Hiking the Napali Coast Trail to Hanakapi’ai Beach
Hiking the Napali Coast Trail to Hanakapi’ai Beach admin November 27, 2023 What a treat it was to explore the Napali Coast Trail with Vida, and we were primed for an adventure along Kauai’s rugged northwest shore. Towering cliffs, lush valleys, and hidden beaches beckoned, and our destination was Hanakapi’ai Beach. This journey was not […]
Montana Endemic: Physaria humilis – St. Marys Peak Bladderpod
As the snow continues its slow recession with the coming of spring, our thoughts drift more and more toward the hiking and botanizing that is just around the corner. I got to thinking about the rare plants that I want to find this summer season, and I recollected back to some of the rarities I have been lucky enough to find. And one of the best of these rare plants is the Physaria humilis, the St. Marys Peak Bladderpod.
Gear Review: Northbound Gear Adventure Water Resistant Pant
Greetings Misfits! I’m excited to share my experience with the incredible Northbound Gear Adventure Water Resistant Pants that have been my go-to for the past 4 months. Through the winter wonderland of Montana, these pants have never let me down.
Amazing hike up Bass Creek with Haines
Any day spent hiking along the rushing waters of Bass Creek is truly a day well spent. This hike is definitely in our local patch, and we traveled up this drainage what seems like hundreds of times. On this occasion, I was joined by Haines, and we went to the boundary of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area for a total mileage of slightly over 5 miles. The sun was intense (even caught a bit of a sunburn) as the temperatures soared into the 40s.
Pengelly Ridge – Don’t Take It for Granite
Pengelly Ridge – Don’t Take It for Granite admin January 18, 2023 Hiking Botanizing Fall Edition Curlycup Gumweed – Grindelia squarrosa White Heath Aster – Symphyotrichum ericoides
Hiking under Arenal Volcano
Hiking under Arenal Volcano admin March 11, 2022 Costa Rica 2022,Hiking,Travel In the afternoon, we decided on an easy hike on a dry January day. Lucky for us the Arenal Volcano Trail was right down the road from the Arenal Observatory. We started out on Sendero Las Coladas and turned right onto Sendero La Ceiba. […]
Hiking and Birding at Arenal Observatory
Hiking and Birding at Arenal Observatory admin March 11, 2022 Costa Rica 2022,Travel Nestled within the Arenal Volcano National Park, Arenal Observatory has been known as one of Costa Rica’s best birding hotspots. The 870-acre property contains two life zones: the tropical rainforest of the Caribbean lowlands and the premontane forests of the Caribbean foothills. […]
Getting to Costa Rica and Canyoneering Arenal
Getting to Costa Rica and Canyoneering Arenal admin March 11, 2022 Costa Rica 2022 Can you believe it? The Mountain Misfits made it to Costa Rica for an amazing 2-week adventure that all started with a bang…a canyoneering trip that included the rappelling descent of 4 waterfalls including a 200-foot giant.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoacgd5lv9AWe started off with an […]
Hiking on the Golden Needle trail to Lupine Lake, Flathead National Forest
Hiking on the Golden Needle trail to Lupine Lake, Flathead National Forest admin November 23, 2021 Hiking 2021 What a beautiful day for a beautiful hike up to Lupine Lake, a place neither of us has ever been. Looking at the whole handy-dandy AllTrails, the hike is a quick and easy 5.7 mile out and […]
Aiming for Gunsight Lake – Glacier National Park
Aiming for Gunsight Lake – Glacier National Park admin November 22, 2021 Hiking 2021 It all started with a downhill…actually one and a quarter miles of downhill to the St. Mary River. What’s the old saying about the trail that goes down must come up…or something like that. We started our planned 13-mile hike to […]