Broad Creek Park Annapolis

It has been an exceptional year for Fall Foliage Photos.

Wahkeena Falls Trail (and weather)

It was finally time for me to re-visit these trails in the wake of wildfire and in a window of dry weather.

I tried to leave, but the views were gorgeous.

We hiked 8.5 miles through the alps in Slovenia and had a spectacular day.

It was our last day and I pushed through the pain in my feet to keep going.

See that? No, you don’t, because of the smoke.

On our second day we continued to climb in elevation and into the heart of the Goat Rocks Wilderness.

The trailhead is at about 4000 feet elevation and we climbed about 1700 feet that day in only 4.5 miles.

There is a small and fascinating park in the northernmost part of California dedicated to learning about and exploring a volcanic landscape.

I am hugely grateful to be 51 and happily climbing mountains.