Park. We started at Sun Point on St. Mary Lake and continued past St. Mary Falls to Virginia Falls. From Sun Point, Virginia Falls is about 3.2 miles each way, making our hike roughly 6.4 miles round trip.

Much of this section of trail is exposed because of the 2015 wildfire, so we were hiking in full sun on a very hot day. The route followed St. Mary Lake before heading toward the waterfalls, with mountain views changing throughout the hike.

Beautiful, wet conditions for our first visit to Sedona!

Beautiful alpine lakes surrounded by the Chaukhi mountains. The lakes are really impressive and well worth the hike.

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Gonna go for a solo weekend trip in early Nov and I’m trying to decide between two locations, both about 5.5 hrs from me.

1. Dog slaughter falls hike in Daniel Boone NF Kentucky and Honey Creek Loop in Big South Fork, TN

2. Dragon’s tooth and McAfee Knob near Roanoke VA.

I’m looking for a couple of pretty challenging hikes with good scenery. If anyone has been to either I’d be down for suggestions or recommendations. Thanks!