Hiking Mount Tremper in the Catskills near Phoenicia, New York

Hiking Mount Tremper in the Catskills near Phoenicia, New York

For our first hike of the season in the U.S. Northeast, Nicole and I journeyed up Mount Tremper which looms above the quaint, small town of Phoenicia, New York. Three miles up and three miles back, for a total six mile out-and-back, the rocky trail gains nearly 2,000 feet in elevation en route to an abandoned fire lookout tower…

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An Unplanned Drive Through The Petrified Forest National Park In Arizona -- A Photo Essay

An Unplanned Drive Through The Petrified Forest National Park In Arizona -- A Photo Essay

Heading northeast from Phoenix to Santa Fe, the road signs to the Petrified Forest National Park are not promising. From the Interstate, it looks like scrub land. But a mere mile off the road, the land opens up into an otherworldly kaleidoscope landscape of desert reds, browns, and oranges.We figured the best way to express the Park's beauty was through the photos Nicole took along the way....

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