Sedona is full of mystic and has a strong spiritual essence. We had the wonderful opportunity to led through Boyton Canyon by a friend of a friend who is a guide for Native American sites all throughout Sedona.

Avalanche Lake is stunning. Imagine the brilliance of the crystal clear glacier water reflecting the towering mountains surrounding it.

Glacier National Park is an amazing place with lakes and mountains carved from Glaciers. Here are a few of my favorites from visiting this park, be sure you add them to your list!

15 amazing photos that will make you consider hiking or backpacking Mount Whitney's mountaineer's route.

A 3-day journey backpacking through Joshua Tree National Park with Shoestring Adventures. We started at Indian Cove, and took well marked trails to Big Pine, then Willow Hole trail. 

Ryan Mountain is a well marked trail inside Joshua Tree National Park. This is my favorite hike in Joshua Tree because of the expansive top-down view of the park from the 5,457 foot peak.

Grinnell Glacier hike in Glacier National Park, Montana, is the most beautiful hike I have been on to date.

As soon as you step up to the rim of Bryce Canyon, you have a panoramic view of all the HooDoos (rock formations) rising up from the ground.

Half Dome is on most Californian hikers top summits to conquer. I joined Shoestring Adventures on a 3 day backpacking trip through Yosemite National Park to summit this aptly named mountain.

We spent two days exploring Zion hiking and canyoneering in this beautiful national park. Zion's most famous hikes take some research and preparation, so I've included some tips from our journey.