Far Western Texas is home to two parks that share the name Big Bend. The more famous is the Big Bend National Park, but this hike is in Big Bend Ranch State Park. This land is part of the Chihuahuan Desert. It is dry and unforgiving. It is astounding to…
Sandia Crest 2025
A few years ago I came on a family trip to Albuquerque. I had only just enough time to gaze at the Sandia Mountains and wonder what it would be like to hike up there. So when Joern listed a thorough backpacking hike of the Sandia crest, I knew I…
Laugavegur backpack trip
Laugavegur, Iceland Day 1, Landmannalauger to Hrafntinnusker, 7.5 mile It is a 5-hour ride from the central bus terminal in Reykjavik to the trailhead of this most talked about trail in Iceland. At the trailhead in Landmannalauger we needed extra time studying trail signs and my GPS to get oriented…