Jared BlitzExplorer

Although short, the Blue Forest Trail is one of the most unexpectedly coolest hikes I've been on.  It's kind of strange to hike in what used to be a dense forest/swamp area that is now a barren desert full of petrified wood.Parking for this trail ...

You can get a wonderfully detailed description of what to expect from the Channel Islands/Santa Rosa Island and how to get there from fellow Explorer Michael Wigle's "Beach camp on Santa Rosa Island" adventure (which I highly recommend you check o...

30 minutes from Managua and 20 minutes from Granada, Laguna de Apoyo is a Nature Reserve in a volcano that imploded on itself, filling with water. As a result, it has turned into a thermally vented, clean lake made for swimming, kayaking, tubing,...

Looking for a great way to get some exercise and photography that doesn't include switchbacks or climbing a mountain? Leave your place with a fully charged camera and walk the neighborhoods of the Historic East Side in Santa Fe. You will find eac...

Drive south 17.5 miles south from Flagstaff or north 9.5 miles from Sedona to about halfway between milepost 385 and 384. The trailhead is on the west side of the highway down a paved lane that leads behind a few creekside houses. Park at the Call...

The Channel Islands National Park website describes the Torrey Pines Loop Trail the following way:"View one of the rarest pines in the world, the Torrey pine. The easier, moderate route allows visitors to view the pines along the flat Coastal Road...

There are 2 ways you can hike the Narrows - top down from Chamberlain's Ranch (16 miles - permit required) or bottom up from the Temple of Sinawava (10 miles - no permit required). The Park Rangers recommended bottom-up during the winter due to a...

Comet Falls is a well-maintained, 3.8 mile soft dirt trail with a steep initial climb for the first half mile or so, then starts to level off for the next mile and a half. It was the first time I had been to Rainier, so I hit the trail at 7am bec...