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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Hiking Lookout Mountain is a shorter but steep trail with plenty of exposure to the high altitude range New Mexico’s topography rolls from desert valleys to icy mountain tops in a matter of miles. I spent the previous day wandering the warm Alamogordo Valley at White Sands and the next day I hiked the cold...
Continue reading ...After a short but lovely hike in the mountains of Cloudcroft, I came back down into the valley and hiked a place I’ve long been curious about- White Sands National Monument White Sands National Monument is as remarkable as it is strange. Between two tall mountain ranges lies a veritable ocean of gypsum sand stretching...
Continue reading ...After seeing Carlsbad Caverns, I turned West and climbed the grade into one of the highest towns in the USA- Cloudcroft, New Mexico My First Memory? I’ve read before that your first memories can play a role in explaining personality. Not sure if I’ve ever really believed that but I can tell you that one...
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Carlsbad Caverns is New Mexico’s only National Park and was a great first stop on a grand road trip of New MexicoSo it began! I rented a car in El Paso and I was off to see everything I could in New Mexico in about 8 days. If you’re familiar with New Mexico, you would know...
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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.
