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This is one of those posts about an obscure place I explored and probably won’t get much traction. Located in a remote part of San Mateo County, this hike in Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve is a fun spot to explore the higher summits of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Seldom explored and remote by San Mateo...
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Black Lassic along with Red Lassic and Signal Peak are wilderness hikes with great views of the Six Rivers National Forest
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Cox Peak is an infrequently climbed mountain in extreme Southern New Mexico, just 9 miles from the international border I love it when I find a mountain that gets less than a dozen visitors a year. Cox Peak in New Mexico’s Doña Ana County is one of those peaks. Plainly visible from much of El...
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Glass Mountain is an ancient volcano in far flung Eastern California. Rising to an altitude of 11,128′ , its jet-black profile hides fields of obsidian and a few hiking trails to boot. My final summit on this three day ramble through the Eastern Sierra was Glass Mountain. This volcanic summit is part of the Long...
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Bodie State Historic Park is a famously picturesque ghost town in a profoundly isolated part of California. Nearby to this park lies two desert peaks which see far less visitors. On my recent ramble through the Eastern Sierras I finally made it to the Bodie Mountains and its most famous town of Bodie State Historic...
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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.
