Olympic National Park

Northgate Peaks Trail

  This trail starts at 7000 feet above sea level and follow a flat route through pines and grasslands to lava view point of the Northgate Peaks. The only access to the Northgate Peaks Trail is by the Wildcat Canyon Trail, which has a trailhead just off Kolob Terrace Road. From the start of the […]

Zion National Park

Zion National Park is one of my favorites in Utah. This is the only park in the area where all the facilities are on the valley floor, very similar to Yosemite. In recent years, the park closes most of the roads and only allows a shuttle to take you to various trail heads. This usually […]

Primitive Trail

  DETAILS Directions:  Park at the Devils Garden area and follow the trail to Landscape Arch.  The trail turns right here.  A small sign indicates the way Equipment: Sturdy hiking boots Camera water map snacks Hike info:  The trail has deep sand initially.  Follow to a dry stream bed and turn left.  After this point […]

Utah

Arches National Park

Update June 2016: I learned on this most recent visit that the park entrance fee for a private car is now $25 for a 7 day pass. Arches National Park is one park I never get tired of visiting. One thing I notice is Arches never seems to be very crowded. It is always a […]

Tucson

Cochise Stronghold

  I’ve always wanted to hike this and finally had the opportunity. Cochise Stronghold is about 1 hour from Tucson and well worth the drive. This is an out and back hike which makes for a long day hike. Guide books have it at 4.5 miles one way but it is longer. From where I […]

Mangalartha

  Mangalartha is a small single temple set about 300 meters into the jungle from the Victory Gate road. This temple is seldom visited by tourist. This temple is rather significant due to a well preserved inscription at a door jam that provided researchers with good details about the time and origin of the temple.The […]

Phimeanakas Temple

  Phimeanakas is found within the walls of the Royal Palace. Directly north through the palace walls from Baphuon Temple. Phimeanakas is a three tiered temple constructed in the 10th century. The original structure had a tower on top. Legend states that a serpent spirit with 9 heads lived in the tower and would appear […]