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Backpacking to Canyon Creek Lakes
Overview: Location: Canyon Creek Lakes Trail in Trinity Alps, California Dates: June 1-2, 2019 Distance: 16.7 miles Difficulty: Moderate Elevation Gain: 2,969 ft.After Charlie and I finished backpacking in Hetch Hetchy we headed back to Fresno to pick up Wyatt,...
Cross Country Road Trip #1
On August 3rd, 2019, I packed up my car in Northern Virginia with my little brother, Jadon, and began an epic 2 week cross country road trip to Tucson, AZ. I'm heading to the University of Arizona to pursue a Masters of Science in Aerospace Engineering. Before...
Yoho National Park Backpacking Loop
Yoho National Park, BC Yoho Valley, Iceline, Whaleback Trails Loop August 12-14, 2017 Overview: Distance: 30km (~19.5mi) Time: 3 days, 2 nights Difficulty: Moderate Elevation Gain: 760m (~2500 ft) I’m writing this post 1.5 years after the fact, but I have...
Backpacking to Havasupai
Backpacking to Havasupai Backpacking to Havasupai was part of our Southwest adventure trip we were all most looking forward to and that our entire itinerary to the Southwest was scheduled around. We secured our permits the moment they became available online in...
Top 10 Hikes Near Huntsville Alabama
In August 2017, I moved down to Huntsville, Alabama from Washington D.C. to start a 2 semester internship with NASA MSFC. While I was down there I made friends with a bunch of adventurous people and we hiked camped, or explored almost every weekend. I logged...
Visualizing Our National Parks
The United States is home to 59 national parks. This national parks data visualization interactively plots public domain NPS statics including acreage, number of visitors, monthly visitation statistics, and yearly temperature averages to help understand our parks better.