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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Read. Plan. Get Out There! Snow in the desert??? Perhaps one of the strangest phenomenons of the Mojave Desert is its potential for temperatures exceeding 120 degrees while also being a place that sometimes gets snow. The north side Joshua Tree National Park is “High Desert” and the elevations range f...
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Mojave National Preserve, Mojave Desert (So-Cal) “Rugged, yet delicate desert serenity” When most people think of “desert” a picture of the Sahara probably comes to mind and thoughts of a hot, lifeless wasteland. Clearly, most people have n...
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Redwood National Park, North Coast “Natural Skyscrapers” Its a jungle out there! Redwood National Park is located in the Northwestern corner of the state and is probably the greenest area of the world. Redwood trees themselves can gr...
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After a lengthy survey of nearly every wild place in California, I’ve come up with a list of places I believe everyone should see at some point in their life. I’ve traveled this great state top to bottom- from Redwoods to deserts, the channel islands to the Sierras, the Cascades to the central valley,...
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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.
