Cuicocha Lake Loop - dismal wilderness
The trail around Cuicocha Lake provides gorgeous views of Cotacachi Cayapas National Park in the northern Andean Highlands of Ecuador.| dismal wilderness
May 3, 2025 Arrival I drove through the picture-perfect town of Cold Spring, tucked alongside the Hudson River amidst the hills of the Hudson Highlands. This was an auspicious little corner of the Empire State. It was here (and only here) that glaciers managed to carve a broad, navigable river through the ancient Appalachian Mountains. … Continue reading "Bull Hill (aka Mount Taurus)" The post Bull Hill (aka Mount Taurus) appeared first on dismal wilderness.| dismal wilderness
March 2, 2025 Golden Gate Canyon I followed the snaking curves of Golden Gate Canyon Road to the popular trailhead for Mount Galbraith. The Colorado Rockies were near peak snowpack in early March, but down here in the foothills, just west of Golden, the grassy slopes were largely bare. The trailhead parking was packed full … Continue reading "Mount Galbraith" The post Mount Galbraith appeared first on dismal wilderness.| dismal wilderness
The trail around Cuicocha Lake provides gorgeous views of Cotacachi Cayapas National Park in the northern Andean Highlands of Ecuador.| dismal wilderness
A stunning hike to Ruku Pichincha, an active stratovolcano atop the TelefériQo in Quito, Ecuador's capital city.| dismal wilderness
An intrepid day hike to Mystic Island Lake, a gorgeous alpine lake tucked into Colorado's rugged Northern Sawatch adjacent to Sylvan Lake SP.| dismal wilderness
A serene fall hike to Booth Lake, a gorgeous alpine lake in Colorado's rugged Gore Range, above the Vail Valley.| dismal wilderness
A short but lovely hike to Thorpe Cloud via the Dovedale Stepping Stones in England's bucolic Peak District.| dismal wilderness
A formidable day hike to the remote and beautiful Turquoise Lakes behind Beaver Creek Resort in the Holy Cross Wilderness.| dismal wilderness
An intro-level scramble up Father Dyer Peak's East Ridge, continuing to Crystal Peak, one of Colorado's Centennial Summits.| dismal wilderness
Gorgeous widlflowers and stunning views from New York Mountain, a quiet hike in the Northern Sawatch range of Colorado.| dismal wilderness
Hiking Brasstown Bald via Wolfpen Ridge, a robust hike to Georgia's natural high point in the southern Appalachians.| dismal wilderness
A robust, ridgeline hike through Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Charlies Bunion, an oddly named rock outcropping with stunning views.| dismal wilderness
A 3600' ascent to Mount Mitchell, the tallest US peak East of the Mississippi. The forest mountain summit sports a visitor center and deck.| dismal wilderness
A journey to Mount Rogers, the Virginia high point, takes you through mountain meadows and mossy woods, amongst thru hikers and wild ponies.| dismal wilderness
September 16, 2023 Winter is comingOn my quest to summit every Colorado 14er, the San Juan Mountains have always presented a formidable challenge. The Elks may be slightly deadlier. And the Sawatch slightly more numerous. But the San Juans make up for these shortcomings in sheer remoteness. Getting to Southwest Colorado is just a lot … Continue reading "Handies Peak via American Basin"| dismal wilderness
