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Wyanokie High Point loop hike from Otter Hole

Today, Elizabeth and I hiked a loop to Wyanokie High Point in New Jersey’s Norvin Green State Forest. We left behind New Jersey’s interstates and suburbs and parked at the Otter Hole trailhead. The air was hazy and, even at … Continue reading

Posted in 2011, May, Northeastern coastal forests | Leave a comment

Porto Furado hike in Parque Natural de Montesinho

Elizabeth and I are in Montesinho, a small village in the mountains of northeastern Portugal. The village is surrounded by Montesinho Natural Park, a rural landscape of pastures, farms, oak forests, and heath-cloaked hills. The park lacks any untouched wilderness … Continue reading

Posted in 2011, May, Northwest Iberian montane forests | Leave a comment

Sykes Hot Springs backpack

I spent last weekend in the Santa Lucia Range, a wonderful assemblage of mountains on California’s central coast. I had never been there before, but I was eager to see it, since it promised all the ingredients that reward exploration: … Continue reading

Posted in 2011, California montane chaparral and woodlands, February | Leave a comment