I don’t believe I’d ever hiked around the Balanced Rock in Arches National Park until my most recent visit to the park. I figured that you could see it from quite a few places – and these things usually look…
Spectacular Sierra Views from Piute Pass
Piute Pass was one of my favorite trails in the High Sierra. (A few of the other contenders were Saddlebag Lake (20 Lakes Basin), Kearsarge Pass, and San Joaquin Mountain.) The sheer beauty along the path up to the saddle…
Patreon August-September Featured Hikes – Zone 5 (Great Plains) & Zone 6 (Great Lakes States)
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Traits of a Pastor or Leader at Risk for Scandal
After last week’s post, I felt that I should put out a guide for everyday people who don’t want to get caught in a church scandal. We can so easily be coasting along at church without realizing the evil that…
Patreon August-September Featured Hikes – Zone 3 (Southwest) & Zone 4 (Rocky Mountain States)
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Smoking Stacks in the Monument Geyser Basin
The Monument Geyser Basin in central Yellowstone National Park was heralded to me as a great adventure. Here you could enjoy a geyser basin in its natural state, without crowds or even boardwalks! Unfortunately, I’m afraid it was a bit…
French Spring above the Maze District
French Spring is one of the minimal number of attractions to see along NP-633 (the road between Hans Flat and the top of the Flint Trail) in the Maze District of Canyonlands National Park.* It’s one of the more difficult…
Patreon August-September Featured Hikes – Zone 1 (Pacific Northwest) & Zone 2 (Northern Southwest)
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Thoughts on Restoring Fallen Leaders
With the multiple reports of fallen leaders in the last few months, my heart breaks. I’ve seen first-hand the devastation that abusive leadership can cause. My heart goes out to the families, to the victims, to the innocents who are…
118 Miles on the Pacific Coast, Mount Hood, and Mount Rainier!
Last time, I wrote about my adventures in the High Sierras of California. Here’s the rest of the trip – including volcanoes in the Cascade Range! From Yosemite, we drove north through Sacramento and Redding and up to McCloud Falls. …