Outside the former Vietnamese imperial capitol of Hue there are number of mausoleums of emperors. These royal tombs can be visited on an excursion tour by bus. But they are also easily accessible by bike. This is a post about our biking to the Hue royal tombs in Vietnam....
Castle Peak & Conundrum Peak, Colorado
17 Sept 2016 From the town of Aspen we followed Castle Creek up the valley, past Ashcroft and bearing right onto Pearl Pass Road. We kept going beyond the bridge (not for the feint of heart) and set up camp where Pearl Pass Road takes a left and the...
Hiking Overnight in The Narrows, Zion
The Narrows is a section of the North Fork of the Virgin River where the river has carved down through the sandstone to create a uniquely narrow and deep canyon. In places 25' (7 m) wide and 600'(180 m) deep. Located in Zion National Park, folks can get to...
Mount Bierstadt
From the trailhead at Guanella Pass the first direction you head is down. As disheartening as it is (and with Mount Bierstadt looming high) you descend into the marsh and willows of Scott Gomer Creek. Without the boardwalks preventing you from going even lower and wetter, this would be...
Biking the White Rim Road in Canyonlands
The White Rim Road is an unpaved four-wheel drive (4WD) road in the Island in the Sky section of Canyonlands National Park. Most of the road travels along the White Rim sandstone, giving it its name. The road follows above both the Green and the Colorado rivers, giving exceptional...
Trek to El Mirador, Guatemala: Part 3, Day 4, 5, & 6
Day 4 – Wonderful Nakbe El Mirador to Nakbe We get going this morning around 08:30. Today’s 4 hour hike was unremarkable. The less-traveled trail did not have the sapling stumps nor the pervasive mud of the previous days. The other group headed back to Tintal today, as they...
Trek to El Mirador, Guatemala: Part 2, Day 2 & 3
Day 2 – Tintal to El Mirador Morning in Tintal Eladio rose before sunrise, started the fire, and began to cook before it was light. Being that he was working about ten feet from our hammocks, we didn’t sleep-in. After breakfast, while Eladio and his son loaded up the...
Trek to El Mirador, Guatemala: Part 1, Day 1
NOTE: So, why Trek to El Mirador, Guatemala? Why spend about a week in the jungle? Well there are four ancient Maya cities that few folks ever visit. No roads lead there. Your choice is to walk, to ride an animal (mule of horse), or to fly via helicopter....
Mount Antero, Colorado
I get why hiking Mount Antero isn’t high up on folks’ 14er lists. It’s not a wilderness peak. In fact it’s almost the opposite of a wilderness peak because of aquamarine — one of the highest concentrations of it in the country along with other gem deposits. Gemstones mean...
Hiking to Phipps Arch, Utah
Phipps Arch is a large, beefy arch located within Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southwestern Utah. It’s beside Phipps Wash, a tributary of the Escalante River, and roughly between the towns of Escalante and Boulder. A hike to Phipps Arch gave us our second destination arch of our spring...
