I’M QUINCY KOETZ

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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Top Rope Rock Climbing in North Conway, New Hampshire

North Conway is known for world-class rock climbing and ice climbing. If you’re not ready for some of the epic sport and trad climbs, here’s a couple of places where you can easily set up a top rope. Square Ledge, Pinkam Notch. NH I’ve always loved to rock climb but this summer has been the...

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The Pursuit of Life: 2 Years of Blogging!

Well, here we are 2 years down the line with 160 posts about places all across the country and some in Canada! The Pursuit of Life has grown from an infrequently read blog by friends and family to one read across the World! The Pursuit of Life is read in over 90 countries! This is,...

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Hiking Pinnacles National Monument, California

A small but unique National Monument just outside of the Bay Area with a full range of hikes and a chance to see California Condors. It is also at least somewhat likely that Pinnacles National Monument could be upgraded to America’s Next National Park. A ruggedly beautiful destination on California’s rural coast While perusing some...

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Absence of Light Photography

Light means everything in photography. Photographers get up at ungodly hours of the morning to get the “golden hour” pictures and take so many pictures of sunset that they probably have never actually seen one without a camera lens. However I’m starting to learn that the absence of light can be just as beautiful as...

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