The Straight Dope on Hiking Mauna Kea in the Winter
Mauna Kea is a heralded destination for peakbaggers and hikers alike. This is a straight discussion on hiking Mauna Kea in the winter.
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An outdoorsman and Nurse Practitioner living in Northern California. When I first started this blog, I was an EMT living in Southern California and this blog has followed...
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Mauna Kea is a heralded destination for peakbaggers and hikers alike. This is a straight discussion on hiking Mauna Kea in the winter.
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The Nopah Range is a remote and exceptionally untouched wilderness of California’s Mojave Desert. The two highpoints, Nopah Peak and Nopah Range High Point are rarely visited though the range is highly prominent among the state’s mountains. Only hardcore, somewhat unhinged peakbaggers seem to make it out this way. Fortunately, this unhi...
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Spirit Mountain, Nevada is one of the most beautiful summits of a very mountainous state. The mountain is an isolated granite monolith that looms over the Mojave Desert and the Colorado River. Its altitude serves as a refuge from the scorching surrounding basins and hold profound cultural value among many local tribes. Though the summit...
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The Three T's Trail is a strenuous loop of several high peaks of the San Gabriels: Timber Mountain, Telegraph Peak and Thunder Mountain
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Pole Mountain is a high and prominent mountain overlooking the Sonoma Coast. It is a challenging but rewarding hike
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Of all the parks I’ve hiked and run through in a near-decade of living in the Bay Area, Alum Rock Park is towards the top of the list. I love this place. On paper, its just a municipal park on the East Side of San Jose. But its a surprisingly lush park with varied terrain...
Continue reading ...Adventure is out there! The Pursuit of Life is an outdoor adventure blog that’s dedicated towards providing guides on a variety of outdoor activities and wild places in the United States and Canada. This is a blog for people of all levels and experience and is not limited to any state, province or sport. Activities that are covered in this blog include hiking, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking, mountaineering, thru-hiking, caving, trail running, trekking, canoeing, ice climbing and general exploring.