In November 2003, we hiked up the Appalachian Trail in Grayson Highlands State Park in Virginia. We used to go here when we were in college, and this is a really great place. It’s got lots of clear balds with great views, and there are even ponies…
In September 2003, we had an eventful trip to the Middle Prong Wilderness. We hiked in to a bald and pitched camp. Tracy left her backpack at the camp, and then we kept on hiking down the trail. After about 30 minutes, it started pouring down rain…
These are some pictures from our trip to Arkansas in August 2003. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking, but I figured we had never backpacked in the Ozarks, so I thought we would give it a shot. Well, as we got closer, we began to realize that…
In May 2003, David and I took another hike into Panthertown. I just really like Panthertown. The hikes aren’t hard. The trails aren’t crowded. The views are great. The waterfalls are nice. Panthertown is just a really good place to hike. The only drawback is that it’s…
These are a bunch of pictures from our trip to the Moab, UT, area in February 2003 with Jessica. These pictures are from Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park. We also ended up taking a roundabout way of getting back to Denver, visiting Four Corners and…
In January 2003, after hiking around Mt Sneffels, we ended up driving up to the West Elk Wilderness. We decided to try our hand at snow camping out there. We hiked in a couple of miles, and then tried to dig a camp out of the 5…