Mojo' Hikin' / A California Photo Journal

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Saturday July 10, 2010 · 2:38 PM PDT

2010/07/10 · 14:38

California is a land of superlatives - highest peak in the lower 48, lowest point in the lower 48, hottest recorded temperature, largest living trees, tallest living trees, oldest living trees, most designated Wilderness in the lower 48, and the list goes on. Even with more people living in California than in many of the western states combined, California is still rich with natural beauty and wide open places. This was not by accident. In the land of John Muir's greatest work it is no accident that California has a long and enduring conservation ethic. I love California and with no disrespect intended, I couldn't live anywhere else in America. I will post many more diaries about California so let's just start in one small sliver of the Golden State.

Question - What is the highest waterfall on the continent?

More down the trail...

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Sunday June 06, 2010 · 11:08 AM PDT

2010/06/06 · 11:08

Capitol Reef? What is that? Is it in the south seas somewhere? I thought you guys were going to take a road trip to go hiking? I know Capitol Reef is not well known but some of the responses I get are downright comical. I guess that is part of the allure - it's far enough of the beaten path that fewer know about it's existence and fewer still make the effort to go. I hope this helps put CRNP on your radar.

Tucked away in south central Utah off Highway 24, Capitol Reef National Park is part of an awesome geological feature - a one hundred mile long warped and folded terrain called a Waterpocket Fold. Jutting out of the surrounding landscape, it is visible from miles away. CRNP has miles of trails and countless ravines and mesas to explore. Massive, colorful, and full of life, this is a national park you must make the effort to visit.

Get your pack...

delmardougster

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Sunday May 09, 2010 · 10:46 AM PDT

2010/05/09 · 10:46

In the third installment of Mojo' Hikin's Yellowstone Photo Journal I will take you into the heart of the Greater Yellowstone's beating life force. Many things to many people make this part of America unmistakably the very meaning of America - unspoiled wilderness. Having spent most of my life being pulled into Yellowstone's influence, I cannot deny the profound impact it has had on our lives and those around us. It is a curious thing how many people we meet in our travels throughout the Greater Yellowstone that all seem to be on a similar life journey, with Yellowstone playing a central role in that journey.

More over the next ridge...

delmardougster

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Sunday April 18, 2010 · 10:02 AM PDT

2010/04/18 · 10:02

In another installment of our Greater Yellowstone adventures, I hope to encourage those that have never visited Yellowstone to get it done in 2010. And for those that have visited Yellowstone it may be time to renew old friendships.

It is now only April and we are already getting the usual comments as June approaches. You are going to Yellowstone again? What is it about Yellowstone that intrigues you so much? Wouldn't you rather go to Europe or anywhere else? We can only reply - but that was the then and this year will present entirely new adventures.

Hike on...

delmardougster

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Sunday April 11, 2010 · 8:45 AM PDT

2010/04/11 · 08:45

Of all the places we have hiked and photographed, Yellowstone and its surrounding wild lands are by far the most spectacular - no contest. There is something about the American west, and Yellowstone in particular, that has taken hold of us over the years and that hold only gets more intense with each passing adventure. Is it the wide open spaces? Or the abundant wildlife? Maybe the geology and natural beauty? The wildflowers? Yes, yes, yes, yes! It is also something far less tangible that brings us back year after year.

More over the next ridge...

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