All things hiking
There was only one National Park remaining on my itinerary and I thought that a remote park in Texas probably wouldn’t impress me too much after everywhere that I had been on this trip. How very wrong I was. After a VERY long day of driving I arrived at Maverick Read more
Departed White Sands, New Mexico and a huge feeling of pride when I crossed into Texas. This was the state where I started the trip and my new home. However, this is when you realize how large Texas is as I still had plenty of miles to travel on this Read more
Left Wolfie behind in Kanab while I set off on a driving tour along Southern Utah. Was excited to spend a full day hiking around Arches National Park. Got an early start and watched the sun rise while hiking out to Delicate Arch from Wolfe Ranch. It is a challenging Read more
Staring at maps became my hobby while planning this journey. On the cover of my road atlas was a picture of Angels Landing that I looked at daily. I had been obsessed with hiking it for awhile and it is partly responsible for me embarking on a long US road Read more
Before jumping into the beauty along the Oregon and Washington border, I should first cover how I got there. I left a wonderful stay at Glacier National Park to travel through mountain passes and spectacular countryside with a stop in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. I enjoyed walking around town, climbing Tubbs Read more
The area around the Great Lakes was a part of the US that I didn’t know much about. When planning the trip it consisted of flipping through books and there happened to be a scenic photo of Pictured Rocks and it worked with the itinerary, so that is how I Read more
In 1969, the Cuyahoga River was so polluted that it caught fire. The river has come a long way since then and preservation and clean-up continues, with the river valley between Akron and Cleveland becoming a National Park in 2000. Arrival there meant that Wolfie finally left New York and Read more
Wolfie had stayed in place while I traveled around, so after a long break from hauling a camper it was time to hitch up and head to the Finger Lakes. I had visited the area three times prior and was excited to see that it was the perfect location to Read more
While I was in the Catskills, Wolfie was left at the Newburgh KOA. And prior to that, Wolfie was left behind as I visited friends in the DC area. He was upset and in protest made it extremely difficult to get my sway bars connected so we could depart. I Read more