During my team’s time stuck at McMurdo waiting for transport to WAIS, we had a lot of free time to kill – and spent much of it taking long walks and hike around the surrounding area.
Ross Island, where McMurdo is located, has its own extensive trail system. One of the more popular and accessible trails is the relatively flat loop circling Observation Hill. On a sunny day, I hiked the loop with a few members of my team:
Fall in Colorado is beautiful, with leaves changing colors, light snow falling, and cooling temperatures. A few quick photos from the season:
Hiking groups are abundant in Telluride, Colorado. Earlier this week, I went with my family to join a local hiking group on the Hawn Mountain Ridge Loop Hike. The hike is located within Grey Head, and includes the spectacular Stairway to Heaven walkway, descending down a massive scree field.
Grayhead Stairway To Heaven Hawn Mountain Telluride Trial Map
Our large group, getting ready to hike.
On top of the ridge, the scree starts gradually.
Descending down the steeper sections, right before the main section of the rock walkway.
The Stairway to Heaven walkway is a pleasure to hike down – it switch backs through a rugged scree field, providing stable, relatively even footing all the way down.
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On Oct 23rd, I hiked up Flattop Mountain with family. A few pics..
Hiking Flat Top Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park
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What a wonderful hike up Dakota Ridge, to a beautiful view to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, just outside of Boulder, Colorado. Such a nice change from the concrete canyons of my “other” life in New York City.
Hello from the Wasatch Trail, outside of Telluride, Colorado. A videoblog for today..
Previously: Wasatch Trail Photo
This past week was spent hiking with my family out in Telluride, Colorado. Yesterday we did a spectacular, although rainy hike up to Hope Lake. Here’s a shot of my father as we ascended….
And the GPS track from the hike..
Yesterday I posted about hiking in Big Sur, California. Here are a few video clips from the day of hiking and exploring.. a great time!
This past Sunday, I went hiking with Brandon and Teddi in Big Sur, California. We did a 5.5 mile loop from Highway 1 into the enormous Redwood forrest and then back out to the rocky coast line. We hiked in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park (park brochure PDF), from Vista Point inland on the Fire Road Trail to the Tin House, then back out to the coast on the Tan Bark Trail. The Fire Road Trail was 2.3 miles, and the Tan Bark Trail was 3.2 miles. We ended up near Partington Point, which signifies the underwater park boundary. Due to a forrest fire three years ago, there were charred trees everywhere, creating a very very dramatic landscape. Since the Redwoods are so big and dense, they don’t burn very easily – instead, their outsides simply char in the fire – leaving still living, but blackened trees everywhere.
This past week I spent with Sean, Rhonda, Ben, and the rest of the Safdi crew hanging out in Telluride. Among other things, we did a bunch of great hikes. A few photos…
The Wasatch Trail, ascending out of Bear Creek Canyon in Telluride, Colorado takes you past very steep terrain. We made it about 30 more minutes up the trail, then got turned around by snow that still hasn’t melted off.
