The trail around Cuicocha Lake provides gorgeous views of Cotacachi Cayapas National Park in the northern Andean Highlands of Ecuador.| dismal wilderness
Jan 23, 2025 Arrival in QuitoIn January 2025 I joined a guided trip to summit some of the Ecuador’s tallest volcanoes. Typically, getting to a 19,000′ summit involves a lot of time huddled in tents, rehydrating freeze dried dinners, and staring at endless snow and ice. But climbing in Ecuador would not involve any of … Continue reading "Ruku Pichincha" The post Ruku Pichincha appeared first on dismal wilderness.| 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
October 13, 2024 Arrival at Vail VillageI spend a lot of time in Eagle County, Colorado. So it was only a matter of time before I tried the much-hyped Booth Falls trail. The timing was more or less an accident. I’d overheard that this weekend in October was the last for the “hiker express” bus … Continue reading "Booth Lake and Booth Falls" The post Booth Lake and Booth Falls appeared first on dismal wilderness.| 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
A gorgeous, sunny, mid-September ascent of Uncompahgre Peak, the tallest summit in Colorado's rugged San Juan Mountains.| 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