Beautiful Day Hike

CD trail northbound. Views west to Gunnison NF and Fossil Ridge wilderness. 

From Monarch Pass, southbound to Mount Peck. San Isabel NF. Near Salida, CO.

Rainbow Trail, access from US 285, headed westbound.

Near Salida, CO. 

From Mosquito Pass Road. San Isabel NF, near Leadville. 

Above Union Gulch. San Isabel NF, near Leadville, CO. 

Views of Mosquito Range.  Near Leadville. 

At Tennessee Pass. Views of Sawatch Range. Near Leadville, CO. 

Mounts Elbert and Massive in background.  Near Leadville, CO. 

Awesome snowshoe day near Fremont Pass. Off CO 91, about 20 miles from Leadville, CO.

Great hike with my Dad!  Near Brunswick, GA.

Local hike near Brunswick, GA. 

Kayak trip from Paradise Park to Williamsburg landing.  River at 12+'.

Kayak trails through the Cypress trees in 400 acre mill pond.  Near Twin City, GA.  

View of southern Appalachians. From Nine Times Forest. Near Pickens, SC.

Granite outcrop in Nature Conservancy property. Near Pickens, SC. 

Back on the road again! Beautiful view of Appalachians from the foothill mountains. Near Pickens, SC.

Fabulous trip to Southern Arizona!  681 miles driven over 7 days, with 62 miles of hiking!  Lots of sunshine, temps from 40-75 degrees F and the famous colors of Arizona made for a memorable time.  The Swift Trail (Hwy 366) is a little known gem in the Safford District of the Coronado NF! View towards Ladybug Saddle from Hwy. 366.

Coronado NF, near Benson, AZ. 

View of Greasewood Mountains from Shake Trail. Coronado NF, near Fort Grant, AZ.

Pinaleno Mountains from Cyclone Hill. Coronado NF, near Safford, AZ. 

Pinaleno Mountains, near Safford, AZ. 

Coronado NF, above Safford, AZ. 

Heliograph Peak in the distance. Burned area, Coronado NF. Above Safford, AZ. 

Coronado NF.  From Ladybug Saddle off Hwy 366 above Safford, AZ. Views to the south of the Dos Cabezas Mountains and more!

10,000'+. From Roper Lake State Park, near Safford, AZ.

And no bugs!  Coronado NF, near Tucson, AZ.

Top and bottom of Wilderness of Rocks, below Mt. Lemmon summit. Coronado NF, near Tucson, AZ.

View of Catalina Mountains from cactus forest. Near Tucson, AZ.

Great winter trip to Southern Sierra Nevada mountains in the Lake Isabella, CA region.  700 miles driven, sixty miles of hiking (including a few miles of snowshoe), and day after day of sunshine! Northbound on Pacific Crest Trail. Hwy 178 near Ridgecrest, CA.  Joshua tree "forest" in foreground. Northbound on Pacific Crest Trail. Hwy 178 near Ridgecrest, CA.