UPDATED JULY 2018 Things change. And in our present era, those changes are often not for the better… The property surrounding the route up to the lookout tower is privately owned and due to liability headaches, the owner – CHY Company – have now posted “No Trespassing” signs on the routes in. As such, … Continue reading
Kruger National Park was a component of this trip I was eagerly anticipating and I was not disappointed. Well, except in myself… We were in Kruger National Park for 2.5 days. However, after two weeks of a steadily worsening illness, I bitched out on an afternoon safari trek the last day and opted to go … Continue reading
Part 1 This waterfall may look pretty and innocent in a low-water environment, but it kicked my ass the first time I came through here by bashing me against those rocks. Brandon demonstrates the force of the water even in an environment of unusually low water levels I was extremely curious about this bridge the … Continue reading
There’s a watershed that runs through Oregon House (where I grew up) known as the Dry Creek complex. It flows through Thousand Trails, Collins Lake, blah, blah, blah… When I was in college, a family friend mentioned an “easy” route one could take by floating on an inner tube late in the season (when water … Continue reading
Wild Landscapes of South Africa Featherbed Nature Reserve, Knysna The Knysna Heads God’s View, Blyde River Canyon Lisbon Falls, Blyde River Canyon Tsitsikamma National Park Critchley Hackle Fishing Lodge Continue reading
Finding myself in the unusual circumstance of having an idle day, I decided to take a trek down the only trail in Malakoff Diggins State Park that I had not yet completed – Humbug Trail. Humbug Trail follows Humbug Creek for 2.5 miles down to the South Yuba River and the South Yuba Trail. Site … Continue reading
At The Velvet Rocket we feel compelled to review our failures and not just to trumpet our, ahem, frequent successes… It was with a high level of optimism that Molly, Honey and I set off for some exploring of the High Sierra above Downieville, CA. Our destination? Chimney Rock. It was a lovely day in … Continue reading
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