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It’s been a while! My last adventure updates were in March 2022 from my New Mexico trip. Since then I’ve kept to mostly local adventures. They’ve been fun but not necessarily worth posting about. Good things in family and career have kept me from peakbagging lately. This unique opportunity to “summit” the high point of...
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This is my January 2022 trip report of a winter hike/climb of Mt Taylor and La Mosca Peak Lookout near Grants New Mexico.
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On my second day of my New Mexico trip I climbed Manzano Peak. This range looms over the Rio Grande valley much like the nearby Sandias but is rarely visited. Manzano Peak rises to 10,098′ and has 3,238′ of topographic prominence. It is the 14th most topographically prominent mountain in New Mexico. So it’s a...
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Mt Davidson is the Storey County high point and the lowest county high point in the state. Its a steep but easy hike.
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Granite Mountain is the highest summit in Humboldt County, Nevada. It's a straightforward, 1/2 scramble and hike near Winnemucca
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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.
