This is a blog for people of all levels and experience and is not limited to any state, province or sport.
An outdoorsman and Nurse Practitioner living in Northern California. When I first started this blog, I was an EMT living in Southern California and this blog has followed...
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Brasstown Bald is the highest mountain in Georgia and is an excellent summit for hiking in the northern mountains. I wanted to catch the sunset and it was late in the day so I did the easy 0.6 mile hike but it can be done as a much longer hike. Sunset from Brasstown Bald Day:...
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The beaches and coves of Charleston are forever etched into my mind from my childhood family vacations. When we lived in Charlotte, we would come down to Charleston and Kiawah Island every year and I was so happy to return as an adult. As it turns out, I had just as much fun Kayaking Charleston...
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Sassafras Mountain is South Carolina’s state high point and part of its little slice of the Appalachian Mountains. Although South Carolina is more well known for its beaches, lakes and rivers, the mountain serves as a change of scenery. Numerous nice views can be had from the observation platform and the summit of South Carolina Day:...
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Well I’ve done the White Mountain Traverse so why not do the Black Mountain Traverse to make things even? This is actually a very doable 11 mile round trip hike which includes 6 summits in the Black Mountains of North Carolina, including the state high point. The Black Mountains, as seen from Mt Mitchell Day:...
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Mt Rogers is the highest summit in Virginia and the highest true wilderness state highpoint on the east coast. This is to say, the summit is completely undeveloped and there isn’t a road to the top. The other major reason for visiting is the thousands of feral ponies which inhabit the summit area. The feral ponies seem...
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Adventure is out there! The Pursuit of Life is an outdoor adventure blog that’s dedicated towards providing guides on a variety of outdoor activities and wild places in the United States and Canada. This is a blog for people of all levels and experience and is not limited to any state, province or sport. Activities that are covered in this blog include hiking, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking, mountaineering, thru-hiking, caving, trail running, trekking, canoeing, ice climbing and general exploring.
