Hiking
Urban Adventures: Summiting Piestewa Peak In Phoenix, Arizona [Photo Essay]
One great thing about Phoenix, Arizona, is that while it has the amenities of a city (great restaurants and bars, shopping, accessibility), it’s also full of active outdoor adventures. On a Monday morning I decided to take one on: Squaw Peak. After Camelback Mountain, Squaw Peak is the second-highest point in the Phoenix Mountains and…Read more...
Hiking & Mule Riding My Way Through Arizona’s Grand Canyon [Photo Essay]
When I was 16, my parents took a trip to Arizona’s Grand Canyon. As I couldn’t skip high school classes, I had to stay behind and stare enviously at stunning red rock and colorful sunset Grand Canyon photos from from my email in New York. Then, at the age of 27, my dad announced he’d…Read more...
Hiking Ryan Mountain In Joshua Tree National Park [Photo Essay]
California’s Joshua Tree National Park is something from another planet, or at least that’s how it seems. In my mind, the park always had a cloak of mystery and sometimes even darkness wrapped around it, the very place where Charles Manson and his followers hid out, where curious druggies experiment with peyote and where extraterrestrial…Read more...
Discover New York: A Day Trip Escape To Bear Mountain [Photo Essay]
Despite living in New York City I do own a car. Actually, let me rephrase that. I pay for a car; however, because in the one month I kept it here I racked up $400 in red light camera and parking tickets I decided to store it at my parent’s house on nearby Long Island.…Read more...
Strolling Through 5,000 Shinto Gates At Fushimi Inari Shrine In Kyoto, Japan
*My trip to Japan’s Kansai Region was sponsored by the Japan National Tourism Organization. All opinions are 100% my own. Kyoto, Japan, is home to 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, one of which is the Fushimi Inari Taisha (Shrine)—not to mention the #1 Kyoto Attraction on TripAdvisor. You can reach the site—open daily from 7am…Read more...
Discover New York: Central Park Through The Eyes Of A Local Photographer
If an effort to explore my home like a tourist and really take advantage of the fact I live in one of the greatest cities in the world (in my opinion, anyway), I’ve started letting my camera be my guide and going on photo safaris in different locations around New York City. Today’s journey took…Read more...
Photo Essay: A Day Trip To The Columbia River Gorge From Portland, Orgeon
Located just 40 minutes outside of Portland, Oregon, the Columbia River Gorge is worth a day trip. On a recent jaunt to this uber-sustainable destination, I escaped from the city to immerse myself in nature through a hiking trip with First Nature ([email protected]). Free farmer’s market sampling, foraging, waterfalls, waterfront picnicking, and beer tasting were…Read more...
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