If you’re ever in Costa Rica, around the Jacó area, I would highly recommend this short walk to El Miro. The views are beautiful! Whether this was intended to be a luxury hotel or someone’s private mansion, the location of this abandoned structure can be found at the south end of Jacó. I know very…
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Marines on Mount Whitney
This past Friday, November 8th, I had the opportunity to hike Mount Whitney, California’s tallest peak and the tallest peak in the lower 48 states. While that was an awesome experience all by itself, summiting this peak wasn’t even the highlight…the highlight was being on this mountain with an inspiring group of Marines! These guys…
REI Loyalty Benefit on Your Membership Anniversary
February marks the month I became an REI Member back in 1999. It also marks my 20th year of shopping at REI for the majority of my adventuring needs. That’s a long time! Long enough to show loyalty to a quality brand, a solid business and a trusted partner that shares a love with me…
The Hormones of Hiking
I’ve been reading a book for work this week called Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek. I was surprised to find a chapter about body chemicals that helped me understand why we do what we do as hikers. The first hormone that plays into hiking is all about what keeps us putting one foot in…
Setting Goals Drives More Focus
Someone recently asked, how do you get in the habit of doing regular hikes? My suggestion was to set a goal. Last year, I wanted to beat my previous year’s mileage by 100. This year I set a goal to do 50 miles/month. I’ve seen others set goals for # of peaks or # of hikes…