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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Best Outdoor Adventures in America: Part III

Celebrating 1 year of blogging and 100 posts with my Top 50 Adventures in America! Continued from Best Outdoor Adventures in America: Part 2 Topock Gorge, Colorado River, One of the best pictures I’ve ever taken #11 Kayak the Topock Gorge, Arizona-California This adventure was a recent discovery for me and until about a month before...

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Top Outdoor Adventures in America: Part II

Celebrating 1 year of blogging and 100 posts with the Greatest Adventures in America! Continued from Best Outdoor Adventures in America: Part 1 Mt Rainier, Contiguous America’s Mt Everest #6 Climb Mt Rainier, Washington There’s no doubt that Mt Rainier is America’s most sought-after mountain. Although not the tallest mountain...

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Best Outdoor Adventures in America: Part I

Celebrating 1 year of blogging and 100 posts of the wildest adventures in America!  Sunrise on Mt Rainier, Washington Today, September 21st 2011, is a very special day in the outdoor blogosphere… it is this blog’s first birthday! I’ve officially been blogging for one year! This also happens to be the 100th post! With...

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Best Outdoor Adventures in Bend, Oregon Part I

Bend, Oregon has become an outdoor adventure mecca for hikers, skiers, snowboarders, mountain bikers, climbers, backpackers and even spelunkers. It is a perfect, cheap location for a week or weekend outdoor getaway. (Right: Cascade Highway and the Three Sisters. Left: Mirror Pond, the center of Bend) Located in Central Oregon, Bend has become has b...

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Mt Shasta: Avalanche Gulch Fall Trip Report

Excellent Snowcover on the Avalanche Gulch route for this time of year! “The Heart” is the large rock outcropping to the right of the highest point in this picture In pursuit of more Cascade Mountain glory it was finally time to make my bid on Shasta. Shasta’s been a fickle mountain for me in the...

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