North Manitou Island, Lake Michigan

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four

Part Five

Food & Nutrition

Nutrition for Thru-Hikers, Part 1

Nutrition for Thru-Hikers, Part 2

Nutrition for Thru-Hikers, Part 3

How to Make an Alcohol Stove

Features of the Best Backpacking Food

Grocery Shopping with a Thru-hiker

Isle Royale, Lake Superior

A Long Drive North

Ride on the Isle Royale Queen IV

Life List Item Number Forty-Two

Greenstone Ridge Trail

Naturalist's High

Final Day in Paradise

Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

Saturday, the First Night

A Snowy Sunday

Monday on Old Rag Summit

Tuesday Morning at Corbin Cabin

A Wednesday Alone

Thursday’s Bliss

Friday’s Journey Home

The Grand Staircase, Arizona and Utah

Friday, Flight to Utah

Saturday, Grand Canyon

Sunday, South Rim

Monday, Rafting the Colorado

Monday Night, Vegas

Tuesday

Wednesday, Zion Narrows

Thursday, Angel's Landing

Friday, Observation Point

Saturday, Bryce Canyon

Knobstone Trail, Southern Indiana

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four

Yosemite National Park, California

1: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

2: Into the Valley

3: Old Big Oak Flat Road Trail

4: Rockslides

5: El Capitan

6: Yosemite Creek

7: North Dome

8: Snow Creek

9: Back to the Valley

10: Back Home

The Long Trail, Vermont

The Long Trail

Red at Congon Shelter

Beaver Dam

Vermont in April

Manchester Center, VT

An Unexpected Celebration

Backpacking Advice

Northern Vermont

Oh Canada

Route 66, Chicago to Santa Monica

The Mother Road

In Search of Bob Ross

Our First Roadside Attraction

Michael Jackson's House

Our First Night

Day Two

Day Three

The Old Sinclair Station

The Catoosa Whale

The Old Highway

Palo Duro Canyon

Cadillac Ranch

Roswell

Desert Road

Carlsbad Caverns

White Sands

The Very Large Array

Petrified Forest

Grand Canyon

Arizona's Scenic Byway

Slab City

Joshua Tree National Park

The End of the Road

Badlands, South Dakota

Bad Lands to Travel Across

Fahrenheit 109

Favorite Photos From Badlands

Devil's Tower, Wyoming

Devil's Tower, Wyoming

My Friends the Prairie Dogs

More Photos from Devil's Tower

Grand Teton, Wyoming

Grand Teton National Park

Backpacking in Grand Teton

The Bear at Phelps Lake

Yellowstone, Wyoming

Yellowstone Falls

The Grand Prismatic Spring

Yellowstone Trip in 2004

Glacier National Park, Montana

Glacier National Park

Helen Lake

The Deer at Mokowanis Lake

An Uncommon Reaction to Beauty

The Deer at Granite Park

The Bighorn Sheep at Grinnell Glacier

Going-to-the-Sun Road

Redwood Forest, California

The Redwood Forest

Avenue of Giants

Song of the Redwood Tree

Some Good Advice

Wonderland Trail, Mount Rainier, Washington

The Wonderland Trail

East Vs. West

Textbook Evil

One of the Greats

Mornings

The Best Miles

Popular Stories

Two Lakes Loop, Hoosier National Forest

Our First Night in Andover, A.T.

Dayhikers, Appalachian Trail

The Mystery of Trail Names, A.T.

A Blue Pair of Eyes, Appalachian Trail

The Hardees Bag, Appalachian Trail

Death and Fun-size Candy Bars, A.T.

Neel's Gap, Appalachian Trail

The Southern Terminus, A.T.

Thoughts From Civilization, A.T.

Tech Support For the Homeless, Boston

Backpacking Advice, Long Trail

The Deer at Mokawanis Lake, Glacier

That Weird Guy in Town, On the road

Take Another Step, John Muir Trail

Sixteen Months of Wandering, USA

The Waitress, Kentucky

Adventures

John Muir Trail, California

Redwood, Northern California

Crater Lake, Oregon

Wonderland Trail, Washington

Glacier National Park, Montana

Yellowstone, Wyoming

Grand Tetons, Wyoming

Devil's Tower, Wyoming

Badlands, South Dakota

The Long Trail, Vermont

Route 66, Chicago to Los Angeles

Appalachian Trail, Maine to Georgia

Yosemite, California

Two Lakes Loop, Indiana

Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

The Grand Staircase, AZ and UT

Isle Royale, Michigan

Knobstone Trail, Indiana

North Manitou Island, Michigan

Photography

Going to the Sun Road, Glacier, Montana

Helen Lake, Glacier, Montana

Mountain Goat at Hidden Lake, Glacier

Chipmunk By Trail Ridge Road, CO

Mount Rainier, Washington

Bleeding Heart, Indiana

Deer at Mokowanis Lake, Glacier

Tendril at Indiana Dunes

The Rocks at Ryan Mnt, Joshua Tree

Bee at Devil's Tower, Wyoming

Kayaking at Salamonie Lake, Indiana

Splake and the Presidential Range, NH

Grinnell Lake, Glacier, Montana

Devil's Tower National Monument, WY

Paintbrush Canyon, Grand Tetons

Rainbow at Yellowstone Falls

Sunset from Lake Monroe

The Zion Narrows

A Pondering Chipmunk

Teton Crest, Wyoming

The Sunset and Half Dome, Yosemite

Nevada Falls at Dusk, Yosemite

John Muir Trail, California

First Night

Happy Isles to Nevada Falls

Nevada Falls to Sunset Creek

Sunset Creek to Lyell Canyon

Dawn and Dusk

Lyell Canyon to Thousand Island Lake

Donahue Pass

My Name Written With Stones

Thousand Island Lake to Red's Meadow

Red's Meadow to Silver Pass

Silver Pass

More Silver Pass Photos

Italy Pass

More Italy Pass Photos

My Town Visit

I Heart Hitching

Back Over Italy Pass

Seldon Pass

King's Canyon

Evolution Lake

Mather Pass

Taboose and Pinchot Passes

Rae Lakes and Kearsarge Pass

Kearsarge Pass

Resupply

Independence, CA

Forester Pass

Mount Whitney Update

Mount Whitney