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Redstone and Marble Colorado
Redstone is a quaint little town with a lot of history, nestled in the Crystal River valley of west central Colorado. Marble is an even smaller town just a few miles south with a pretty rich history of its own. … Continue reading
Colorado National Monument & McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area
RC & I spent about 2 days around Colorado National Monument (CNM) and McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area, just south of Grand Junction, Fruita, and the Colorado River. It was my first time being that far west in Colorado so … Continue reading
Mt Magazine Trail
It took me a long time to get to it, but I have finally hiked the Mt Magazine Trail. I did the 10.5 miles between Cove Lake and the state park campground as 3 out-and-back day hikes instead of backpacking. I hiked … Continue reading
Ozarks Keystone Trail, recon #1 & #2
I’ve spent about 6 days over the last 2 weeks enjoying some mild weather while hiking a big part of the Ozarks Keystone Trail that runs along Norfork Lake in north-central Arkansas. A primary goal was to gather data for a … Continue reading
Ouachita Trail section 6 – AR-27 to AR-298
It was my fourth time hiking this section but the first time in about 7 years so much of it felt new. It was my first time hiking any section of the OT with somebody else as I was accompanied … Continue reading
A new generation of maps
Over the last couple months I have created an entirely new base layer for my maps using newer USGS digital data to replace the ancient scanned paper topo maps I was originally using. I now have total control over what … Continue reading
Wind River Range – Silas Canyon
This was a 3-day trip with RC (hike in to Island Lake, day-hike, hike out) and was part 2 of our 2023 Wind River trip. The planned day hike was either A) up onto the ridge south of Silas Canyon … Continue reading
Wind River Range – Dinwoody Lakes & Bomber Basin
My seventh trip into the Wind River Range, this one a 5-nighter accompanied by CC, RC, CE, & EE, covered some of the same ground in Bomber Basin as the 2018 trip with RC & CC. We started at the … Continue reading
More new maps
I completed the map of the Boardstand/Old Military Road Loop on Winding Stair Mountain and added one for the Shady Lake Recreation Area (origin of the Tall Peak Trail) east of the Caney Creek Wilderness in the southern Ouachitas. Moving … Continue reading
New and updated maps
Since returning from the Cecil Creek trip and producing that little map, I’ve been on a mapping rampage. I finally got all my data for the Upper Buffalo River area organized and published, along with maps of all the trails. … Continue reading
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